Mine-boggling

Officials in Orissa allowed leases to lapse so that companies could mine on the sly

Impatient to sterilise

In a hurry to bring down fertility rate, health officials are blatantly flouting government’s guidelines

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in Chhattisgarh can now access contraceptives

High Court quashes decades-old practice of denying rights to Baigas and other tribes

He upheld human rights and dismissed PILs

Forest rights

Deadline extended for shifting people affected by Omkareshwar dam

Monsoon impedes demolition and moving of homes; Narmada Bachao Andolan claims time provided is insufficient

Martyr and a court ruling

Wetlands in Howrah still ravaged by real estate

Courts act to protect floodplains

Centre dithers on banning encroachment in river zones

In court

Power plant’s clearance challenged

PIL points to faulty environmental impact assessment

Mithi is a river, not real estate

Jagdish Gandhi wears many hats. A historian writing a book on Mumbai’s colonial past, he was among those responsible for restoring the …

Kerala floods: Two residents file PIL, say water management saw no change since 1956

The duo blames authorities for aggravating flood situation by releasing unplanned volumes of water when the state had already seen exceptional …

Solar street lights scam: Patna HC seeks explanation from state government

Petition demands CBI probe into purchase of substandard lights at inflated cost

Property is a right: SC

Analysis of judgement shows State retains supremacy

Mundra SEZ skirts rules

Adani’s affidavit shows work at project site before public hearing

Polluter doesnt pay

Dow owns Union Carbide assets, but refuses liability

SC dismisses petition seeking ban on WhatsApp

An RTI activist had filed the petition saying that encryption in WhatsApp could threaten national security 

‘You may like to make sure that PIL does not succeed’

State wildlife warden sends friendly warning to tourism industry

Endangered in Sariska

Death of a translocated tiger highlights the task force was not heeded

On wrong wavelength

Twenty years after the Supreme Court asserted that people have a right over radio waves, community radio continues to struggle. Instead of …

Bombay High Court slams cricket associations on 'criminal waste of water' for IPL

Are people more important or IPL, Court asks associations of drought-hit Maharashtra and Mumbai

Wind farm threat to forests

Blasting causes animals and birds to abandon the area

Waste-to-energy plant raises stink

Sukhdev Vihar residents say plant won't solve waste problem, will impact people's health

New safety norms for toys

Meant to check use of toxic phthalates

Bhopal’s toxic waste raises stink

Bombay High Court stays transfer of Union Carbide waste to Maharashtra