HC asks Vedanta subsidiary to shut down plant

CNN-IBN

Published on Sep 29, 2010 at 15:55

Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered Sterlite Industries, the subsidiary of Vedanta Group, to close its copper smelter plant in Tuticorin in southern Tamil Nadu for violation of environmental laws.

The court held that the facility should be closed because of its proximity to an ecologically fragile area and has also faulted Sterlite for not developing a green belt around the plant in southern Tamil Nadu.

Tags: Vedanta, Sterlite Industries, copper plant, Tuticorin, Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu

Ganesha immerson leaves Mumbai beaches dirty

Raksha Shetty, CNN-IBN

Published on Sep 23, 2010 at 12:25

Mumbai: About two lakh Ganeshas were immersed across 80 immersion points in the city on Wednesday.

Although BMC officials and volunteers had asked people not to dump flowers and plaster of paris on the beaches, this has not made much of an impact.

Tags: Ganesha mahotsav, Ganesha immerson, Mumbai beach, Arabian Sea, festival

Kyoto Protocol to stay past 2012: UN climate chief

Press Trust Of India

Published on Sep 08, 2010 at 19:10 | Updated Sep 08, 2010 at 19:16

New Delhi: As hopes for any deal on global warming dims at the Cancun meet later this year, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Wednesday made it clear that the Kyoto Protocol will continue post 2012 as a second protocol since it does not have a "sunset" clause.

"Yes, it (Kyoto Protocol) will continue to exist as a second protocol because it does not have a sunset clause. It does not end," said Figueres, newly-appointed executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Tags: Kyoto Protocol, global warming, climate change, Green House Gas

Priyanka Chopra India's new green ambassador

IANS

Published on Aug 09, 2010 at 22:12 | Updated Aug 10, 2010 at 12:24

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has agreed to be the national green ambassador to initiate eco-friendly campaigns in India, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh announced Monday.

"I have been talking to Priyanka about how she can be a part of environment friendly campaigns nationally and be involved with projects such as tiger conservation and river cleaning, especially the Ganga river. I have said that this would be like her public service," Ramesh said at a press conference here.

Tags: environment, Priyanka Chopra, forests, ambassador, Bollywood

Obama says 'long battle' in Gulf close to end

Reuters

Published on Aug 05, 2010 at 10:07 | Updated Nov 02, 2010 at 15:20

Washington: BP said on Wednesday it was close to subduing its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, and the White House hailed the "beginning of the end" of efforts to contain the worst spill in the US history.

After months of setbacks in efforts to permanently plug the deep-sea well, BP said heavy drilling mud injected into it on Tuesday was stemming the flow of crude.

Tags: Gulf of Mexico oil well, Obama, BP, corporate green news

School kids protest against plastic bags

Swati Vashishtha, CNN-IBN

Published on Aug 04, 2010 at 12:46 | Updated Jan 03, 2011 at 12:41

Barmer: As the Rajasthan government clamped a complete ban on plastic bags recently, the students have decided to send out the message in a unique way.

Tags: Rajasthan, ban on plastic bag, student, Barmer, environment

Arctic Ocean may be ice-free by 2050: expert

Press Trust Of India

Published on Jul 26, 2010 at 22:39 | Updated Jul 26, 2010 at 23:29

Moscow: Climate change on the planet may make the Arctic Ocean ice-free by 2050, a top Russian expert has said.

"In 30-40 years, the Arctic may have no ice in the summertime, including the North Pole," Director of the Russian Meteorological Centre Alexander Frolov said.

Tags: Arctic Ocean, North Pole, Russian Meteorological Centre, Alexander Frolov