February 25, 2015 / Last updated : February 25, 2015 publisher News

Stop lavish buffets, says environment group chief

Chairperson of Emirates Environment Group and President/CEO, Arabia CSR Network, talks to Nivriti Butalia about scarcity, sustainability, food wastage, bad habits.

February 23, 2015 / Last updated : February 23, 2015 admin News

Beef + Lamb farm environment plan template approved

Environment Canterbury announced today its approval of a farm environment plan template for the beef and lamb industry under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan. Acknowledging the quality of the template, Environment Canterbury Chief Executive Bill Bayfield said Beef + Lamb New Zealand had met all the requirements of Schedule 7 of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan.

February 22, 2015 / Last updated : February 22, 2015 creative News

CIC reprimands MoEF for giving ‘false’ information on radiations

The Environment Ministry got a rap on its knuckles from the CIC for furnishing “false and misleading” information that there was no study by it on the harmful effects of mobile radiations.

February 19, 2015 / Last updated : February 19, 2015 publisher News

'The Gandhis never influenced environmental clearance for big projects'

'Today, environment has become an issue of political debate. It has become a media issue.

February 19, 2015 / Last updated : February 19, 2015 creative News

Environment Canterbury Commissioners approve proposed Air Plan

At today’s council meeting Environment Canterbury Commissioners approved the proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan (proposed Air Plan) to be released for public notification and submissions on 28 February 2015.

February 17, 2015 / Last updated : February 17, 2015 admin News

Implement green laws to protect environment: Javadekar

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday asked his Ministry officials to “impose” the green laws to protect country’s air, water and forest resources.

February 15, 2015 / Last updated : February 15, 2015 creative News

Environment Canada forecasts longer, colder winter for Ontario, Quebec

Atlantic Canada has been hit hard by snow and wind, but forecasts call for colder-than-usual weather for the next 2 1/2 months in Ontario, Quebec and parts of the Atlantic

February 14, 2015 / Last updated : February 14, 2015 creative News

Recovery program turns sachets into cement

An environment sustainability campaign has converted more than 12 million sachets of a laundry detergent into thousands of cement pavers donated to various schools nationwide.

February 13, 2015 / Last updated : February 13, 2015 admin News

Industry leaders join Farm Environment Trust

The two new trustees appointed to the New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust bring plenty of experience and enthusiasm to the table. NZFE chairman Simon Saunders says it’s a privilege to welcome Warwick Catto and Bruce Wills to the NZFE Board. Warwick Catto is Science Strategy Manager for Ballance Agri-Nutrients – the main sponsor of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).

February 11, 2015 / Last updated : February 11, 2015 creative News

Brain's GPS system influenced by shape of environment

Patterns created by the brain's grid cells, which are believed to guide navigation, are modified by the shape of the environment, according to new research. This means grid patterns aren't a universal metric for the brain's GPS system to measure distance, as previously thought.