Dumping of debris and waste materials on the Hindon river bed has been banned by National Green Tribunal as it results in hindrance to the natural flow of water near the site of a new bridge over t
In a rare anti-Mamata gesture, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has written a letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleging “non-utilisation of funds” to the tune of o
DHAMARA (Odisha), 19 APRIL: India today took a major leap in its strategic capability by successfully test-firing its nuclear capable, 5,000 km-range Agni-V missile, bringing China under its cover
Nearly two decades after private firm Kalinga Power Corporation was allocated a coal block for its proposed thermal power plant in Odisha, Delhi High Court has upheld the Centre's subsequent decisi
A group of NGOs today strongly opposed the state government's fresh proposal of disposing of nearly 350 tons of toxic waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide plant at Bhopal in the Pithampur indus
Shimla, 6 April: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly today passed the HP Lokayukta Bill, 2012, in the amended form with incorporation of an additional clause, empowering Lokayukta with powers of contempt
Panaji, 6 April: Over 40 mine operating firms have been issued notice by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) for extracting iron ore beyond the limits stipulated in the environmental clea
Rhino counting will start on Saturday at Kaziranga National Park, home to about two-thirds of the world population of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros.
KOZHIKODE (Kerala), 6 APRIL: Expressing opposition to the mineral mining policies of the Centre which had led to the “loot and plunder” of countrys natural resources, the CPI-M today asked governme
