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South Asia

Red Bull untamed

Caffeine content in energy drinks go unchecked

News Briefs

High court slaps Rs 100 crore fine on Jaypee for flouting green laws

Company asked to dismantle coal-fired power plant in Solan

Environment ministry, CPCB endorse burning Bhopal's toxic waste at Nagpur

Ignore report that says defence research organisation's facility not suitable for disposing of heavy metals

Chandola lake turns into dust bowl

City authorities look the other way despite court orders to conserve the lake  

In court

In court

SC refuses interim relief to Kerala government in Coke case

Court stays works on Hyderabad Metro Rail corridor

Reprimands government for realigning the route without consulting the public

Ban likely on junk food in schools

Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition

Industries to pay for pollution study

Madras high court asks companies in SIPCOT industrial estate to pay one lakh each

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In court

In Court

Environmental clearance for Polavaram quashed

Tata Mundra power project blamed for falling fish catch

Project yet to become fully functional has already destroyed creeks and mangroves, says report 

News Briefs

A mistake of judgment

Pioneering though the work has been, judicial activism has restricted the growth of a responsible and independent bureaucracy

An ecological triumph goes sour

Kerala celebrates silver jubilee of the Silent Valley project, but dismisses conservation measures

Real estate on water

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative …

Orissa calling

Are all environment lovers environmentalists?

Monkey relocation plan: Urban bias?