Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

Sunny Gujarat builds solar plant atop Sardar Sarovar canal

Centre plans to promote similar solar projects in other states

Green tribunal orders closure of 18 polluting industries in Noida

Order follows site inspections by a joint committee appointed by tribunal

Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?

The mining industry’s poorest stakeholders, who comprise a sizeable population of Goa, have been rendered jobless by a state dragging its …

‘6,419 animals and 3,148 plants in Africa on verge of extinction’

UNEP, CITES and TRAFFIC reports raise alarm over continued poaching and online wildlife trade  

Get future shocks now: watch weather reports of 2050

WMO ropes in well-known television weather presenters to present imagined but realistic weather reports of future ahead of New York climate meet

MoEF pulled up for flip-flop on tiger tourism

Government more worried about commercial activities being hit than safety of tigers: Supreme Court

Green Climate Fund turns to developing nations for funds

UN-backed body plans to raise $10-15 billion by end of 2014

Breakthrough in impasse over toxic export ban

Parties take a step forward to make it easy to enforce Basel Ban Amendment

Scientists project path of radiation plume from Japan's nuclear reactors

Aid to Odisha fisherfolk doubled for fishing ban to save turtles; Is it enough?

7-month ban during nesting period of Olive Ridley turtles; Even doubled amount of Rs 15,000 not enough compared with market rates, say fisherfolk;…

Uttarakhand chief minister bans construction along riverbanks

Construction to be 200 m from river; hoteliers welcome move, but demand compensation

Largest ever public demonstration in New York ahead of the UN climate summit

In all, over 2,000 events are said to have taken place in 150 countries ahead of the summit that will bring together leaders from 125 countries

Green tribunal bans quarrying in Sariska

Forest department found 84 stone and marble quarries operating within the tiger reserve and its buffer zone

EU lifts ban on import of Indian mangoes

Decision taken after ‘significant improvements’ in India’s export system

Non-monetary indicator of poverty

Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples

The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues

EU may ban import of betel leaves, lady's finger, chilli peppers

European Union’s food safety regulatory body issued 111 notifications related to pesticide residue on produce from India

Over 140 nations adopt Minamata Convention to phase out mercury

Agreement has weak controls on mercury emissions from major sources like coal-fired power plants

Kolkata protests blanket ban on cycling

Police extends ban to 174 roads, extracts fines from riders illegally

Onion growers blockade highway; demand revoking export ban

Consumers likely to face the brunt

UN Security Council steps into climate change

Calls attention to potential threat of climate on international peace

Africa adopts continent-wide sustainable transport agenda

Action framework has time-bound targets on road safety, vehicle emissions and energy efficiency, and accessibility and sustainable infrastructure,…

The significance of New York climate summit

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s diplomacy push before the Lima Conference of Parties is an opportunity to pull states away from rhetoric …