Cheyyur power project: people to move court against MoEF panel approval
Activists say expert appraisal committee's clearance to proposed ultra mega power project based on false information furnished in EIA report
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
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?
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
Adani project in Mundra has violated environmental norms: MoEF committee report
Report recommends reform of coastal zone regulations, establishment of environment restoration fund
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
India denies GMO contamination in basmati
EU had sought clarification after finding genetically modified organisms in the exported rice
NGT order clears way for Nirma cement plant at cost of wetland
Tribunal has set aside revocation of environmental clearance to Nirma Limited’s proposed cement plant
MoEF's forest panel rejects Dibang, Tipaimukh hydel projects
Diversion of large tracts of forests,impact on wildlife and people’s livelihoods cited as main reasons; ball now in minister’s court
Dhari Devi idol goes missing
Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project
Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link on hold
National Green Tribunal orders not to begin construction on the basis of seven-year-old environment clearance
Supreme Court orders incineration of Bhopal's toxic waste at non-functional treatment facility in Dhar district
Madhya Pradesh government and activists fighting for Bhopal gas victims to file review petition
Lavasa above law
Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …
Regulating small-scale mines below 5 ha
Will National Green Tribunal's restraint order curb haphazard and unscientific mining of minor minerals that includes sand?
Environment ministry, CPCB endorse burning Bhopal's toxic waste at Nagpur
Ignore report that says defence research organisation's facility not suitable for disposing of heavy metals
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
Green tribunal panel finds ash from Okhla plant 'truly hazardous'
Tribunal directs waste management company to control emissions, record plastic content of waste
Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants
People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants
MoEF failed to protect environment: Public Accounts Committee
Forest cover of India is just 21 per cent against the target of 33 per cent set by Planning Commission for 2012
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
Dongrias decide
Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say
I was dropped because I stood for Western Ghats conservation: P T Thomas
P T Thomas, senior Indian National Congress leader and sitting Member of Parliament from Idukki Lok Sabha constituency, has been denied a ticket …
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 …