GREEN CRUSADERS

08/01/2026

Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil passes away

Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 83.

27/12/2025

PBVM (Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha, West Bengal State Committee) is organising this interesting seminar on January 06, 2026. Those interested may take a note ....

01/12/2025

India faces a nationwide air pollution emergency that transcends Delhi. It violates Article 21’s guarantee of life and dignity. The situation demands urgent judicial intervention and societal awakening. Read more: https://shorturl.at/2kWR5

18/11/2025

The recent pilgrimage season at the revered Kedarnath Dham witnessed an unprecedented surge, with over 17.68 lakh devotees allegedly flocking to the world-famous shrine for darshan.

While the spiritual turnout was historic, it has also cast a harsh spotlight on a monumental waste management crisis, with authorities collecting a staggering 2,324 tonnes of garbage.

🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Nov/18/kedarnaths-record-rush-leaves-behind-2324-tonnes-of-waste-raising-concerns-over-himalayan-ecology

18/11/2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed environmental clearances to be granted retrospectively for projects initiated or expanded without approval under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, Bar and Bench reported.

The apex court had in May 2025 quashed a 2017 notification and a 2021 Office Memorandum that allowed retrospective grants for environmental clearances.

However, on Tuesday, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard a review petition challenging the earlier verdict.

The review petition was allowed by CJI Gavai and Justice Chandran, with Justice Bhuyan passing a dissenting judgement. The May judgement barring such clearances had been passed by Justice Bhuyan and Justice Abhay S. Oka (retired).

“There are three judgments…In my judgment, I have allowed the recall. My judgment has been criticised by my brother Justice Bhuyan,” CJI Gavai said.

The matter will now be placed before another bench for a fresh review.

Read more on thewire.in

10/11/2025

It's good that people - I mean the middle classes, the affluent in India are finally waking up to the menace called pollution. Poor people have always lived with it, having no option but to suffer terribly. Nobody ever bothered.
And now the educated and the affluent find themselves exposed to the danger. Afraid, they're now out on the streets. 😀

10/11/2025

Air pollution is claiming lives every minute.

We must act now. Switch to cleaner energy. Reduce fossil fuels.

Protect our health and our planet. 🌍

10/11/2025