The Supreme Court judgement ordering suspension of all mining activities in the 448 sq. km. area of the Aravalli Hill range falling in Haryana's districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon including Mewat.

The writ petitioner, Prafulla Samantra, appealed in his personal capacity as the President of a Social Organisation viz.

Regulating GM paddy: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the ministry of agriculture, department of biotechnology under ministry of science and technology and the environment ministry to clear their stand on the regulatory process for approval of genetically modified (GM) crops (see

MoEF to clear the 33 km passing through reserve forest THE Karnataka High Court, on March 19, vacated its stay on a road-widening project that environmentalists are opposing. Nearly two-thirds of the 51-km road, connecting Peerunwadi in Belgaum district with Chorla near Goa border, passes through a reserve forest in the Western Ghats. The court said the state government could

NEW DELHI: A committee of environmental experts set up by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has concluded that there were major shortfalls in complying with the prescribed environmental conditionalities and requirements with respect to the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).

Ropar: No pong ash is being used from Ropar thermal plant for the construction of Kurali-Kiratpur Sahib stretch of the National Highway 21 despite strict guidelines of the government of India.

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India is on the verge of clearing its first genetically modified food crop, Bt brinjal, with several others in the pipeline. Does India need GM crops? Are they safe? How much does the consumer know?

New Delhi: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has ordered a high-level inquiry into the death of a tiger at the Kanha Tiger Reserve on Sunday evening, following allegations that it was hit by a vehicle carrying R P Singh, field director of the reserve.

Court to decide on airport in eco-sensitive zone THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused permission for the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. The ministry has asked the Maharashtra government to first get it cleared from the Bombay High Court. Eight hundred hectares (ha) of mangroves that protect Navi Mumbai

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