Serkapadi palli sabha says no to mining in any part of Niyamgiri hills
It is one of the 12 villages identified by Odisha government for holding India's first environment referendum
MoEF changes stand on relocation of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam
Supreme Court rebuffs ministry for opposing relocation of the temple at a higher level, something its own committee had approved
MoEF notice to halt work on lion safari project in Etawah
Notice to Uttar Pradesh says project in reserved forestland for commercial purpose is illegal
Maharashtra to propose five wetland sites for recognition as Ramsar sites
MoEF will screen the sites independently to decide whether they are eligible for nomination
Green tribunal reserves order on Jindal's Raigarh power plant
Company broke up its expansion project into two components after MoEF suspended terms of reference for earlier proposal
New eco-tourism guidelines likely to favour tourism industry
MoEF panel recommends opening up to 20 per cent of core tiger habitats in reserves for tourism; earlier guidelines proposed only community-based …
Kaziranga’s no-development zone has 90 factories
Green tribunal orders closure of all industries that began operations after the zone was notified in 1996; others to use clean fuel
CAG raps environment ministry over ‘illegal’ appointments
Central Pollution Control Board created or upgraded posts without approval of finance ministry
High Court forces Maharashtra to take credible action against Lavasa
Environment ministry to pass order on Lavasa’s application for environmental clearance in three weeks
Forest clearance process made comprehensive
Draft policy details inspection, verification, monitoring and procedure of granting forest clearance
Radio collars for elephants in forests along rail tracks
Environment ministry wants to tag jumbos to track their movements and avert rail accidents
Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel
It recommends ban on activities that damage the environment in such regions; more studies proposed for Gundia hydropower project and Athirappilly dam
Mumbai sea link extension may be junked in favour of a coastal road
Activists say Rs 9,000 crore project will destroy beaches and violates coastal regulations
MoEF clears first phase of Lavasa hill city
High level committee to monitor whether developer complies with conditions of environmental clearance
Fruits of afforestation
Adivasis in southern Madhya Pradesh see salvation from malnutrition in a drive to plant fruit trees
‘Lanco public hearing rigged’
Farmers accuse power company of registering bogus speakers, question timing of public hearing with sowing season
Srinagar hydroelectric project: walls of desilting basin collapse
Houses and fields inundated in several villages; residents had been complaining of water leakage from power channel canal for past one week
Forest department shocker to Mumbai suburban residents: pay more to regularise homes on forestland
Residents question hike when Supreme Court is yet to decide dispute over status of their land
Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department
New rules allow cluster mine holders to circumvent environmental clearance; high court had stressed on obtaining the mandatory clearance
Alaknanda-Badrinath hydroelectric project challenged in green tribunal
Any development in the region will have irreversible negative impacts on ecology and wildlife, say activists demanding scrapping of project
Emissions trading in particulate matter takes off
Will the market-based approach to controlling air pollution prove more effective than enforcement methods used by pollution control boards?
High court stays land acquisition for Kovvada nuclear power plant
Petitioner alleges violation of norms, demands land acquisition should be permitted only after environmental clearances are secured
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
Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill
RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now
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