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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board revises its consent order to Kudankulam plant

Madras High Court had questioned the heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge

India overexploiting fish resources: Greenpeace

Report released on World Oceans Day, says 15 million people affected; will hit export growth

Essar, Hindalco get final clearance to mine Mahan forests for coal

Opening Mahan for mining might speed up clearance to other coal-bearing forest areas in the district, fear activists

400,000 people petition parliament panel to withdraw BRAI Bill

Deadline for public feedback on biotechnology Bill expires August 25

Traditional knowledge of fisher people may be included in the process of identifying marine biodiversity hot spots

Some countries noncommittal about identifying ecologically and biologically sensitive marine areas in high seas and territorial waters

Biotechnology Bill: deadline for public feedback extended

Parliamentary committee has extended date till August 25; activists demand public consultations across the country in regional languages

Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet

'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project

Biodiversity meet begins; India takes over presidency of CBD

CoP 11 will decide future course of action plans to meet Aichi Targets

Haryana farmers protest open field trials of GM corn

Agricultural university in Kurukshetra is conducting trials for Monsanto

Monsanto told to quit India

Farmers from 20 states to present national flag made from non-Bt organic cotton to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Independence Day

India’s FCRA does not conform to international standards: UN Special Rapporteur

The restriction may prove detrimental to the advocacy group engaged in critical human rights work, government accountability and those …

India emits the most sulphur dioxide in the world

Five of the top 10 SO2 emission hotspots from coal/power generation industry across the world are in India, finds a Greenpeace study

India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report

Air quality targets in National Clean Air Programme must be given proper legal status to make air in India breathable, it added