MoEF clears mining in 36 new sand reaches in Andhra

Move effectively overrules high court stay; approved sand reaches fall in districts acutely affected by overexploitation of river sand

Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA

Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry

No consensus on FRA review

Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words

In court

Prepaid water meters unconstitutional

POSCO faces fresh litigation, protest

Uncertainty looms over its $12 billion steel plant project in Odisha

Gutkha sympathiser

Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others

Supreme Court orders incineration of Bhopal's toxic waste at non-functional treatment facility in Dhar district

Madhya Pradesh government and activists fighting for Bhopal gas victims to file review petition

1.2 million children in Karnataka are malnourished, state tells high court

Civil rights groups blame packaged food supplied to anganwadis 

POSCO villages resist land acquisition by Odisha government

Despite protests administration demolishes 37 betel gardens on the forestland. Land acquistion put on hold till June 17

Addicted to groundwater

High Court order fails to wean Gurgaon off illegal wells

IN COURT

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

In Court