Udaipur hotels face demolition
Rajasthan High Court orders action against 41 hotels encroaching on lakes and for violating court order
EU biofuel targets fuelling inflation: study
Land meant for food crops being used to grow biofuel crops; may push up food prices by 36 per cent by 2020
Legal protection for wildlife corridors, soon: Jayanthi Natarajan
Several elephant habitats and forest corridors used by wildlife fall outside sanctuaries and parks
Voyager 1 set to cross new frontier
NASA says spacecraft floating in heliosheath, and on the verge of crossing over to the interstellar space
Health goals of 11th Five-Year Plan unmet. 12th Plan hopes to achieve them
Planning Commission's working group recommends repeating last Plan targets in the 12th Plan
Supreme Court not inclined to hear plea for stay on nuclear plants
Petitioners seek time to produce documents showing they have exhausted all other avenues of grievance redressal
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board revises its consent order to Kudankulam plant
Madras High Court had questioned the heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge
High court questions permission to make Kudankulam plant operational
Judgement in related case on nuclear safety is likely on August 29
Doubts persist over Green Climate Fund taking off at Doha
Workshop on climate finance gives hope, but a lot of work remains to be done
NHRC raps states for denying silicosis deaths
Issues show-cause notices to Jharkhand and Delhi for payment of monetary relief
Kolkata to host parallel AIDS conference after US denies entry to sex workers
Country’s laws do not permit granting visa to those involved in prostitution
BIS finalises street food norms
Standard to ensure vendors follow hygienic practices and serve food safe for health
Private doctors strike work to protest proposed legislation
Supreme Court notice to Indian Medical Association on plea challenging strike
Another suspected poaching incident in Pench
Authorities fail to keep check
Green tribunal suspends POSCO’s clearance
The South Korean giant will now have to apply for a fresh environmental clearance
Custom duty waiver for CFLs in budget: Nothing to cheer about
Likely to make LEDs cheaper only by Rs 10 to Rs 12
Budget through the years
Climate change threat to food produce in India, says study
'Erratic rainfall and rising input costs forcing farmers to migrate'
Salwa Judum
The face of state government’s counter-insurgency strategy
Dengue on the rise: global burden is three times WHO estimate
Study shows India contributed more than one-third of burden in 2010
Five-in-one vaccine now available for free in Delhi healthcare facilities
Activists concerned about deaths caused by pentavalent vaccine
Nutri-farms to fight hidden hunger
In a first, bio-fortification technology gets Rs 200 crore in the Union Budget
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka delegation urges prime minister not to notify tribunal award
State delegation demands reassessment of water needs of Tamil Nadu
Green tribunal decides to evaluate Nirma cement plant site afresh
Says project needs to be reassessed in view of conflicting reports of experts
Eyesores to city attractions: plans afoot to develop Delhi nullahs into eco-corridors
Pilot project cleared to convert Barapullah drain into an eco-mobility corridor