RBI rejects Andhra's request for farm loan reschedule
Apex bank finds no reason to waive farm loans or loan restructuring after independent verification of the state's official data on farm yields
Petroleum ministry may terminate Reliance's KG basin gas contract
Parliament standing committee report indicts Mukesh Ambani firm for defaulted on gas production
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Exxon Valdez for July 30
'Gujarat authorities violated apex court order banning entry of ship into Indian waters'
Oriental Nicety denied entry into India
Supreme Court cites Basel Convention on trans-boundary movement of hazardous waste to stop toxic-laden ship, infamous for the Alaska oil spill of 1989
Okhla waste to energy plant: NGT notice on possible threat to bird sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh to now verify whether emissions from the plant are harmful to the environment and wildlife of Okhla Bird Sanctuary
March to Delhi to save Yamuna called off
Centre to release additional water into river; to construct canals for sewage in two years
Jalandhar village opposes waste-to-energy plant
Project developer, Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited, could not answer queries satisfactorily at public hearing
Union Carbide refuses more compensation to Bhopal gas leak victims
Affidavit moved in Supreme Court demands return of earlier settlement with interest for curative action
Narendra Modi takes U-turn on large hydro projects in Arunachal
After endorsing smaller hydropower projects during pre-election campaign, the prime minister pushes for big dams during his recent visit to Itanagar
24 die of jaundice in Maharashtra's textile city
Ichalkaranji does not have the facilities to care for the 3,500 persons taken ill by Hepatitis E
Bihar midday meals: 75 students take ill, five critical
Two separate incidents of food poisoning from consuming midday meal reported from Arwal and Jhajha districts
Pressure mounts on UN body to withdraw support to 'dirty' CDM projects
Study criticises EU for using carbon credits from polluting waste incineration plants in developing countries offset emissions
KG basin gas row: Andhra high court issues notices to Reliance, Centre
Petition seeks court-monitored CBI probe into gas field allocation, gas pricing and related matters
Rs 1,86,000 cr illusion
Andhra Pradesh’s Jalayagnam irrigation scheme unviable, contract-driven, says CAG draft report
With elections over, Dibang hydro project powers on in Arunachal Pradesh
Voters feel BJP has backtracked on poll promise of addressing their concerns about the impact of big dams
Plastic makes little girls cranky
Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls
Basel Convention: Tenth Conference of Parties begins Monday
Meeting may end up defeating the very purpose of the international treaty on hazardous waste says SAVVY SOUMYA MISRA
Ganga pollution: Uttar Pradesh issues notices to 956 industries
Green tribunal seeks report on the polluting industries along with photographs by May 21
The big challenges for Telangana
Telangana region accounts for huge chunk of natural resources of undivided Andhra Pradesh. Will creation of new state intensify existing regional …
BJP attempts to garner anti-dam votes in Assam
Manifesto promises fail to impress. Steps proposed by BJP to address concerns arising from large dams will not solve anything, say activists
West Bengal transport minister calls cycle ban in Kolkata illegal
State government yet to revoke ban on non-motorised transport despite repeated protests, calls from civil society and advisory from Union …
MoEF clears mining in 36 new sand reaches in Andhra
Move effectively overrules high court stay; approved sand reaches fall in districts acutely affected by overexploitation of river sand
BJP's promise of energy from waste heats up Delhi civic polls
Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity
Jairam urges caution over Lancet series recommendations on nutrition
Rural development minister shares concerns of activists at launch of Lancet series; stresses community role in fight against malnutrition
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused