rapped for laxity: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has received a sharp reprimand from the Delhi High Court (HC) for failing to ensure the closure of polluting units in the capital. The

Civic authorities like to demolish slums. And, as NIDHI JAMWAL finds in the case of Delhi s Yamuna Pushta, such moves invariably also flout all statutory norms

Expert opinion ignored in talks on Jarawa tribe s future

The sugar sector recently faced another setback as a result of a Supreme Court ruling, upholding the right of state governments to determine a sugarcane price that mills are obliged to pay farmers, different from the statutory minimum price (smp), which is fixed by the Centre.

Ex CJI faces contempt case

Victims of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh have suffered a major setback, with the Court of Appeals in London ruling that the British Geological Survey (BGS) is not responsible for their plight.

A failed monsoon brings distress to Kerala; its second longest river, the Bharathapuzha, is virtually dry, and Palakkad district faces the worst drought in its history.

Who does the water under the ground belong to? Who has the right to exploit it? Are there limits on what can be extracted? Till three months ago, the answers to such questions were simple.

Sand mining continues unabated in Tamil Nadu there are no signs of any let up in the quarrying of river sand in Tamil Nadu. This despite the Madras High Court staying the activity on all sites except the 79 owned by the state government

More than two years ago, the Union ministry of urban development and poverty alleviation moud issued a notification making wastewater recycling compulsory in Delhi. But the rules have not been enforced to date, with the capital s implementing agencies s

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