National plan on non-communicable diseases

Municipal solid waste rules amendments: MoEF asked to formulate new draft

Karnataka high court has directed ministry to consider all objections filed against the proposed amendments

Bt brinjal: National Biodiversity Board to lodge complaint against Mahyco soon

It took two years to investigate bio-piracy allegations regarding use of  indigenous brinjal varieties to create India's first transgenic …

When will Indian scientists unbolt?

Are Indian scientists really too busy to answer emails and phone calls? wonders Dinsa Sachan

Can endosulfan be exported?

Supreme Court asks panel to explore possibilities of disposing of the pesticide  

SC extends endosulfan ban

Pesticide makers claim inbreeding, not endosulfan, causing health problems in Kasaragod  

Is REC an albatross for power distribution utilities?

Only two states have achieved their renewable energy targets so far. Others scaled down their commitments

Cotton conundrum

The powers that be are hanging fire on Bt cotton despite long and intensive research. Indira Khurana delves into the baffling issue

What triggers desertification in India

A low down on the most important causes behind desertification in every state of the country. Addressing these will be critical to meet targets …

Bengaluru's burning issue

The city finally wakes up to waste management, but bumbles into incineration plants

Tigers on the prowl

Tigers have killed 16 people across the country in the past two months

Supreme Court allows reopening of 90 more mines in Karnataka subject to conditions

Leases of 51 mines cancelled; embargo on new leases lifted

DTE coverage on Western Ghats

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

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Chikungunya not fatal: doctors

Supa dam displaced lease out lands to paper mill

Protest for Kali river water

Karnataka civil society to protest against panchayati raj Bill

Opposition says provisions draconian; gives powers to bureaucrats powers to remove panchayat president and members

Environment ministry’s desperate attempts to suppress expert panel report on Western Ghats

Defies Information Commission’s order and obtains stay from Delhi High Court to keep the report out of public domain

OFFICIALLY BANKRUPT

June 30, 2004: The India Eco-Development Project -- a project meant to enhance the country's biodiversity and provide people living inside and …

Mavallipura village resists attempts of Bengaluru municipal corporation to restart closed landfill

Garbage piles in city as two other landfills close operations due to public protests

Traditional communities can mine sand in coastal areas: MoEF

Ministry order has no provision to curb illegal sand mining in river beds

ILLEGAL QUARRYING

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