NEW DELHI: Ninety percent of projects got environmental clearance in the country last year as compared to nearly 54% in 2014.

Something seems dangerously off about the state government's understanding of conservation.

Union Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave on Wednesday said that a 'Jan Andolan' -- mass movement -- is needed for regeneration of the forests and nature.

Potential hydro power projects in the Himalayan region would need to factor in chances of increased floods from the formation of new lakes and the expansion of existing ones due to melting glaciers

The state’s Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) has already submitted a detailed concept note to the Centre.

COLVA: Economy is the key and development is the need of the hour to strike a balance between the two raging issues of environment and development was the conclusion of the chair during a panel dis

Environmental activist Bittu Sahgal on Sunday expressed concern over the proposed construction of the Rampal thermal power plant in the Sunderbans, saying the project would trigger unavoidable envi

Despite the government’s orders to brick kilns, cement factories and stone crushers to adhere to pollution norms, many have ignored the stipulations, inviting the government’s ire.

DEHRADUN: A number of city residents, incensed at the blatant encroachment by slum dwellers and builders who have started construction work in the ecologically-fragile Rispana valley on the outskir