Cabinet approves new mining bill
Share prices of metal and coal companies nosedive
Apex court allows NMDC to operate mines in Bellary
Private mining to remain suspended
New draft rules for RTI draws flak
Activists say the rules undermine the spirit of the law
Green light to buffer zones
Centre approves buffer zone around two tiger reserves in Maharashtra
POSCO to halt work on Orissa steel plant
South Korean company's steel project has violated rights of forest dwellers
Stiffer penalty for wildlife crimes
India's infant mortality rate is down
44 infant deaths per 1,000 live births is still higher than the 11th Plan target of reducing it to 30
Supreme Court lifts ban on 16 Bellary mines
Resumption of operations subject to statutory clearances and implementation of relief and rehabilitation plans
MoEF panel says no to Kameng hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh
Proposed project site too close to Pakke Tiger Reserve and Nameri National Park, say appraisal committee experts
Haryana ignores Centre's direction to protect Aravalli forests in Faridabad
Mangar development plan proposes universities, mega tourism projects and quarries in one of the last patches of forests having trees native to …
Illegal GM cotton spreads across India
In a replay of Bt cotton saga, Monsanto's Roundup Ready Flex is being grown in at least three states without clearance
Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition
Pawar's daughter on panel that will examine biotechnology Bill
Supriya Sule joins Parliament panel on science and technology; panel to submit report on Bill that gives easy access to GM crops in three months
30 health clinics in East Champaran face action for performing illegal hysterectomies
District authorities suspend their registration under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana; raids revealed some nursing homes had engaged unqualified …
High Court gives Centre four weeks to decide forestland allocation to Essar
Directs demolition of company buildings on forestland near Hazira in case Centre denies approval
Sadhus and farmers march to Delhi to liberate Yamuna from pollution
Yamuna Muktikaran Padayatra protests waste water discharge into the river from Delhi; police prevent them from proceeding to Jantar Mantar
Sharad Pawar introduces Agricultural Biosecurity Bill
Proposed legislation seeks to bring plant, animal and marine protection under one authority
Supreme Court clears way for Maharashtra’s Babli irrigation project
Rejects Andhra's plea to demolish barrage; sets up a panel to ensure equitable utilisation of Godavari waters
In water-stressed Gujarat, government proposes to punish farmers who draw groundwater
Bill introduced in Assembly says errant farmers can be imprisoned up to six months or fined up to Rs 10,000
NHRC orders relief payment to seven children who suffered fluorosis after drinking water
Human rights commission rules that children's basic right to clean drinking water had been violated
MoEF spells out parameters for identifying inviolate forest areas
Mining would be barred in such pristine forests; 178 forest types graded on a scale of 0 to 100
Mobile tower risks: Rajasthan High Court issues notice to telecom operators
Petition filed by two senior citizens dwells on harmful and hazardous radiation from towers
17 fishers injured in firing by forest guards
They were fishing in reservoir inside the Pench Tiger Reserve, where fishing has been banned by high court
Signs of the God particle found: CERN
Final findings either confirming or denying the existence of the Higgs boson expected by end of 2012
Policy draft backs new, expensive vaccines
Health experts say they are not essential enough to be part of national immunisation programme