Water bodies cannot be diverted for industries: Supreme Court

It is illegal to allow a few to take over invaluable community resources, apex court says

The Venus gazers

Noida must consider other alternatives to Ganga water

Instead of bringing in Ganga water to dilute the hard groundwater, the city should make use of its potential for rainwater harvesting

Noida landfill protests: Residents celebrate kooda Yoga Day

Residents protesting against a dump site did sadan and kachra aasan to highlight the irony that while yoga is being promoted, the government is …

Expert panel report on de-watering for real estate projects in Noida upsets green activists

Report submitted by Noida authority to National Green Tribunal specifically justifies de-watering for Supertech Supernova project

Three-wheeled devil on diesel

Diesel three-wheelers designed to emit more than diesel cars must go off the road to cut toxic exposure

Tribunal makes Noida factory comply with green regulations

Chrome plating unit in Noida is the second factory in the industrial area that has been allowed to resume operations after complying with …

Left without a vote

Uttar Pradesh government's repeated attempts to bring villages under industrial authorities are against the spirit of the Constitution

Protesting villages under siege

Police cordon off Greater Noida villages demanding enhanced land compensation; death toll may be more than the initial reports

Expressway on sliding sand

Greater Noida's Land War

On May 6, 2011 three employees of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation were held hostage by villagers from Bhatta and Parsual in …

Who's encroaching?

Wars, speeches and land

On May 6, 2011 three employees of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation were held hostage by villagers from Bhatta and Parsual in …

High court concerned over illegal sand mining in UP in wake of IAS officer's suspension

But declines to stay suspension of Greater Noida SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal who challenged the sand mafia

A thin green coating

No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives

Acquisition made easy

Green tribunal orders closure of 18 polluting industries in Noida

Order follows site inspections by a joint committee appointed by tribunal

Sewage stink

Many townships in Greater Noida are not connected to the sewage system

Bias is in the law

Revived acquisition and rehabilitation bills offer little relief

The Ganga gets highly polluted after Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh: Report

The quality of Ganga water in the stretch from Kannauj to Prayagraj was categorised as being extremely deficient in dissolved oxygen

Desperate for Expressway

Uttar Pradesh is set to begin work on its ambitious expressway along the Upper Ganga Canal, turning a blind eye to environmental concerns and …

IAS officer was punished for taking on SP leaders involved in sand mining

Greater Noida village refutes Uttar Pradesh government's claim that Durga Shakti Nagpal's actions created communal tension

Brief

When will Indian scientists unbolt?

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

An order of chaos

National Green Tribunal's decision to declare an area of 10 km radius around Okhla Bird Sanctuary as ecologically sensitive has put the future …