environmental activism

Mumbai, March 30 Actress Dia Mirza used social media to write a heartfelt message for her stepdaughter, Samaira, on her 17th birthday, calling her her "lifeboat" in an emotional post filled with love and warmth.Sharing glimpses of their moments together, Dia wrote, "Happy 17th Birthday, Baby...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has sought a report on the alleged proposal to fell more than 2,000 mature trees for the construction of a new building at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, from the Odisha Forest...

Mumbai, March 22 Climate activists have raised an “emergency” concerning wetlands, as three key flamingo habitats in Navi Mumbai have become toxic, with tests of water samples revealing alarming results.Activists have highlighted the deteriorating condition of the DPS, NRI, and T S Chanakya...

Shimla, March 19 BJP legislators on Thursday protested against the "illegal" felling of trees in the Shallai area of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, and said that more than 300 pine trees were cut under the administration's nose.BJP MLAs, holding placards with slogans like "Remove the...

Udhagamandalam, March 18 Tense moments prevailed on the Mettupalayam-Coonor railway route after one of the nine wild elephants camped inside a tunnel, chasing some railway employees near here, officials said on Wednesday.A video of the incident that occurred on March 17 went viral on social...

Shimla, March 16 BJP state president Rajiv Bindal accused the Himachal Pradesh government on Monday of "shielding" the accused who illegally felled more than 300 trees in the Shillai assembly constituency of the Sirmaur district.He said that the way in which hundreds of pine trees were cut...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 14 Environmental activists and groups have opposed the twin tunnel road project at Maripuzha here, alleging that it is "suicidal" as it was undertaken without scientific studies or an environmental impact assessment (EIA).The Wayanad Environment Protection Committee...

Chandrapur, March 10 Activist Bandu Dhotre was forcibly taken to the hospital by police after his hunger strike against a proposed iron ore mine in the Tadoba tiger corridor in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, entered its seventh day, although the protest continued on Tuesday.Dhotre launched...

Shimla, March 9 Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Monday alleged that several cases of corruption and political patronage have come to light during the tenure of the Congress government.Addressing a press conference here, he referred to the illegal...

Chandrapur, March 7 Activist Bandu Dhotre's hunger strike, protesting the proposed Lohardongri iron mine project in the Tadoba corridor, which connects the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to surrounding forests in Chandrapur district, entered its third day on Saturday.Dhotre claimed support from...

Nahan (HP), March 6 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said he has sought a report on the felling of hundreds of trees in Shillai, a district in Himachal Pradesh.Speaking to the media, the chief minister said he had seen reports on social media regarding the...

Kolkata, February 28 A group of environmental activists raised concerns on Saturday about the potential for toxic color pollution of Rabindra Sarovar, a 73-acre lake in South Kolkata, during the two-day Holi celebrations next week.The 'Save Rabindra Sarobar Forum' brought this issue to the...