Deo slams MP government for denying forest rights to tribals in Mahan

Union tribal affairs minister says villagers’ consent to mining by Hindalco and Essar comprised more than 11,000 forged signatures

Mining effect: Aravalli gets new lakes

Deep digging in the mountain range for minerals has ruptured aquifers that now water mining pits

Kargil: Wall of landslide debris over river at risk of collapse

A tributary of the Zanskar river remains blocked due to landslide debris, threatening life in the valley. National Disaster Management Authority …

Rehabilitation of Uttarakhand disaster-affected top priority for new chief minister

People displaced by floods and landslides last summer spent harsh winter months in makeshift tents

Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet

'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project

Dhari Devi idol goes missing

Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project

COVID-19: Will Uttarakhand be able to provide work to its migrant population?

More than 330,000 people have returned to their villages so far, with Almora and Pauri Garhwal districts getting the greatest number of returnees

Suspected Ebola case in Manipur; Northeast mounts strict vigil

Manipur, Assam and Tripura have increased screening of foreign visitors, including football players

Environment ministry to clear controversial Demwe hydroelectric project

Wildlife board in its report had pointed that the project will affect ecology in the area

COVID-19: Reverse migration sparks concern for Punjab’s paddy season

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked the Union government to allow labourers and cardholders under MGNREGA scheme to work in farm operations

Environmental fallout of cooperation

Whether energy cooperation will benefit the environment or create problems in South Asia depends largely on whether hydropower is considered …

When mining interests prevail over SC order

Uttar Pradesh where IAS officer Durga Shakti got suspended after taking on politicians involved in sand mining is not the only state to bypass …

Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended

Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India

Indefinite ban on GM field trials recommended

Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists also against herbicide-tolerant crops for India  

Dark twist to bright tale

Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …

Are lawyers game for cycling to court?

The remark by Chief Justice of India, Justice R M Lodha, that lawyers should start cycling to work has created a flutter in the legal circles. …

Simply Put: Evolution of Man

AAP rides on drug abuse issue in Punjab

Activists say Punjab may lose an entire generation to drug abuse

Kendriya Bhandar to open outlets in more states

More than 60-year-old cooperative commits to Gandhian values to stay relevant

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A lame duck Schedule of the Constitution

The true potential of the Fifth Schedule was diluted right at its conception

Political parties use rural health mission scam stick to beat Mayawati government

Bahujan Samaj Party leader defiant blames UPA for the mess

India, Indonesia, Bangladesh & Vietnam host to most under-construction coal projects worldwide: Report

Building new unabated coal power plants must stop to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to analysis

Simply Put: Walk for water

Why no cover for mental illness? Supreme Court asks Centre, regulator

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death brings issue back in focus