Suzlon, Lavasa raised loans from the company named in bribery scam
Scam led to arrest of several top officials of public sector banks
Ban likely on junk food in schools
Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition
SC raps Centre, states for worsening critically polluted industrial clusters
Issues notice demanding reply within six weeks
Bombay high court gives six weeks' time to Lavasa
Asks to submit documents to environment ministry by March 10
Public consultation on projects must: HC
Rules while hearing a petition on transfer of land to Bangalore Metro
Reserved for exploitation?
Karnataka repeatedly refuses to declare its forests in Western Ghats inviolate
Andhra Pradesh High Court firm on not lifting stay on sand mining
Exempts state-owned Singareni Collieries
Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana
Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people
POSCO, a better tomorrow?
Sayantan Bera captures the mood at Jagatsinghpur, Odisha (Photos from June 16 and 17)
Flood on hilltop
Unplanned development is leading to floods in Lonavala. This can stop if the municipality declares it a hill station
‘I’m always in the opposition’
Lawyer and activist, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, who is spearheading the battle against the thriving shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, speaks to …
Impatient to sterilise
In a hurry to bring down fertility rate, health officials are blatantly flouting government’s guidelines
Deadline extended for shifting people affected by Omkareshwar dam
Monsoon impedes demolition and moving of homes; Narmada Bachao Andolan claims time provided is insufficient
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 …
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
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
Waste-to-energy plant raises stink
Sukhdev Vihar residents say plant won't solve waste problem, will impact people's health
Allahabad High Court continues tough stance on construction along Ganga
Development authority fails to give clear answers on fate of development in the river’s inviolate zone
Viva Espana: Spain’s decision to allow menstrual leave should inspire judgement on SC PIL next week, says activist
In India as well as sub-Saharan Africa, the taboo surrounding menstruation often causes girls to drop out of schools and education despite it …
Naini lake is depleting, but can we undo the wrongs?
Experts believe that obstruction in the subsurface recharge and increased abstraction of water to quench Nainital’s thirst are making the …
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
Regulate stent prices to prevent exploitation of patients: health campaigners
While the government fixes the prices of stents, it must also take urgent action to investigate corrupt practices and overcharging