New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Leaders across political lines and environmentalists on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on its November 20 judgment that narrowed the definition of the Aravalli range, w... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Amid concerns that the Centre's definition of the Aravalli hills will open the range up for mining, the Union environment ministry earlier this month ordered states and Union ter... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India will soon have a cadre of private third party environmental auditors to ensure industries, processes, activities are meeting environmental norms, outsourcing a key responsi... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Global demand for coal is expected to plateau gradually and decline around 2030 as other power sources, especially renewable energy, natural gas and nuclear take over. The larges... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is considering a proposal to allow state wildlife boards to consider the laying of slurry, petroleum and crude oi... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Union environment ministry has reconstituted the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) with statutory powers, as directed by the Supreme Court in November, in a move that will ... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Villagers, environmental activists, political leaders tied raksha sutras - a thread that symbolises protection - to old-growth Deodar trees near Harsil in the upper reaches of Bha... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- The Uttarakhand government has given its nod to the widening of a 20.6-km stretch under the Char Dham project in the upper reaches of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive zone, people aware o... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Road projects led to the largest forest area diversion in the last five years, the Union environment ministry's response in Rajya Sabha on Thursday revealed. Road projects led to... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- In a new turn to an application on the Great Nicobar Holistic Development project being heard by the National Green Tribunal, the bench has decided that it will only refer to ple... Read More