Guwahati, April 27: Gauhati High Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL submitted by Assam Enviro-Legal Protection Society, an NGO, alleging Rs 7 crore was misappropriated in 2008 in the name of cashew nut cultivation in Dima Hasao district, to next week.

Justice Arun Chandra Upadhyay fixed the next hearing after the petitioner submitted the action taken report on the report submitted by Jus

Amidst the raging April 26: Amidst the raging controversy over the use of endosulfan pesticide in the country despite it being banned by 81 nations and a clear assurance by environment minister Jairam Ramesh that government would consider prohibition on it if adverse affects were scientifically proved, the DYFI has sought the intervention of the Supreme Court for issuing an immediate direction for

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking installation of a common unified bio medical waste facility for the city.

The Assam Government is the appropriate authority to take up the issue of the apprehensions expressed by the downstream people or for that matter any organization, on the possible devastating impacts of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP), with the other authorities.

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court today seeking quashing of the notification for setting up the Lokpal Bill drafting committee comprising social activist Anna Hazare, the father-son advocate duo, Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan, and others.

Since the Lokpal Bill was already pending with a Parliamentary committee, the government had no power to appoint another committee to review its

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Ranchi, April 15: Jharkhand High Court today once again pulled up the government and the state power board for erratic supply in the capital.

A division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice Prakash Tatia, while hearing a PIL on poor power supply in Ranchi, said all government and Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) officials should be punished for their incompetence.

MUMBAI: Despite strong opposition from BJP members, the legislative assembly at midnight on Wednesday passed a controversial bill empowering a group of ministers (GoM) to divert water from irrigation to industry.

BJP member Devendra Phadanvis alleged that the Congress-led Democratic Front government's decision will defeat the purpose of setting up the Maharashtra Water Regulatory Authority head

The Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) on Thursday inspected the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project, promoted by Enercon India Ltd. (EIL), for environmental impact assessment at a time when local activists had alleged environmental violations.

The company, through its Rs. 772-crore project, plans to erect 445 wind turbines in the Khed-Maval belt of Pune district.

BANGALORE: The State government on Monday submitted anaffidavit in the High Court stating that it would construct toiletsand provide safe drinking waterin all the pre-primary, pri maryand secondary schools.

Accordingto the statistics provided government, of the40,000 primary schools in the State, 5,447 don