Shimla: Calling for collective efforts to protect natural resources and save the human race, Chief Justice of the high court Kurian Joseph today said fundamental duties were the foundation of human

Noted environmentalist Sunita Narain said on Sunday that climate change and pollution will affect the hills in a bigger way and for this, Himalayan states like Himachal Pradesh should invent a new

We need new economic indicators to measure prosperity in an inclusive and carbon-liable world
In June next year world leaders will gather in the joyful city of Rio de Janeiro to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) — the Earth Summit. It will be 40 years since the Stockholm conference, when the question of the environment first caught global attention. At Stockholm, developing countries were uncertain — Indira Gandhi, India’s then prime minister, was the only leader from this part of the world to attend the meet.

Trashing the allegation that environmental considerations are proving to be an impediment in India’s growth, as a recent study has found that the Environment Ministry has cleared an “unprecedented

New Delhi India Inc may have complained about the slow pace at which green clearances are awarded but the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday questioned this claim. It said that on the contrary, the environment ministry gave out an unprecedented number of clearances in the last five years.

2010 Saw Most Clearances Since Forest Act Came Into Force

The myth that environmental regulations were throttling the country’s growth was busted by the Centre for Science & Environment (CSE) which has found that an unprecedented number of environment and forest clearances have been granted to five key industry sectors during the 11th Five Year Plan.

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