Even as Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) placed a report before the Supreme Court on Tuesday recommending relocation of Nirma Ltd's cement plant at Mahuva, agitating farmers in the region have welcomed the report of the expert body.

"The MoEF's report is in favour of farmers and in environment.

Thanks to the intervention of the Delhi High Court following a plea filed by residents against unrelenting noise at Jantar Mantar, the hustle bustle at the Capital

Ranchi, May 6: Jharkhand High Court today directed the water resource department secretaries of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to hold a meeting on Kanhar dam project in Garhwa, a project that has been hanging in balance since almost 40 years.

The division bench of Justices Prakash Tatia and Ramesh Kumar Merathia was hearing a PIL filed by former minister Hemendra Pratap Dehati who said that constr

Jorhat, May 5: The Brahmaputra Board has assured Gauhati High Court that it would take up several emergency anti-erosion measures in at least eight locations in Majuli by March 31.

Based on a PIL filed by residents of the island, the court had issued showcause notices to the board and the ministry of water transport for failing to protect the lives and property of the people of Majuli island fr

MUMBAI: The state government's apathetic stand towards the illegal felling of trees only highlights its short-sightedness , say activists and environmentalists who are fighting a losing battle trying to protect the city's green cover.

Activist Sumaira Abudulali who runs Awaaz Foundation said: "The only way to way to reduce carbon-dioxide content in the atmosphere is by planting more trees.

LUCKNOW: The groundwater recharge project undertaken by the state and central ground water board (CGWB) in the city has come under scrutiny of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court. The project aimed at rainwater harvesting through pits dug up in parks.

MUMBAI: A public interest litigation (PIL) seeking judicial intervention to protect the eco-fragile Sawantwadi-Dodamarg region from rampant mining and haphazard development has been filed in the Bombay high court.

The 35-kilometre stretch in Sindhudurg district is an integral wildlife corridor for sanctuaries and national parks in the state, Goa and Karnataka.

The PIL, filed by NGO Awaaz Fou

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday sought explanation from the state government, Centre and gas companies in regard with a PIL seeking additional quota of natural gas from the Centre for Gujarat for domestic and vehicular usage at the administrative price mechanism (APM) rate.