U'khand forest officials shifted over tree-felling in Corbett

More than two dozen officials of the Uttarakhand forest department have been transferred following allegations of large scale felling of trees and illegal constructions in Corbett Tiger Reserve's......

In Mann Ki Baat, PM promises aid to schools focusing on innovation

The Centre is working closely with states to help the flood-hit people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he pitched for technological solutions to the daily life problems and......

Budget session ends, PM rues RS not passing GST

As Parliament session ended without passing the landmark goods and services tax bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rued the Rajya Sabha not approving the biggest indirect tax reform......

'We pay lip service to environment protection'

Theconflict between development and environment should not cause unnecessary delays, says Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh.Over the last five years, the Environment Ministry was......

What FM's stimulus package 2.0 offers

On reforms in pipeline, she said the government is for universal right to minimum wages and wants to remove regional disparity through a national floor wage. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI......

Jal Shakti Ministry allocated Rs 28,261 crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spelled out water, its management, clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the next decade. The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the......

GST prospects get ambiguous again

If GST is to be taken up during the ongoing session, much hinges on whether the government on Monday accommodates Congress concerns on the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning......

India Shining! Precious forest land wiped away for 23,716 industrial projects

The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......