The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant......
The United Progressive Alliance government has announced the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the Rs 176,000 crore 2G scam. The JPC will comprise 20 members from Lok Sabha and......
The DMK parliamentary party appears to be a house divided, reports R Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M K Stalin addresses party cadres. With an impressive 23 members and......
August 2005: 26 tigers. 21 adult tigers and 5 five cubs younger than 20 monthsOctober 2006: 31 tigers. 18 adult tigers and 13 cubs These figures, reflecting the population of tigers in one of......
Prakash Javadekar’s one year as India’s minister of state (independent charge) of environment, forests and climate change has been an unmitigated disaster, says activist Himanshu......
In what could further delay South Korean giant Posco's plan to set up a $12-billion steel plant in Orissa, a green panel on Tuesday decided to defer decision on its fate citing absence of......
The move, which can be carried out by affecting changes in the regulations and rules underlying the environment laws, without legislative amendments, could come through by the end of the year. The......
The fact that the government has no specific deadline to impose this policy was revealed through a response to an RTI application in February 2017. The Union government has said it doesn’t......
Union ministry of home affairs changed its mind and gave bid clearance for Hiranandani Developers and its consortium partner, Zurich Airport The Navi Mumbai international airport project......
Big industrial projects may face a hurdle in getting clearances if their promoters do not have a sound corporate environmental policy in place. The environment ministry has decided to link......