Steel minister’s POSCO statement comes as relief to Odisha village residents
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had said that the steel giant will have to bid for iron ore reserves in an open auction
The battle for a strong Lokpal
As the showdown between Anna Hazare and the Centre begins what implications does it have for the relationship between the government and non-…
As the showdown between Anna Hazare and Centre begins what implications does it have for the relationship between the government and non-…
Tiger tour operators' incidental love: tribals
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava's take on tour operators' claim that tourism in core areas of reserves is good for tribals
Nagpur citizens oppose power tariff hike, load shedding
Hike proposed is fifth in a year; people blame power distributor for not recovering dues from the powerful
DMRC rejects Reliance Infra notice to terminate contract on Airport Metro Line
Wheat price war
Central ministries disagree on minimum support price for wheat
Forest depts as nodal agency for community forest resources: A political blunder
The Chhattisgarh government issued an order on May 31, making the state forest department the nodal agency for Community Forest Resource Rights
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
US $50 million to protect biodiversity in India
Manmohan Singh says the challenge is to develop new models of inclusive conservation
Bihar has little money to pay workers under MGNREGS
Blames Centre for non-release of funds
Environment ministry approves mining near Vaishno Devi shrine
Trikuta wildlife sanctuary to be denotified
Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal
After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …
Bihar hopes Union Budget will set right Finance Commission’s ‘wrong’
Finance Commission recommended curtailing funds under Backward Region Grant Fund
Sugar cane price: UP farmers settle for Rs 245-250 per quintal
Karnataka and Maharashtra farmers get much less, stage protests
Work on Suktel irrigation project begins at gun point
Balangir district authorities use police force to allow construction work as anti-dam stir continues
Brace for more extreme weather events in Himalayas, warn experts
Maximum temperatures in mountain region may rise by 0.5°C to 2.5°C, says state action plan on climate change
Meghalaya suspends rat-hole coal mining
State government yet to finalise a policy for scientific and regulated mining in Jaintia hills and elsewhere
Shah Commission wound up before it could probe illegal mining in Chhattisgarh
As environmental groups appeal against termination of commission, Supreme Court asks government to respond by November 18
Public hearing for Jindal coal project in Raigarh held amid protests
Will National Green Tribunal accept the second public hearing; it had dismissed the first one held five years ago as a ‘farce’
Eco-cabs join Chandigarh's public transport service
Plans afoot to increase demand for cycle rickshaws, reduce use of motor vehicles
Situation tense as Tamil Nadu gives go-ahead to Kudankulam Nuclear Plant
Sixteen activists, including two top leaders, are on indefinite hunger strike
Prime Minister’s Logic
POSCO to get water from Mahanadi
People protest Odisha government's decision to allocate water from the Mahanadi and Hansua rivers, saying it will turn large tracts of farms …
Obituary: Ashish Bose, a man who counted
India’s foremost demographer had a lively interest in a host of societal issues, specially the state of the aam aadmi