Despite crores of rupees being spent on the Yamuna, pollution in the river has not decreased by significant levels, recent report prepared by Central Pollution Control Board has said. The Board has
Classifying Goa as one of the 20 "most high risk sites" for an oil spill along the country's coastline, the ministry of earth sciences has now developed a computer simulation model to track oil
The First Bench of the Madras High Court, hearing a batch of petitions relating to the discharge of untreated effluents into the Noyyal river, is contemplating imposing a fine on the dyeing and
The much-touted attempt to clean the Yamuna's 22-km stretch through the Capital and turn it into another Thames has come a cropper, after sinking almost Rs 100 crore per km in what passes as a river.
The Himachal Pradesh State Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board recently issued a notice to a company executing the 70 MW Budhil Hydroelectric Project under the provisions of the Air
In future, big users of groundwater, including farmers, may have to pay more for extracting groundwater while the economically weaker section of the society and small farmers likely to be charged a
While Indo-Pak experts are to meet in December to decide on the coordinates for a joint survey of Sir Creek and adjoining areas, hydrographers from both sides will be meeting earlier on November 25
Thousands of farmers violated prohibitory orders at Rawatsar in Hanumangarh district on Tuesday to enter the town and start a siege to press their demand for release of the stipulated quantum of
Apprehensive of the fact that the Government may reduce the irrigation water for farmers coming under the second phase of the Indira Ganghi Canal, under pressure from the farmers in the first phase,
This EIA report on 10,000 mw Jaitapur nuclear power plant being set up by NPCIL in Ratnagiri says that, this project will have no impact on ecology of the region. However it has not been shared with affected villages. The project has met with strong protests from people whose lands were acquired under protest.