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New Green Revolution programme has not benefited Jharkhand farmers, says report

The programme does not address challenges that farmers face in eastern states

POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order

India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going

Methane time bomb ticks under melting Arctic ice

Global warming releasing large amounts of dangerous greenhouse gas from permafrost

Graziers protest land diversion

The last remaining contiguous grasslands in Karnataka diverted for development

Rio: not plus or minus, just 20

Ace swimmer Lewis Pugh swims seven seas to raise awareness

The initiative is to campaign for dedicated Marine Protected Areas across the world

Grow food anywhere

With innovative use of space, people in cities are reclaiming their right to safe food

Green tribunal asks ministry to set noise levels for sirens, horns

Says states should notify the new standards within a month

Agroecology is the only way

Doha: inaction in the face of urgency

Shale gas: hype and reality

As the world rushes for the gas, scientists gather evidence of its environmental risks

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How close is Delhi to its electric vehicle adoption target

Of every 10 EVs registered, 5.6 are two-wheelers, 3.5 are e-rickshaws and 1 is a car

Dahej blast: Industrial accidents will stop only if factories observe rules

Ten people had died in the blast at Yashasvi Rasayan Pvt Ltd in Dahej on June 3, 2020

Australia set for highest temperature rise by century end

Government in denial mode despite repeated warnings

Making a beginning

Community management of natural resources is still in the nascent stage

Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront

Placing stone crushers in ‘green’ category will create a huge environmental mess

CPCB draft report on classification of industries intends to shift stone crushing to green category from orange

Burn it all

That is NITI Aayog's solution to India's solid waste management woes

Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve is a butterfly hot spot, finds survey

Reserve has 246 of 340 species seen in the Western Ghats

Life of a licenced e-waste collector

With no government monitoring, e-waste management is proving difficult