Kundankulam: police fire teargas to chase away protesters
The commissioning of the two 1,000 MW units of the plant has been delayed since December last year due to protests
Centre favours manufacture of endosulfan
Says disposal will cost Rs 210 crore while using existing raw material stock to manufacture the pesticide will increase crop production
India overexploiting fish resources: Greenpeace
Report released on World Oceans Day, says 15 million people affected; will hit export growth
Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds
States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation
IMD rolls out national monsoon mission
Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country
Cabinet secretary takes stock of swine flu preparedness
35 swine flu deaths reported in past one month; Union health ministry trashes media reports of H1N1 virus becoming virulent
'Mumbai trans-harbour link won't be shifted'
Metropolitan region authority proposes temporary bridge to carry out construction so that flamingo habitat in Sewri is not disturbed
American thermal power plants under mercury regulation
US Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards will be effective from December 2014
Forest dwellers march for their rights
State governments reject 50 per cent of the 3.15 million claims filed under Forest Rights Act
Draft organ donation rules propose stiff penalty on illegal trade
Small health centres to get licence for organ retrieval
South Africa to phase in carbon tax from 2015
Tax to increase at 10 per cent per year; draft policy sets relief limits
Cabinet approves National Policy for Children
Health experts say it has many shortcomings
Mixed signals for vehicles, transportation
SUVs to be expensive but not diesel cars
Tamil Nadu aims for 1,000 MW solar power; falls short by half
Uncertainty over payment and short time frame keeps developers away
“It is not religion but the state that is insensitive to the environment”
“Both Hinduism and modern science are sensitive to the environment”
Maha Kumbh to be a dry run?
Religious organisations say there is not enough water in the Ganga to take the holy dip
How to increase earning from fisheries
Team from from Tripara's College of Fisheries show the way
State mining departments turn tech-savvy to track mineral ores
Odisha takes lead, sets up robust system to monitor minerals produced and transported
Jharkhand Assembly adjourned for lack of quorum
MLAs protest non-release of development funds
Vidarbha gets its first generic medicines shop
Challenge to popularising these stores is to get doctors to prescribe low-cost generic drugs
Gujarat pollution board gets a makeover in efficiency
Xtended Green Node saves time; helps officials monitor industries better
GIZ terminates offer to dispose of Bhopal waste
Development follows information regarding GIZ proposal getting leaked in German media
Kerala woos global investors to set up shop in eco-sensitive areas
It's an invitation to grab land, allege activists and opposition members
Supreme Court lashes out at Centre and Madhya Pradesh for lax attitude towards unethical drug trials
Gives eight more weeks to file their responses