Andhra Pradesh High Court firm on not lifting stay on sand mining

Exempts state-owned Singareni Collieries

Okhla waste-to-energy plant safe: Jayanthi Natarajan

Activists, residents contest the statement; say India has no standards on emissions from incinerators

Andhra Pradesh to cancel controversial Polavaram tender

The lowest bidder is found not qualified for participating in bidding

Centre to identify a laboratory to analyse toxic waste from Union Carbide factory

Order follows Maharashtra Pollution Control Board statement that it cannot predict the impact of burning the toxic waste

DRDO unit not fit to handle union carbide waste : MPCB

Incinerator out of order since two years

Clean-up plan for Union Carbide waste in Bhopal raises concern

In short

No more hospitals

A pause on hydropower

A recent report could check expansion of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh

Bully among birds

A college campus in Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary flouts wildlife norms

Taken by the horns

Gujarat buckles under farmers’ pressure, shrinks special investment region planned for industries

Industrial discharge: seaward ho!

As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat

Andhra salt-makers want recognition as farmers

Goa must grow...but how?

On January 26, 2007, the government of Goa withdrew its newest blueprint for the development of the state, called the Regional Plan 2011. …

Can we save Ganga?

The Ganga is getting political attention. What does it take to clean the river? Down To Earth team travels to the most polluted stretch of the …

War over waste

People of Bengaluru pitch a battle against civic body which has neglected mounting piles of garbage

Subterranean Leak

25 years after the gas leak, another tragedy is unfolding in Bhopal. CSE tests reveal the water and soil in and around the Union Carbide factory …

FSSAI draft guidelines do not propose ban on junk food in schools

Guidelines submitted to Delhi High Court dwell more on promoting consumption of water and hygiene among school kids through Facebook,Twitter

State has no absolute right over subsoil minerals: SC

Ownership over minerals vest with land owner, says apex court; question of payment of royalty to state referred to a larger bench

Panchayat polls in West Bengal in July

Bitter fight between election commission and state government ends; questions over bureaucratic interference in Panchayat matters remain

High Court stays Karnataka’s efforts to divert water from Mahadayi

Court directs state to get forest and wildlife clearances

Wasteland or wetland?

Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site

TN high court asks not to block essential commodities to Kudankulam protesters

More than 10,000 people are camping in Idinthakari village, nerve centre of people’s agitation

Junk food in schools: high court asks FSSAI to frame rules

Food standards authority says it has invited proposals for developing guidelines for making available quality food in school canteens

Green tribunal suspends environmental clearance to Gogte Minerals

Chairperson of expert committee that granted clearance had conflict of interest