An order of chaos
National Green Tribunal's decision to declare an area of 10 km radius around Okhla Bird Sanctuary as ecologically sensitive has put the future …
Gas-based two wheelers launched to curb air pollution
As per the idle emission test, the hydrocarbon emissions from CNG retrofitted two-wheelers are 75 per cent lesser as compared to their petrol-…
Supreme Court foils Odisha government’s bid to takeover the sacred Niyamgiri Hils
The apex court asked the state government to file a fresh plea with all the stakeholders including the Dongria Kondhs on board
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Plan that isn’t
NCR Planning Board dilutes environmental safeguards to promote towns, industries
Assam not a necessary party to hydel power development in Arunachal, says green tribunal
Tribunal ignores recommendations of Assam GoM on conducting cumulative impact study on hydropower projects in upstream state
MoEFCC revises fly ash notification
Fly ash to be given free of cost for agricultural and construction purposes says MoEFCC official at CSE conference
Navi Mumbai airport: Farmers divided over compensation package
Residents of six villages say their leaders betrayed them
Dense forests lost; increase in net green cover: Forest Survey of India 2015
While northeastern states are the most hit, Andaman & Nicobar Islands gained maximum forests
Mahan coal block gets clearance
Forest rights of Baigas scuttled to clear way to mine dense forest
Rights overruled
States are making their own rules to reclaim the authority over forests from tribes, derailing community forest rights
Gods must be dazed
Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind
Essar, Hindalco get final clearance to mine Mahan forests for coal
Opening Mahan for mining might speed up clearance to other coal-bearing forest areas in the district, fear activists
Individual units in investment zones exempted from public hearing
New environment ministry policy says NMIZs need obtain only one time environmental clearance
Minamata Convention: India skips historic meet
Officials mum on why no official representative went from India
To fast track India’s industrial growth, FM gives sops to mining
Environmentalists say ministry of finance apathetic towards social environmental consequences
SC raps Centre, states for worsening critically polluted industrial clusters
Issues notice demanding reply within six weeks
Centre suspends green clearances to Goa mines
Conditions for restoring clearances not spelt out
Coal quandary
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …
AAP manifesto: decentralisation, the magic wand to tackle three 'Cs'
Free medicines, universal healthcare and a unique natural resources policy to check coal- and 2G-type scams find place in Aam Aadmi Party's list …
Sand mining lobby uses tricks to evade MoEF scrutiny
Ministry panel visiting Greater Noida finds even leased mining areas do not have any environment clearance
Baghjan blowout verdict: NGT flags violations by OIL, offers respite to affected
Blowout, fire could have been prevented by OIL, said eight-member committee of experts
NGT halts work in Adani's coal mine in Chhattisgarh
Green tribunal questions MoEF's approval to the mining project in a “no-go” area which happens to be an elephant corridor
Green tribunal dismisses Madhya Pradesh’s plea on sand mining
The state had sought exemption from seeking environment clearance from MoEF
Delhi’s Signature Bridge needs environmental clearance
NGT orders Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation to seek environmental clearance for the suspension bridge, bringing bridges …