Studies reveal that festive shopping, gifting norms, and short lived decorations strain forests, landfill capacity, and waste systems annually, demonstrating that the environmental impact of Christmas stems from modern consumer behaviour rather than religious tradition.
Striking down the Commission's order, the High Court called it out for acting without jurisdiction due to misplaced empathy towards quarry owner, who belonged to a minority community
Sonam Wangchuk is demanding inclusion of Ladakh in sixth schedule of constitution to protect ecology, while his projects are accused of creating plastic pollution
As the cars were at risk of explosion, the authorities pierced the containers, thinking of carrying out a 'controlled release' of the chemical. But the chemical started burning, releasing toxic fumes into the air and into a town that has a population of 5000 people.
The BRI projects have sparked protests and are strongly opposed by conservationists as many developments specifically on indigenous and local communities throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America have deep impacts on forests and other ecosystems.
The BMC notices posted on trees on the Eastern Express Highway and near the Nahur railway station read that as many as 1,100 trees in the zone would be affected. Out of the 1,100 trees, at least 115 would be axed to make way for the construction of a flyover.