Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
Polavaram fraud
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …
Land ordinance promulgated a second time
Belligerent BJP says it will start a campaign across the country to remove ‘mis-conception’ around land acquisition bill
Jairam Ramesh wants Centre and State to coordinate on a plan against climate change
Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister of Forest and Environment briefs South Asian journalists on India’s stand on climate …
Jairam Ramesh says don't be romantic about renewables and wants to outsource the monitoring of forests
Jairam Ramesh on Hillary's offer, population control and the west blocking the Kyoto protocol
Jairam Ramesh on China
Jairam Ramesh on climate change and regional cooperation in South-Asia
Jairam Ramesh on energy efficiency and climate change
Jairam Ramesh on forests and climate change
“Forestry Management is crucial to any agreement on climate change”, says Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister of Forest and …
“India will not and should not take reduction targets”, says Environment minister
Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister on Forests and Environment briefs South Asian journalists on India’s stand on climate …
Obituary: Former health secy Keshav Desiraju fought hard against corruption in health industry
He was summarily transferred to the ministry of consumer affairs during his tenure as the health secy
New climate pact must be legally binding on all: Connie Hedegaard
With climate summit at Paris in 2015 not very far, major disagreements persist over design of the new global agreement
Cancun and beyond: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh, India's environment and forests minister, tells South Asian journalists what to expect at the climate negotiations in Cancun as …
Green fund rules must be withdrawn, Ramesh tells Vardhan
The ex-environment minister writes to the current one saying the new rules make for a fit case to move a privilege motion against Vardhan
Jairam Ramesh seeks to minimise budget cut for rural development
Gives details to finance ministry on the impact of revised budget estimates on individual schemes
India does need toilets more than temples
Modi’s toilet remark has sparked a political row, but no one is paying attention to India’s sanitation challenge
Ami’s dirty picture
The river Ami in district Gorakhpur, once known for its water that tasted as sweet as mangoes is today a receptacle of filth, sewage and …
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
MoEF finally gets unit dedicated only to the Himalayas
Division was formally announced in September 2011 by the environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan
All about the new land acquisition Bill
Proposed law will replace the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 and unlike the British-era Act it provides for rehabilitation and resettlement as well
Another poll sop: MGNREGS wage to be hiked from April 1
Move was preceded by series of initiatives to woo rural voters; these include money to construct toilets and insurance benefits
Centre launches awareness campaign for MGNREGA
'Kaam Mango Abhiyan' aims to popularise the ambitious flagship programme of the UPA government
Poverty line delinked from food and other entitlements given to the poor
Government to wait for results of socio-economic caste census to decide parameters on who should be covered under social welfare programmes
Infant deaths continue in Attappady
As advisor to prime minister visits the tribal block panchayat, activists demand special care for pregnant adivasi women