Latha Jishnu / New Delhi April 4, 2009, 0:04 IST

Since 2006, procedures for assessing environmental damage have been watered down to an alarming degree.

For the first time, a political party

CHENNAI: People keep blaming oil spill and other marine disasters, but, in reality, 85 per cent of pollutants in maritime areas comes from land-based sources, according to S.P.S. Basra, Commander, Indian Coast Guard, Eastern region.

Pune MPKV farm is one of three such sites in India

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sanctioned a loan of 77.75 yen, (around Rs 4,061 crore) to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the development of Phase- II. The DMRC, under Phase II will provide an additional 80 km in a total of six lines, three of which are extensions. Another benefit of the project will be to promote tourism.

REPORT that the mosques in Valley have joined Green campaign is a heartening development. The devotees, who come to offer prayers in the mosques, are urged to join the efforts to save the planet Earth by keeping it green and pollution free by avoiding use of polythene.

Shimla: Social activists Medha Patkar and Sunderlal Bahuguna are expected to join the Himalaya Bachao Campaign, which would be kicked of in Himachal from Bilaspur district on April 9, where they would join activist groups from all over the state in the

GUWAHATI, March 18

Observing that the preservation of ecology is a fundamental challenge, Governor NN Vohra has said Shri Amarnath Shrine Board will take a firm initiative in funding eco-awareness-cum-conservation campaigns and supplementing the afforestation programmes in selected areas.