From safe passages to AI-based early-warning systems and remote sensing technologies, India is adopting science-driven measures to reduce elephant deaths caused by train collisions, say officials.
Environmentalist Neelam Ahluwalia said that the Aravallis have been "bleeding" for decades due to deforestation, licensed and illegal mining, and real estate development that has razed hills and poisoned aquifers.
Replying to a query by BJD member Sambit Patra, the minister told the Upper House that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), periodically reviews the environmental compliance status of operating coal mines, including the mines in Sundargarh district of Odisha.
This is the Access and Benefit Sharing amount operating under the framework of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
India's forest cover saw a consistent increase over the last 15 years, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said at the recently concluded United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in the US.
The CJI Chandrachud in the order asked the MoEFCC to inform it about the impact of the iron ore mining on the environment and the concept of intergenerational equity.
“The identification is being done to enhance the biosphere value in three ways with public participation, department of conservation and cooperation of the state governments”
Nandan delivered her special remarks at a session on ‘Long Term Strategy on Adaptation and Adaptation Readiness in India’, organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the India Pavilion at COP27 today.
COP26 President-Designate, UK, Alok Sharma sought India's support on the COP26 Initiatives launched by the UK and for a successful COP at Glasgow and acknowledged India's leadership role.
"Only technical advances cannot save the environment. Without public participation, without traditional wisdom, we cannot carry out conservation", Union Minister for Environment.
