New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on the Orissa Mining Corporation’s (OMC) plea accusing former environment minister Jairam Rame

Sustainable mining is an oxymoron. Environmentalists will tell you this. Mining – from coal to limestone – destroys forests, devastates mountains and leaves the land pock-marked.

Contractor used earth mover to uproot tree in city
Removal of a tree using an earth mover by a contractor for the purpose of constructing storm water drain along Dr.Balasundaram Road near the RTO office on Wednesday afternoon led to protest by non-Governmental organisations involved in conservation of nature.

It is learnt that a contractor who had taken up the work of constructing a storm wate

Mangalore: The Supreme Court has allowed Navdanya, a recognised premier network of organic farmers headed by Dr Vandana Shiva and human rights activist and environmentalist Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag to file an intervention application in the case filed by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) seeking a country-wide permanent ban on Endosulfan.

According to a press release, the apex court o

Dam proposed on the Alaknanda

SONARPUR, 18 JULY: Although environmentalists have stressed the importance of tree plantation for regulating pollution level in the air, illegal felling of trees is on the rise in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. People living in close proximity to forests in South 24-Parganas are directly involved in illegal trade in wood.

Few Hyderabadis know that they consume 0.14 to 9.50 micrograms per litre of uranium when they drink water from the River Krishna.

While the amount is within the permissible limits set by the World Health Organisation, environmentalists warn that the dissolved uranium levels in water will go up once the Uranium Corporation of India Limited takes up mining in Nagarjunasagar.

Palike cold to anguish, anger
Bangalore : Once the pride of Malleswaram, the Sankey Bund Road on Friday wore a deserted look.

Chain-saw marauders: Police evict a woman protesting against axing of trees for widening the Sankey Road on Friday.

PANJIM: At least 40 mining leases, 20 of which are active, will be affected once Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is declared as Tiger Reserve.
Talking to reporters, environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar said that state government will never accept the proposal to make Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as

PANJIM: In a major victory for green activists in Goa, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has asked Goa government to submit a proposal to declare Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as tiger reserve.

In a letter to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said,