Supreme Court extends big diesel vehicle ban

The court has asked Delhi Government’s EPCA to prepare a detailed plan for all the vehicle owners to pay compensation to minimise health risks

Green levy on trucks entering Delhi to stay, says Supreme Court

The contractor responsible for toll collection had approached the apex court earlier this week expressing its reluctance to …

Metal meltdown

The global crash in aluminium prices, triggered by overproduction in China, is forcing Indian companies to shut down operations. The solution may …

Those without Aadhaar card can’t be denied service: Supreme Court

Information about fingerprints and other data in criminal investigations could be shared only after a suspect approves it, says apex court

Razing Aravalls (Video Special)

Residents of Harla ki Dhani in Rajasthan discuss effects of illegal mining in the Aravallis

The cost of inaction

Cornered by the SC and buckling under pressure of protesters, the Delhi government dilutes household industry norms

Health costs first

USEPA can now set stringent air quality standards only on the basis of health costs, not economic impacts

Net bill, gross disaster

The Aquaculture Authority Bill makes a mockery of the Supreme Court ruling on aquaculture firms

Slipping through

Late reaction to toxic oil imports by state Pollution Control Board (Read full article)

Smog envelops India's smaller cities

A recent release from the Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh, January 2003, presents deadly facts about air pollution levels in Indian …

Taj corridor project compromises heritage

Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities' mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six …

Doomed! Carry on flushing

two years ago the Supreme Court fixed 31 March 2003 as the deadline for cleaning the Yamuna. It's April 2003 now and unbelievably, the river that …

The civil spring

Have an aggressive government and an overreaching judiciary curbed dissent?

Does the Supreme Court order mean eviction of forest dwellers right away?

Some reasons why the rejection of FRA does not amount to a claimant being an encroacher

Lock & hold

The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate

SC rejects plea against relocating Dhari Devi

Says temple not a protected ASI monument

Bihar in reverse gear

State plans to bring down its minimum wage rate to that under MGNREGA

An ordeal by water

SAVING SKINS

Damn not the oustees

The human tragedy that will unfold as a result of the Sardar Sarovar dam has to be mitigated

Food first

Wealthy and impoverished nations cannot share common environment regulation mechanisms

In court

Cast away

Debate on Orissa's Vedanta mining project sidelines animals

Supreme Court says yes to road through sanctuary near Uttarakhand