The groundwater in sample-tested areas of Tondiarpet, where an oil leak from a pipeline was reported in July, is severely contaminated with petroleum products, an IIT Madras team has said in its pr

Says not a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh Nagar district

The Uttar Pradesh government today reluctantly admitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that illegal sand mining was going on in the state and not even a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh Nagar district.

Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court requesting transfer of its plea against a demolition order passed by the Union environment ministry

Environmentalists have welcomed the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order staying sand mining on river beds without environmental clearance.

Sterlite Industries (India) jumped 5.18% to Rs 80.25 at 12:14 IST on BSE after the company said that the National Green Tribunal upheld its interim order of 31 May 2013 and allowed the company's Tu

Land for NPCIL colony is blackbuck habitat: Report

In a setback to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to expedite the setting up of its 4x700MW nuclear power project at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, has recommended that the 187 acres acquired for developing its residential colony at Badopal should be notifed as “Conservation Reserve” for blackbucks and the NPCIL should look for an alternative site for its colony.

The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Monday directed the Ernakulam District Collector to stop illegal sand mining in Periyar River near Panamkudy Kadavu.