State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Govt to enforce ban on burning leaves, garbage
Concerned over the deteriorating air quality in the city, the Delhi Government on Thursday decided to punish those found burning leaves and garbage as per the provision of Environment Protection Act, which
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Guatemala quake kills 48
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has rocked Guatemala, killing at least 48 people in two provinces as it toppled thick adobe walls, shook huge landslides down onto highways, and sent terrified villagers streaming
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Power plant land acquisition: MP farmers set up 'protest pyres'
To protest land acquisition for Welspun Energy Madhya Pradesh Limited's (WEMPL) proposed thermal power plant in Katni district, farmers in two villages have set up funeral pyres on their fields and threatened
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Over 500 pigeons drop dead in Bihar village
More than five hundred pigeons suddenly dropped dead at a village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district over the last four days, causing residents, some of them pigeon-keepers, to fear that something was amiss.
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Nearly-extinct water buffaloes now under protective radar
The endangered Asiatic wild water buffaloes largely found in Central India are now on the radar of conservationists from across the world. The international and national experts in their four-day meet
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Green clearances: MoEF under parliamentary panel radar
The Environment Ministry is now under the scanner of a parliamentary committee that has reportedly directed it to “properly monitor green clearances given to coal mining firms, particularly in states like
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SC panel’s Rs30,000-cr conservation projects for mining-hit Karnataka
To compensate the damage caused by illegal mining activities in Karnataka, the environment panel of the Supreme Court has recommended setting up of super specialty hospitals, technical and vocational educational
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Excess mining in Joda: Notices served to 42 firms
As many as 42 companies have been issued show cause notices for mining ores beyond permissible limits and without clearance from the Environment and Forest Department in the Joda mining circle on Wednesday.
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Loss of biodiversity led to persistence of poverty
Indian Minister for Forest and Environment and new president of Conference of Parties on Convention of Biodiversity Jayanthi Natarajan has said that the high level segment discussions recognized that biological
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Greater Noida farmers to take land battle to SC
The land acquisition row in Greater Noida is set for another revival with farmers from 20-25 villages of the region moving the Supreme Court to get their land back. These farmers had parted with their