Bonn sees some progress; Durban Platform agenda adopted
Negotiations on Kyoto Protocol and Long-term Cooperative Action conclude
Lavasa may lose special planning authority status
Comptroller and Auditor General had pulled up developer for illegal expansion plans
Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid
Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries
Bombay HC halts construction by Hiranandani Developers in Powai
Asks it to provide flats for economically weaker section of the society first
Thermal power generation set to expand six times
What it means
Nations endorse nuclear safety plan
India stands firm on the need of nuclear expansion as a clean energy source for future
SC clears way for dam oustees to get land in Narmada Valley
But landless will not get it
Renewable energy demand-supply mismatch
At the first trading session supply was about 500 RECs while demand was at 1,00,000 RECs
Scientists project path of radiation plume from Japan's nuclear reactors
East Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: World Bank
Study predicts loss of Rs 10,800 crore in the city by 2050 because of a one-in-100-years flood coupled with climate change impacts
Captive coal block miners, too, must share profits with people
Steel and cement makers who own captive coal blocks spend less on coal than those who have to buy it for their production process
Andhra to file review petition in Supreme Court on Babli barrage
Apex court had earlier ruled in favour of Maharashtra, rejected Andhra’s plea for demolition
EU may impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels
Move follows investigation into complaint by industry association; provisional duties may be imposed as early as June
Avian fauna study for Navi Mumbai airport will not solve problem of bird hits, says activist
Reports submitted so far silent on presence of bird sanctuary in eco-sensitive zone around airport
CBI recovers Rs 1 crore from deputy director of environment ministry
Neeraj Kumar Khatri is technical officer whose opinion is considered by expert appraisal committee for grant of environment clearances
Supreme Court upholds land rights of people affected by infrastructure projects
Slams Maharashtra government for denying compensation to family whose land was taken over for industrial development nearly fifty years ago
Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata get a green spin
New eco-friendly themes like why Hilsa is vanishing from the rivers of West Bengal prove to be a hit
Forest Advisory Committee gets earnest about implementing forest diversion rules, finally
Clarifies that forest diversions will be allowed only if forest rights of affected people are settled and their consent obtained
India’s flip-flop on London Olympics
Sports ministry yet to take a decision on boycott after Bhopal tragedy victims’ outcry
Individual units in investment zones exempted from public hearing
New environment ministry policy says NMIZs need obtain only one time environmental clearance
SC refuses to restore stiffer charges for Bhopal disaster accused
But says it does not restrain the sessions court from enhancing the charges against them
Pollution-hit Tuticorin salt manufacturers worried by food safety act being implemented
Fly ash from thermal power plants in the area settles on the salt; affects quality
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
Alternatives to endosulfan
FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants
MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG
Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed