New Delhi: The stupendous growth of east Delhi over the last few decades has come with a set of problems.

A survey of East Delhi has revealed the area’s vulnerability to damage from earthquakes, due to unauthorised construction and lack of adherence to norms.

The Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GPC) is a multi-stakeholder, consensus-based protocol for developing internationally recognized and accepted community-scale greenhouse gas accounting and reporting standards.

Environmentalists on Thursday sued to stop a development project that would build a new town on the shores of the Salton Sea, California's largest lake, because they said it would increase pollutio

After high-profile Adarsh housing society in Mumbai it may now be the turn of other skyscrapers in the country to face the brunt of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).

The earthquake today that jolted the National Capital and the adjoining NCR region has brought the safety of buildings in and around the capital back into focus.

With a view to improving fire safety of high-rise buildings, the environment ministry has issued guidelines co-relating the height of the building to the width of the road.

India is at a crossroads in its development path. To keep pace with a projected 9 percent growth rate, India’s energy production must grow 6.5 percent per year from 2011 to 2017. India’s growth rate means rapid urbanization; building occupied area in India is projected to skyrocket from 8 billion square meters in 2005 to 41 billion in 2030.

This report has been prepared for submission to the Governor under Article 151 of the Constitution of India. Chapter 1 deals with the findings of performance audits in Forests and Environment, Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar and Sports, Youth Services and Cultural Activities Departments.

In the first-ever synchronised effort, the national Capital on Wednesday witnessed simultaneous mock drills across several sites.

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