India blocks nuclear meeting

Says views on breeder technology hostile to the country

‘Energy conservation is a moving target’

A decade has passed since the Energy Conservation Act was enacted in 2001. Most provisions of the law are yet to be implemented properly. Ajay …

What about nuclear transparency?

Activists say safety audits should be put in public domain

Coal blocks revert

Government to take back mines allocated to companies

Leash on MoUs

Energy audit shy

Mining rights subject to closure plan

Environment ministry caught lying

Its contempt of Parliament says committee on government assurances

Mine owners, loosen purse strings

New mining bill proposes sharing 26 per cent profits with affected people

Time for bright switch

India set to introduce standards to ensure quality imports of LEDs

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

‘Don’t buy our coal’

John Gordon believes a song can get people thinking. He spends the better part of a year teaching musicians from Australia’s aboriginal …

Rs 11,000 crore lost in woods

Value of diverted forestland not recovered completely. Where is the money?

Confusion over RTI persists

Do PPP ventures come under RTI Act? Planning Commission says not its call

Manage e-waste the EU way

Proposed legislation makes producers responsible for recycling

Girls interrupted

Ruhi Kandhari visits Jhajjar-the district with lowest number of girl children in India-to know the reason behind the decline

India now has a climate programme

ISRO will help build monitoring and research capabilities

IT's underbelly

India produces about 400,000 tonnes of electronic waste each year, growing exponentially. Handling this is a great challenge. What adds to it is …

India’s carbon roadmap

Light on mercury

Regulations to check mercury pollution take backseat as Centre promotes fluorescent light

Tussle over coal blocks in forests

35 per cent of nine coalfields are ‘no-go’ areas

Too little for renewables

The sector remains a low priority for government

Wind break ends

Centre wants to withdraw sops for wind energy sector; offers an incentive to improve performance

If disaster strikes

Is India ready for a Japan-like catastrophe?

Mission eclipsed

National solar mission may get derailed as banks hesitate to give loans for its high-risk projects