NGT orders strict action against Delhi’s Yamuna-polluting industries
Despite several court orders and crores of rupees spent on cleaning the river, the Delhi stretch continues to be the most polluted
Singrauli pollution a matter of serious concern, admits high power panel
Report submitted to National Green Tribunal finds serious lapses in disposal of fly ash, but skims over health and environmental impacts of …
Delhi loses air pollution control race to Beijing: Centre for Science and Environment
Delhi faces the same challenge of cleaning up its air as Beijing, but lacks aggression and stringency of action needed to protect public health
Delhi High Court cancels clearance to mining project in Goa
Ramesh Gauns, an environmental activist, had been battling the government, against the clearance for five years
Goa public accounts committee blows the lid off mining scam
Fifteen million tonnes of iron ore extracted and exported from the state illegally in last six years
Vedanta's expansion plan hits road block
Environment ministry wants fresh environmental impact assessment for mining giant's Lanjigarh alumina refinery
Parliament committee proposes no increase in foodgrain entitlement in Food Security Bill
States given the responsibility of expanding food security net to cover more households
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka asked to release a third of the water in its reservoirs
Formula for sharing water in rain deficit years remains elusive
Government hikes minimum support price of paddy by 16 per cent
It’s a rough deal, say farmers
India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps
Launches seismic microzonation manual
Plastic-free planet: Discussions on elements finally begin at Day 3 of Paris meet
After a delay of close to 2 days, pulled off by the ‘no ambition coalition’, discussions on objectives, core obligations and …
Ways to ensure remunerative prices to farmers
Several states have different levels of capabilities. Some states like Haryana and Punjab are historically in a better position to procure, while …
International garment brands not transparent about labour exploitation by their Indian suppliers: report
100,000 young children and teenage girls are victims of 'bonded labour' in Tamil Nadu; dalit girls worse off
Gujarat High Court orders shut down of 12 manufacturing units in Mundra SEZ
Earlier court order halting construction without environment clearance was being ignored
Green tribunal gives clean chit to Sterlite plant
Expert panel finds emissions from Vedanta subsidiary's copper smelting plant in Tuticorin to be within limits; state's contention that the plant …
Evacuation after Fukushima disaster mishandled, finds survey
Many residents shifted to areas with high radiation; system for issuing safety warnings on radiation failed
The wasteland
Bellary has lost 45 per cent of its forest cover to iron ore mining, says the CEC report
Private sector is profiting from vacuum left by ICAR
In the agriculture research hierarchy, Swapan Kumar Datta occupies the second rung, one of eight deputy director generals (DDGs) in the Indian …
‘Government of MP has always tried to fudge data’
The Supreme Court, on May 3, asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to start supplying clean drinking water to those localities in the city that …
Haryana hurdle: Paddy procurement season on, but farmers have no buyers
Crop moisture to logistics, government officials rejecting paddy, claimed farmers
Government must respond to the public health crisis: CSE
Demands stringent measures to cut toxic risk from burgeoning vehicle numbers
Onion growers blockade highway; demand revoking export ban
Consumers likely to face the brunt
Environment ministry firm on 'no-go' zones
Says mining in no-go zone against Forest Conservation Act
Centre’s response on GM mustard proves regulatory violations, claim activists
Environment ministry releases response to Coalition of GM-free India’s allegations over environmental approval to GM crop
Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate
Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality