National Green Tribunal for India

India is the third country to form its court of environment. Now the National Environment Appellate Authority will cease to exist and all the cases will be transferred to the new body before it stops operating.

India now no longer is lagging behind; it has taken steps to solve the environment cases separately. The judges will be experts on environmental studies so that they can take a fare judgment. The cases dealing with environmental issues will now get judgment easily. Any people will be able to file case before this court.

A good step has been taken but let’s see how much successful it becomes and how the judgment is been taken. After all in India the politicians are the backing each and every thing. 

Avatar gets another award

Avatar the film which rocked the world got another award, this time for its greenery. It received the Environmental Media Association (EMA) awards 2010.  This award function started in the year 1991. It gives recognition to the best television episodes and films that provide an environmental awareness. It is a non profitable organization which was established in 1989.

It is good that the initiative of the film maker was given then recognition.  Not only had this but the television serial 30 rocks also received the same award in the television category. EMA also honored entrepreneurs like Ted Turner and Jeff Skoll at its eco-friendly ceremony Saturday in Burbank's Warner Bros. Studio, complete with organic food and compostable dinnerware. Turner was awarded for his Turner Foundation.

Agriculture under threat

Water pollution has become a huge problem that most of the countries are facing now a days. India is no different as many cases of water pollution has been reported earlier this year. The oil spill of Mumbai was also a part of it. Now it is Madras.
The Madras high court has ordered that the water of the river Noyyal must be sent to the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Chennai Zone Lab in Tharamani to check the amount of pollution in it. It is a seasonal river so it should be away from the threat of pollution but this is not the case. 
The river flows through two major cities Coimbatore and Tiruppur. Tiruppur's textile factory has been causing pollution. this id effecting the agriculture of Coimbatore. Coconut cultivation has also been affected as a result of this. This is not the first time that river Noyyal is in issue. In 2003, 29th January a study team of Anna University's Department Of Environment had found that the water was polluted. A report was also presented in front of Madras high court stating the condition of the farmers still there was no result. 
Newly this case has come up before the court but will there be very less chances of good results. If action was to be taken then why not before and by this time pollution would have been under control. Still government are giving permission to grow many factory without even thinking of the future. After all in India every thing is under the control of the politicians.  Who only think of there benefit what ever may be the situation. 
Still we are looking forward to a positive judgement.        

Same treatment for jumbos and tigers

Elephant has now been declared as the national heritage animal of India. After a long discussion the government has officially declared it as the nation heritage animal on Friday 22nd October. This measure has been taken in order to protect the Asia’s largest mammal.

Elephants were used to be a sign of royalty during the king's era. But they have always been used for various purposes. In past, they were used to fight and a mode of transport. Now they are used to do heavy works like move logs and stones. In those days they were owned by the kings and presently by ordinary people and temple. This makes them move away from their natural home and surroundings. This also sometimes led to their death.

Every year a lot of elephants are killed for their precious tooth. Though it is illegal to sell ivory but still in hidden way it is carried out. It is so inhuman to kill them just for a part of their body. 

Elephants get hit by trains while crossing the tracks which in turn results to their death. Recently there was a similar that killed seven elephants. It was in the district of Jalpaiguri in September.

At present India approximately have 25,000 elephants. Now that elephants are declared as national heritage animals they will receive the same treatment as tigers. The government has also decided to amend the wildlife acts. It is good that the elephants are being taken care before the situations were similar to that of tigers. Hope that this will be able to make it an extinct animal from Asia.