Madras High Court admits petition accusing Tamil Nadu works department of illegal sand mining
'None of the 42 mining sites on the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers have environment clearance'
Kolkata evicts ecological refugees
Seven hundred squatters occupying prime land rendered homeless; activists demanding their rehabilitation branded Maoists
Earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami fear in India
Centre for ocean information services later withdraws tsunami warning for Andaman and Nicobar islands
Delhi High Court cancels clearance to mining project in Goa
Ramesh Gauns, an environmental activist, had been battling the government, against the clearance for five years
Liberal politics of Economic Survey 2011-12
The Economic Survey 2011-12 showcases the dividends of economic liberalisation started by the ruling party. But admits: growth is not possible …
Shimla to levy green fee on private vehicles
Fund to be used to improve road infrastructure and promote ecological sensitivity among tourists
Message SCIMBL for science alert
Vigyan Prasar celebrates National Science Day; launches mobile alert service to inculcate interest in science
Green tribunal suspends environment clearance of Scania sponge iron plant in Raigarh
Environment ministry granted clearance even though mandatory public consultations were not held
Residents protesting Adani's Tiroda power plant fear eviction, violence
Company started construction work around village settlement without rehabilitating affected people
Experts demand regulator for nutrition institutes
Standard training would ensure nutritionists prescribe diets suited to Indians, and not those set by western countries
Maharashtra forest department to go hi-tech
Satellite images and information technology will be used to check poaching, tree felling
Goa public accounts committee blows the lid off mining scam
Fifteen million tonnes of iron ore extracted and exported from the state illegally in last six years
Vedanta's expansion plan hits road block
Environment ministry wants fresh environmental impact assessment for mining giant's Lanjigarh alumina refinery
Bt Brinjal – the war goes on
Pro Bt Brinjal group releases a report challenging contention that the vegetable is used in medicine
Vitamin C could be panacea for drug-resistant TB
Vitamin triggers reaction which eventually kills off bacteria; could help shorten drug therapy
UN praises Bangladesh for evacuation ahead of cyclone Mahasen
One million people evacuated from 13 coastal districts 24 hours before landfall; 13 fatalities reported so far
Kerala's answer to drought: PPP model for water management
Activists say the move will end up privatising water sources and wetlands; increase water cost manifold
Over 140 nations adopt Minamata Convention to phase out mercury
Agreement has weak controls on mercury emissions from major sources like coal-fired power plants
Chhattisgarh to outsource diagnostic services in government hospitals
Activists say these centres will end up serving outside patients at the cost of hospital patients
Bear finds place in nation's conservation programme
Jayanthi Natarajan releases action plan to conserve bear species at international conference on bear research and management in Delhi
Traditional knowledge of fisher people may be included in the process of identifying marine biodiversity hot spots
Some countries noncommittal about identifying ecologically and biologically sensitive marine areas in high seas and territorial waters
Maharashtra bans Bt cotton seeds of Mahyco Monsanto Biotech
Move follows complaints against the company of providing inferior seeds, cheating and creating shortages
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Exxon Valdez for July 30
'Gujarat authorities violated apex court order banning entry of ship into Indian waters'
Poor countries increase domestic funding for AIDS control programmes
Eighty-one countries increased their domestic investment for AIDS by over 50 per cent between 2006 and 2011
Supreme Court asks government to ban import of toxic waste
Seeks changes in hazardous waste rules so that it complies with provisions of the Basel Convention