SC fines man with Rs 4.54 cr for cutting over 400 trees

Cutting a large number of trees is worse than killing human beings, the Supreme Court has said, while fining a man Rs 1 lakh for each illegally cut tree. Representative image. Photograph: ANI......

SC sets aside NGT order halting Auroville construction

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a National Green Tribunal order halting construction activities at Auroville in Chennai for want of environmental clearance and said a "golden balance" needed......

'Allahabad Rape Judgment Will Be Reversed'

'If it is not reversed, it will set a dangerous precedent.' Photograph: ANI Photo   On March 17, the Allahabad high court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, watered......

SC relief for Jaggi Vasudev's yoga centre in green norm case

In a relief to Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with a Madras high court order quashing notices of the TN pollution body over the alleged violation of environmental norms and......

SC says it's concerned about risk factors of GM mustard

The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday it is more concerned about the risk factors than anything else when it comes to the conditional approval granted by the Centre for environmental release of......

Noida twin towers demolished, Supertech brought down to earth

Nine years after a residents association went to court over the illegally built Supertech twin towers, a series of controlled explosions reduced the 100-metre tall structures to a huge pile of......

Jagriti Yatra: Building India through enterprise

An ambitious endeavour, the Jagriti Yatra is both a promotion of enterprise and itself a manifestation of ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit. After traversing across India in a chartered train......

India's Green Shoots for the Planet

Modi's unexpected announcement of achieving net zero by 2070 may have neatly deflected the pressures on India to sign up to an ambitious pledge but it does nothing to dispel the ecological......

A Century Of Inspiring Olympic Moments

IMAGE: US gymnast Simone Biles is the most decorated man or woman her sport has ever seen. Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The Olympics have captured the world's imagination......

Hamilton not quitting anytime soon

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton said he could possibly go on for another five years.  Photograph: Caroline Chia/Reuters Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday said he did not plan on......

Green Tribunal concerned over water use in IPL

IMAGE: The National Green Tribunal suggested laying down mandatory requirement of engagement of an environmental expert for every cricket stadium for ensuring compliance with the environmental......