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Minister for Water Resources addresses India business forum at the Singapore International Water Week - PIB release
Posted on 08 Jul, 2011 04:06 PMThe theme of the forum was: ‘Sustainable water solutions for a changing urban environment’.
Ministry of Environment and Forest hails Supreme Court Order on Lafarge mining in July 2011
Posted on 07 Jul, 2011 09:28 PM
Photo Courtesy: NewsofAP.com
. The apex court also upheld the revised environmental clearances given to Lafarge by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and invoking the principles of sustainable development, inter-generational equity and the doctrine of proportionality the Bench stated “The word “development” is a relative term. One cannot assume that the tribals are not aware of principles of conservation of forest. In the present case, we are satisfied that limestone mining has been going on for centuries in the area and that it is an activity which is intertwined with the culture and the unique land holding and tenure system of the Nongtrai village. On the facts of this case, we are satisfied with the diligence exercise undertaken by MoEF in the matter of forest diversion.”
Reports of environmental clearance being given to Vedanta at Niyamagiri incorrect - A press note by MoEF
Posted on 05 Jul, 2011 12:21 PMThe Environmental Clearance in that area which was considered in the Ministry of Environment and Forests in fact pertains to the Lanjigarh Bauxite Mining Project, located inter alia in Niyamgiri Reserve Forest covering two districts Raigarha and Kalahandi of Odisha, belonging to M/s Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd.
Sharing the wealth of minerals – A report by Centre for Science and Environment on profit sharing with local communities
Posted on 03 Jul, 2011 08:57 AM
The report submits the idea that proposal will go a long way in reducing poverty and deprivation in the mining affected areas. It states that the mining industry’s opposition to the proposal has no basis - statistics prove that sharing profits will not dent the industry’s profitability.
The central government has come out with a draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2010 (MMDR Bill) to replace the 1957 Act. The draft bill which has been vetted by a GoM, includes this provision of sharing benefits. The CSE analysis comes out in strong support of this proposal, and clearly establishes how timely and necessary this provision is.
Mining companies and industry in general have been opposing the government’s recent proposal. Their contention is that this provision, if passed by Parliament, would drastically dent their profitability.
The water wheels of time: Micro hydro power in the Western Ghats of India
Posted on 28 Jun, 2011 09:50 AMInternational seminar on innovation, sustainability and development, National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, June 28 – 30, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 27 Jun, 2011 11:21 AM
Organizer: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS)
Venue: NISTADS Conference Hall, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi
Topics:
- Critical reflections on the state of thinking on innovation in India
- Innovation manifestos
- Food and agriculture
- Medicines and technology
- Information and communication technology
- Low carbon innovations
- Grassroots innovations
- Indigenous knowledge
Mining havoc: Impact of mining on water resources in Goa - Article from Dams, Rivers and People
Posted on 25 Jun, 2011 02:02 PM
Pumping of water from Cavrem Sheikh Salim mine, severely lowering groundwater table in the village
Image courtesy: Sebastian Rodriguez, Mand Goa
Workshop on 'Sustainable environment, media and youth', Centre for Media Studies, June 23, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 22 Jun, 2011 01:26 PM
Organizers:
- Centre for Media Studies (CMS)
- Forum for Better Hyderabad
Venue: Hyderabad Press Club, Somajiguda, Hyderabad
Precaution in coastal regulation - From principle to practice – A report by Dakshin Foundation
Posted on 21 Jun, 2011 11:45 AM
The decision to act or not act, and further how to act in the face of unknowns or uncertainties is the subject matter of the precautionary principle (PP). It is against this historical backdrop of unknowns in environmental governance that the present study on the precautionary principle was conducted.
The present framework for environmental governance provides a number of areas where precaution can and must be applied. In addition to these areas, the present report is the outcome of a descriptive study that shows the extent to which key elements of the precautionary principle are embedded in the specific case of two environmental laws related to coasts. The study examines key areas of the clearance continuum (law-making, clearance and monitoring) through a single broad question: To what extent is the approach of precaution embedded in decision-making under the CRZ Notification 1991 and the Water Act, 1974?
Sridhar attempted to examine this question on a continuum that examines a) the text of the law, b) the conditions under which projects are cleared or rejected and c) issues related to the monitoring of these conditions. The Asia and Pacific Workshop Report of the Precautionary Principle Project declared that there are both explicit and implicit uses of the precautionary principle. It states that there are some instances where the PP’s application is explicit and unambiguous whereas in other decisions the PP is implicit. They also raise an important point that to actually determine whether a decision was indeed precautionary or not (where it is not explicit) requires an examination of the context and motivations for decisions and management interventions.
"Climate change" - Understanding the connections with energy use, and how India's galloping economic growth and insatiable appetite for energy can be balanced with environmental security?
Posted on 18 Jun, 2011 12:52 AM
Introduction: Energy versus emissions: The big challenge of the new millennium
By Rakesh Kalshian
To maintain its economic growth rate of 8-10%, India needs all the energy it can get. But the momentum of economic growth overrides crucial environmental concerns.
Hotting up: The science and politics of climate change
By Aditi Sen
The world is hotting up. Climate systems are changing. The 1990s were the hottest decade ever, sea levels rose by 10-20 cm during the 20th century, and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are 31% higher than in 1750.