The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down for immediate consideration, pleas by the Union Government and the state of Gujarat for permission to increase the height of the Narmada dam from the present

THE West Bengal government has been chided by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) for cutting down mangroves over an area of 1,750 ha in the Sunderbans region without procuring

The Supreme Court of India recently directed the Union ministry of environment and forests to enforce the laws prohibiting the use and dumping of banned hazardous substances. The court remarked that

An open nuclear industry would hardly indicate that India has achieved desired safety levels

The latest Gowdaspeak is a draft bill that would restrict people s access to courts to agitate against environmental mismanagement

By amending the National Highways Act, Prime Minister Deve Gowda seems to be giving an open charter of exploitation to the building lobby

Grassroot bodies should pressurise the state government to effectively implement the new Act on tribal self rule passed by the Centre