Press Release: We want justice for Patancheru
An epidemic which has been brewing in the outskirts of Hyderabad for more than 20 years, awaits justice at the National Green Tribunal, Chennai May 9th 2013. The valley of Patancheru in south-central India lies downstream from scores of pharmaceutical factories. Its waters have suffered heavy pollution by all sorts of industrial effluents for decades, [...]
Crusader of Ganga Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra departed
With wet eyes and heavy heart I am making this announcement that our dear friend and crusader of the river Ganga Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra (Mahant Ji) has departed. Prof. Mishra was the Founder of Sankat Mochan Foundation and initiator of Swetcha Ganga (Clean Ganges) Campaign. Because of his incredible work the Time Magazine named him the [...]
Public Private Partnership in Lake Development & Conservation
Verdict is not yet out Lake conservation has never been a priority in any part of our country. In case of Bangalore the transformation of Dharmabudhi tank to Bangalore city bus stand or Challaghata tank to Golf course reflect this reality. In the new urbanity it seems that lakes are not important as they appear [...]
India should take leadership as it has highest number of endangered species
Reflections of Mr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias(Executive Secretary of Convention of Biodiversity) on India being a host nation for CBD as shared with Indian youth delegation (Swetha Stothra Bhashyam, N.S. Prasad, Vinay Bandari). India had passed a Biodiversity Act ten years ago in 2002, which is one of the few countries who has a [...]
Ready to move for the planet?
The following is a letter from Bill McKibben of 350.org, an international climate campaigns organization calling the people of this world to unite against climate change this year. September 24th, round it off on your calendars and join the Moving Planet Dear friends, The first few months of this year have been among the most [...]
Invoking Reason at COP 16
Yesterday the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 6th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to its Kyoto Protocol (KP) kicked off in Cancun, Mexico. The opening ceremony as usual helped set the tone of the event. After having attended four COPs and a [...]
Climate Change in Media: HT Reaches New Low
This entry was originally made on Orange Hues blog on 3 April 2008. Two recent articles in Hindustan Times challenging human induced climate change raise questions about credibility of its reporting and integrity of its correspondent. It also raises a question for serious environmentalists on how to respond to such reports. Two days ago ( [...]