Bonn sees some progress; Durban Platform agenda adopted
Negotiations on Kyoto Protocol and Long-term Cooperative Action conclude
Lavasa may lose special planning authority status
Comptroller and Auditor General had pulled up developer for illegal expansion plans
Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid
Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries
Bombay HC halts construction by Hiranandani Developers in Powai
Asks it to provide flats for economically weaker section of the society first
Renewable energy demand-supply mismatch
At the first trading session supply was about 500 RECs while demand was at 1,00,000 RECs
Scientists project path of radiation plume from Japan's nuclear reactors
Pollution-hit Tuticorin salt manufacturers worried by food safety act being implemented
Fly ash from thermal power plants in the area settles on the salt; affects quality
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
Alternatives to endosulfan
FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants
MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG
Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed
Patna High Court restores the right of second appeal under RTI law
Orders amendment in state rule that was contrary to RTI Act
Don't sign free trade agreement with EU, yet: Parliament panel to government
EU-India FTA must pass Parliament scrutiny before it is signed, says panel chairperson
Bengaluru water utility to launch door-to-door drive to check illegal borewells
Residents continue to drill for borewells, unaware that registration is now mandatory
Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission
TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme
Forest panel clears Jindal's mining projects in Saranda forest
Approval given without waiting for wildlife management plan for elephant reserve
Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition
Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link
A muddy trail: two landscape architects create a nature trail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
'Muddy Feet' gives access to a swamp and is meant to promote environmental awareness
Okhla bird sanctuary in danger
Construction work going on around the avian habitat without any approval
Maharashtra sugarcane farmers protest for better price
Agitation spreads to six districts, procurement near standstill
Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah
Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD
Bureau of Indian Standards failed to prescribe safety norms for mobile phones, towers: CAG report
Revised radiation limit to be in force from September 1
Maharashtra diverting water from Vidarbha farmers to power plants: Greenpeace report
71 more thermal power plants are in various stages of approval in the region
Vilappil residents force police to retreat
Kerala village panchayat demands permanent closure of waste treatment plant
SC allows dismantling of Exxon Valdez at Alang
Prohibits future entry of ships for ship-breaking if they violate Basel Convention
15 doctors went on foreign jaunt sponsored by pharma company, says Lok Sabha member
Doctors and pharma company deny charges