India witnesses fastest energy investment growth: IEA

The investments grew at a record 12 per cent during 2015 to 2018, to around $85 billion

Green tribunal suspends POSCO’s clearance

The South Korean giant will now have to apply for a fresh environmental clearance

Spotlight Orissa

Kerala looks for sand in silt

Desilting reservoir may contaminate drinking water

Scrap Lavasa township: petition

Pune project does not have environmental clearance from Centre

What does it all add up to?

Cumulative environmental impact of 745 projects

Clearance based on false claims

Panel confirms Sompeta and Bhavanapadu thermal project sites are wetlands

GMR jumps the gun

Begins constructing power plant in Chhattisgarh, illegally

On a skewed track

Metros must be subject to public review  

COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis

COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis  

Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely

Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions

We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet

We haven’t yet failed to meet our Paris targets, but the July record shows us we are dangerously close to the line

ISRO data shows Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag and Tehri Gharwal most prone to landslides in India

Mizoram saw 12,385 landslides from 1988-2022, the highest; followed by 11,219 in Uttarakhand and 8,070 in Tripura

Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report

Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group

Farmers need resilient value chains to combat climate impact

Emerging social entrepreneurs are helping restore forest and farmland ecosystems by supporting smallholder farmers without access and …

Locals oppose petrochemical project plan in Odisha’s Kendrapara over green concerns

Water use for the PCPIR will effect mangroves, Mahanadi river; Area already prone to disasters due to climate change, say environmentalists

Mining at deep sea

Countries are delving deeper into the ocean to explore its mineral wealth. The deposits on the ocean floor are enormous and the ecology of this …

Cauvery gouged

Ten years after the Tamil Nadu government took over sand mining from private players, illegalities continue, harming agriculture and draining the …

MoEF gets stick for failing to respond to green tribunal notices

No counsel appeared before NGT on behalf of environment ministry for a month-and-a half, leading to delays in a number of cases

Climate change could hit India, 58 other nations’ credit ratings

Countries ranking higher on sovereign ratings likely to face more severe downgrades

Green nod to Jindal mine nixed

National Green Tribunal questions credibility of public hearing that gave clearance

Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant

MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged

High yields in Andhra's pesticide-free village

Natural allies

In court