Plans for Andhra's scheduled castes, tribes remain on paper
No vision, no planning, no adequate allocation and utilisation of funds, says Cabinet panel report still under wraps
Public hearing for Bhushan steel plant ends in fracas
Company did not consult village council or obtain its consent as mandated by law for scheduled areas, complain residents
Climate conference: developed countries push for closing talks under Long-Term Cooperative Action
They make no promise on extending financial and technology support to developing countries
CAG finds lapses in dental education
Slams health ministry for granting permission to dental colleges with inadequate infrastructure and faculty
Government closer to signing deal to dispose of Bhopal waste
Most differences over clauses in the contract with GIZ to airlift waste to Germany for incineration resolved at GoM meeting
Death knell sounded for dirty carbon credits from coal
CDM Executive Board decides to put the methodology used by coal power plants to earn carbon credits under further scrutiny
Gurgaon expansion halted
High court bars authorities from sanctioning new real estate projects to curb rampant groundwater exploitation
The future we do not want
World leaders attending Rio+20 did nothing to tackle the interlinked crises of economy and ecology, says Sunita Narain after attending the …
‘Clean Ganga and Yamuna mission a failure’
Parliamentary panel says that not involving people living on the banks of the river is the reason for it
CAG tears apart Antrix-Devas deal
Former ISRO chairperson Madhavan Nair took advantage of the many positions of power he held to push deal through, says Comptroller and Auditor …
To fast track India’s industrial growth, FM gives sops to mining
Environmentalists say ministry of finance apathetic towards social environmental consequences
France sends top official to allay fears over Jaitapur nuclear power plant
Areva's technology has been approved by nuclear safety authorities of three nations, says chief of French atomic energy commission
Highest mortality year for dolphins, whales
US authorities investigating if stranding incidents linked to BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Environment ministry seeks to curb shoddy EIA reports
Project developers made responsible for data and content in environmental impact assessments
Andhra Pradesh drafts new land allotment policy
Proposes allotment at market price except in cases where land is to be used for non-profit public purpose
Endosulfan ban to continue
Supreme Court appointed committee fails to submit interim report
Rs 212 crore for Omkareshwar dam oustees
Activists allege farmers being shortchanged; demand strict implementation of rehabilitation policy and Supreme Court guidelines
CAG report reveals only partial truth about sewage discharged into Yamuna
It does not take into account sewage generated from areas that consume water from private borewells and private suppliers
Has government weakened its case against Vedanta?
Stand taken by environment ministry in Supreme Court affidavit gives opponents chance to press for mining in Niyamgiri hills
Unsafe water stunting growth of Indian children: report
Malnutrition and stunting is higher in the country than in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa, says a report by UNICEF and FAO
West Bengal fares poorly in MNREGS
Only 25 days of work provided per family as against the guaranteed 100 days of work; wages paid late in 55 per cent cases
Private venture in Vadodara's public park
Stiff opposition from residents to laser fountain and allied projects in Sayaji Baug forces Vadodara municipal corporation to announce scrapping …
India has approved ratification of Nagoya Protocol
Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan calls for partnership between developed and developing countries to meet the challenges of protecting …
Even Japan not equipped to protect biosafety, says anti-GM group
Consumers' Union of Japan says its government has been unable to deal with the health and livelihood problems arising from imported GM canola
Rajasthan drafts its own wildlife tourism guidelines
Allows tourism in core tiger habitats and areas in reserves from where villages were uprooted