MoEF to do away with environmental clearance for mining minor minerals in areas less than 5 ha

Jayanthi Natarajan asks officials to take stock in various states

Punjab slips for sand mine, again

Ropar authorities plan mining in 776 hectares when only 30 hectares is allowed

Jalandhar village opposes waste-to-energy plant

Project developer, Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited, could not answer queries satisfactorily at public hearing

Political parties show concern for environment in Punjab elections

Promise clean air and water; subsidies on solar appliances

Centre fund for rural development mismanaged

Jharkhand High Court directs removal of coal dumps from Damodar river bank

Coal waste dumps of Purnadih mines polluting the river

Cancer state

TERI recommends closure of some Coca-Cola plants

States take the fizz out of cola

Science and Technology - Briefs

Property industry in trouble in Punjab

New EIA process stumbles at start

National plan on non-communicable diseases

Pesticide-ridden Punjab to begin cancer registration

Pro-GM farmers stage protest near Parliament

Farmers' organisations demand rejection of technical experts committee report recommending indefinite ban on field trials of GM crops

Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana

Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people

Liability sans facility

Draft rules ask health centres to ensure their waste is treated  

Phorate poisoning affects people in Jalandhar, Punjab

Punbjab university plays host to pesticide lobby

Healthcare in Malwa in shambles

SC bans endosulfan, for now

Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks

Polluters under MoEF scanner

Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters

AAP rides on drug abuse issue in Punjab

Activists say Punjab may lose an entire generation to drug abuse

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty