National Green Tribunal stays thermal power plant in Gujarat

Asks project proponent to obtain environmental clearances

Industry sets the rules to dispose of CFLs safely

Proposes pilot project for collecting, recycling CFLs in three cities

Andhra Pradesh speeds up Kovvada nuclear power project

Orders issued for acquiring 1,000 hectares

Forest department shocker to Mumbai suburban residents: pay more to regularise homes on forestland

Residents question hike when Supreme Court is yet to decide dispute over status of their land 

No green nod to iron ore projects dependent on Bellary

Decision follows Supreme Court order banning mining operations in the district

Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department

New rules allow cluster mine holders to circumvent environmental clearance; high court had stressed on obtaining the mandatory clearance

Kudankulam plant can withstand Fukushima-like disaster: Centre to SC

Court says it will not allow the plant to function if safety conditions are not met

Alaknanda-Badrinath hydroelectric project challenged in green tribunal

Any development in the region will have irreversible negative impacts on ecology and wildlife, say activists demanding scrapping of project

Cheyyur power project: people to move court against MoEF panel approval

Activists say expert appraisal committee's clearance to proposed ultra mega power project based on false information furnished in EIA report

High court stays land acquisition for Kovvada nuclear power plant

Petitioner alleges violation of norms, demands land acquisition should be permitted only after environmental clearances are secured

Emissions trading in particulate matter takes off

Will the market-based approach to controlling air pollution prove more effective than enforcement methods used by pollution control boards?

MoEF clears mining in 36 new sand reaches in Andhra

Move effectively overrules high court stay; approved sand reaches fall in districts acutely affected by overexploitation of river sand

Cell phone tower radiation a pollutant: MoEF panel

'Ecological impact assessment study should precede their installation'

Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet

'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project

MoEF panel favours bauxite mining in Vizag tribal area

Yet-to-be-made public report dismisses environmental concerns

India denies GMO contamination in basmati

EU had sought clarification after finding genetically modified organisms in the exported rice

MoEF's forest panel rejects Dibang, Tipaimukh hydel projects

Diversion of large tracts of forests,impact on wildlife and people’s livelihoods cited as main reasons; ball now in minister’s court

Biodiversity meet begins; India takes over presidency of CBD

CoP 11 will decide future course of action plans to meet Aichi Targets

Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link on hold

National Green Tribunal orders not to begin construction on the basis of seven-year-old environment clearance

Supreme Court orders incineration of Bhopal's toxic waste at non-functional treatment facility in Dhar district

Madhya Pradesh government and activists fighting for Bhopal gas victims to file review petition

RTI uncovers environment ministry flip-flop on Mulund-Thane SEZ

Officials obliged developer and reclassified coastal land to allow project

Environment ministry, CPCB endorse burning Bhopal's toxic waste at Nagpur

Ignore report that says defence research organisation's facility not suitable for disposing of heavy metals

BJP's promise of energy from waste heats up Delhi civic polls

Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity

Centre's public relations exercise to clear way for Kudankulam nuclear plant

Sets up expert panel to explain various aspects of the project to residents

Green tribunal panel finds ash from Okhla plant 'truly hazardous'

Tribunal directs waste management company to control emissions, record plastic content of waste