KALAIGAON, Sept 16 – Large-scale human encroachment on the age-old elephant corridors of Udalguri district is posing a serious threat to the ecology of the district as well as the State.

JAIPUR: Taking a strong stand against encroachments in and around the Ramgarh Dam catchment area, the high court on Thursday directed the state government to cancel all land allotments that are ham

Commodities group Glencore released its first sustainability report on Wednesday showing it paid $780,000 in major environmental fines last year and had 18 fatalities.

To ensure that the land use is not changed by the owners who have been allotted the plots on concessional rate and to keep a check on encroachments, the urban development and housing department will appoint an independent agency or conduct a third party inspection regularly.

The Kanyakumari District Farmer's Association here has urged the Government to desilt all water bodies in different parts of the district for the benefit of farming community in and around Villukuri areas.

The fresh leases were granted to OMC for captive use in the light of a very large integrated steel plant proposed to be set up in Kadapa district by Janardhan Reddy’s Bramhani Steels. However, the lease orders issued by the government mentioned no such condition, thus allowing the company third-party sales.

The project to prevent flooding of the Mithi river has received a boost with the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) recently according CRZ clearance for a 13-km retaining wall along the much-abused river. The clearance was needed to build the wall taking into consideration the tide lines of the river.

Chandigarh: The tussle between Punjab and Haryana over the Hansi-Butana canal is set to take another turn after PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh accused the Central Water Commission (CWC) of changing