India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

'Even If We Have To Die, We Won't Let This Port Come Up'

'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.' Reportage and Videos: Rediff.com's Hemant Waje, Satish Bodas,......

Chronicles Of A Disaster Foretold

'The larger story of systematic destruction, which can and has been quantified, goes mysteriously missing from any political and/or public discourse about the ongoing devastation in the Ghats,'......

Delhi govt must take blame for nod to fell 422 trees: SC

The Delhi government has shown lack of sensitivity over protecting the environment, the Supreme Court said while rapping it for granting permission to the Delhi Development Authority to chop 422......

Ban on single-use plastic kicks in from July 1

As the ban on certain single-use plastic items kicks in from Friday, state governments will initiate an enforcement campaign and close down units engaging in production, distribution, stocking and......

Modi's 5-year vision: What's it all about

Spurring the economy, currently in the throes of a slowdown, remains the prime focus for most ministries, but the government is also looking to make women's welfare and environmental protection key......

Adani's coal mine project in Australia gets final okay

Indian energy giant Adani on Thursday cleared the last regulatory hurdle to commence work on its controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project in Australia, with the Queensland state authorities......

New controversies hit Adani's Carmichael coal mine project

Adani, which already has mining and environmental licences from the state government, requires the state approvals on management plans on the endangered finch bird and groundwater in order to......

Zhangjiakou has training schools and overseas projects for winter sports, says mayor

A villager walks along billboards with the bidding logo of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics near Genting Ski Resort, which could host some Olympic skiing events, in Chongli county of Zhangjiakou.......