Ministry readies draft to dilute tribal rights to help India Inc

The Supreme Court asked the Union environment ministry to review six specific hydroelectric projects on the upper Ganga basin in Uttarakhand.

Natarajan said she had an unpopular job but she never did anything wrong

Delhi concedes one climate issue on Obama's agenda

The ordinance has returned near absolute power of discretion in land acquisition, except in tribal areas, into the hands of the bureaucracy yet again

As per revised rules every four tribals is likely to be displaced or affected by projects, as their habitations were rich in natural resources

Clauses on land return, action against officials diluted

Most conflicts arise from government takeover of land, often on behalf of private investors: Report

Developed nations have refused financial support for climate change to India, China and Brazil.

Environment ministry also plans to cut the two-stage mandatory clearances under the Environment Protection Act to a single stage, shaving six months from the process.

Scheme faces pincer attack with a proposed higher proportion of expenditure on material, reducing the budget available to pay wages and focus on implementing it only in 2,500 blocks.

DLF has long been embroiled in a controversy over a deal that brought windfall profits to Robert Vadra, son-in-law of United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

US wants to include climate change deal in it; India disinclined

Union government limits powers of Anti Corruption Bureau to corruption cases involving Delhi state govt officials

Delhi Police claims that the FIR reveals serious cognizable corruption & cheating offences, so matter is within its jurisdiction.

The UN climate negotiation decisions are meant to be taken by consensus and to originate from the submissions of all countries.

That does not change with the much-expected new US announcement, it only reiterates the imbalance.

PMO's stance came as part of a reply to the whistle-blower forest officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, after he dragged the PMO to the Central Information Commission for denying information under the RTI Act.

Internal report, to be finalised in seven-10 days, may also suggest reduction in subsidies

In the Inner Manipur constituency, which goes to the polls on Thursday, the Communist Party of India candidate is backed by the Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiv Sena, et al. Nitin Sethi reports