Road to disaster

Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …

Concern over rare reptiles blocks Adani Group’s Australian mining project

Federal Court of Australia deems the Indian company’s Carmichael mine in Queensland as illegal after the country’s environment …

A success story: How we restored 15 rural waterbodies in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar

Depleted groundwater levels, deteriorated water quality, garbage and wastewater inflow, etc, were some of the issues faced by these rural waterbodies

Trouble for Adani’s Carmichael project continues as locals go to court

The Carmichael mining project in Australia faces another legal challenge as aboriginal group claims ownership of land

Odisha’s soil leads to landmark discovery about early life evolution

A paleosol from India is telling us that there was a short-lived pulse of atmospheric oxygenation and this occurred considerably earlier than …

Sand seized by Durga Shakti stolen from district collectorate's custody

Illegally mined sand worth Rs 8 crore had been seized from a close aide of Samajwadi Party bigwig Narendra Bhati; Green Tribunal directs night …

Rs 200 crore fine on Adanis for Mundra misdeeds

Environment minister approves report on violations by the company, including destruction of mangroves and blocking of creeks in the region 

Loss from illegal sand mining on Air Force land pegged at Rs 1.4 crore

Faridabad deputy commissioner's report to National Green Tribunal estimates that 60,000 metric tonnes of sand has been mined illegally from the …

Haze, pollution causing low visibility over north India: Met department

This kind of fog, which is a mixture of photochemical smog and harmful greenhouse emissions, can trigger asthma and cardiac problems

India, KFC blamed for bird flu spread in Nepal

Free dumping of farm produce and import of poor quality chicken by Kentucky Fried Chicken from India is causing spread of disease, say politicians,…

Panem agrees to honour promises made to tribal people

Supporters of former Jharkhand chief minister cut off firm's coal supplies to Punjab to force it to hold talks

Jalandhar village opposes waste-to-energy plant

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

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

Protesting villages under siege

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

Adanis’ game plan for Mundra ship-breaking yard

Analysis by Centre for Science and Environment shows the company has been pushing the recycling facility by concealing it under a waterfront …

Do India's poor need coal from Adani's Carmichael mine?

Not if it restricts the Indian consumer’s options to source affordable energy

Tremors shake Delhi

Epicentre in Haryana

Okhla bird sanctuary in danger

Construction work going on around the avian habitat without any approval

Public hearing exposes shortcomings in Adani’s proposed ship recycling facility at Mundra

Company fails to satisfactorily answer public queries

Property is a right: SC

Analysis of judgement shows State retains supremacy

Real estate invades Dadri wetland

Bil Akbarpur is not included in the list of wetlands by district authorities