India denies GMO contamination in basmati

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

Experts' panel red flags power, mining projects in Western Ghats

Urges MoEF to reject Gundia hydro-electric project and Athirapally dam

Finally, a recovery programme for the neglected bustards

Will MoEF plan save the rare birds endemic to Indian grasslands?

NGT order clears way for Nirma cement plant at cost of wetland

Tribunal has set aside revocation of environmental clearance to Nirma Limited’s proposed cement plant

Dhari Devi idol goes missing

Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project

Lavasa above law

Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …

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

Regulating small-scale mines below 5 ha

Will National Green Tribunal's restraint order curb haphazard and unscientific mining of minor minerals that includes sand?

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

Bichitrapur and Kirtania ports will endanger Olive Ridleys

Odisha forest department says ship movement will disturb turtle habitat

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

South Asian nations will now cooperate to save the vulture

Most rapid decline in vulture populations recorded in Asia

Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants

People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants

MoEF failed to protect environment: Public Accounts Committee

Forest cover of India is just 21 per cent against the target of 33 per cent set by Planning Commission for 2012

Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused

Dongrias decide

Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say

This is what Lavasa looks like

Lavasa exposed

By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …

Polavaram fraud

The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …