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Environment ministry says over 2,000 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018-19, denies connection to climate change
•More than 2,000 people died in India in the last one year due to extreme weather events, the environment ministry informed Rajya Sabha on Monday but denied any connection to climate change.
Naveen Patnaik writes to Narendra Modi requesting him to stop Polavaram Project; says will cause ‘permanent injury’ to Odisha
•'If the project is allowed to be completed before the resolution of all the pending cases, it will cause permanent injury to the interest of the state of Odisha and its people', said Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in a letter to PM Narendra Modi. His letter comes in response to the Environment Ministry's decision to extend the construction of the Polavaram Multipurpose Project. Polavaram Project is an under-construction multi-purpose national project on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh.
SC order on ejecting forest dwellers ignores underbelly of illegalities, subverts Forest Rights Act on massive scale
Suhit K Sen •If the Forest Rights Act is wide-ranging in its scope, it is so for a reason: the need to protect habitats of people who have been pushed to the margins.
Centre proposes ban on animals in circuses; animal rights activists call move 'progressive and laudable'
•The Environment Ministry has invited comments from various stakeholders on the issue of use of animals for performances, exhibitions at any circus or mobile entertainment facilities, within 30 days.
India's economic boom is killing elephants: Coordination at all levels is key to keeping pachyderms safe
Ankitavirmani •The elephants, in general, are facing threat to their existence and one of the prime reasons for this is the continuous shrinking of their habitat and corridors.
'Breathing is killing me': Locals protests outside Delhi's Environment Ministry office against increasing pollution
•Delhi's air has deteriorated to alarming levels in the last three weeks and on Monday the worst air quality of the season was recorded at 'severe' level.
CPCB asks people to avoid jogging, running outdoors between 1-10 November to tackle deteriorating air quality in Delhi
Fp Staff •An expert panel, constituted under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), headed by the Member Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has recommended stringent measures, including minimisation of private vehicles and shutdown of coal and biomass industries, between 1 and 10 November, citing a dip in air quality.
Government imposes standard conditions for 25 sectors seeking environment clearance
•The 25 sectors include iron, steel, cement, coal, petroleum refineries industry, paper and pulp industries, hydro-electric projects, industrial estates, among others.
Suresh Prabhu says Man-animal conflict is an existential crisis for humans, not animals; called for focused conversation efforts
•On World Elephant Day, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said man-animal conflict is an existential crisis not for animals but, for human beings
Delhi air quality improved due to meteorological factors, not by addressing 'source of pollution', says Greenpeace
•Greenpeace India said instead of being euphoric about few improved air quality in Delhi, the Environment Ministry along with Central Pollution Control Board should prioritise to immediately enforce the National Clean Air Programme by setting up time-bound emission targets