Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
May 10: The Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCAA)under the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is ready to challenge the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It has come up with a home grown report on climate change and how it impacts agriculture, water, natural eco-system and health. …
PARUL CHANDRA NEW DELHI ambitious Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna aimed at villages with an SC majority, is finally all set to take off as a pilot project in at least three states in the country. Nearly Rs 400 crore have been set aside for this flagship scheme of the …
SHAFQAT ALI ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have rejected the appointment of Professor Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad as head of the legal team of Pakistan in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against India on Kishenganga hydropower project, officials here said.
: At least 38 people were killed after a tornado, hail storms, galeforce winds and torrential rains hit southern China, damaging thousands of homes and destroying crops. The storms hit the giant south-western municipality of Chongqing as well as neighbouring Guizhou and Hunan provinces overnight, leaving more than 190 people …
VENKATESH KESARI NEW DELH After defeating the cut motions with the help of the SP, BSP and the RJD in the Lok Sabha a few days ago, the government will be introducing the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lower House on Friday, the last day …
S.S. NEGI NEW DELH The Supreme Court on Thursday put its seal on the legality of the MPs local area development scheme under which they get Rs 2 crores for development project of their choice in their constituencies even though no provision for the money is made in the appropriation …
AMIT AGNIHOTRI NEW DELHI Now the Samajwa di Party has joined the race to show concern for the backward Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh. Sources said this was an attempt by the SP to pick up an issue with both the Congress and the BSP, who are already locked in …
STATE-RUN NTPC is investing over Rs 4,500 crore for setting up renewable energy projects in the country to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and carry forward the company
VARUN SONI As Bharat Stage IV norms for fuels and vehicles came into force from April 1, 2010 in 13 cities in India, the automobile industry is trying its best to delay the implementation of Bharat Stage III norms for vehicles in the rest of India. While the oil industry …
"THERE IS A NEED TO KEEP DOING SOMETHING FOR THE ENVIRON MENT" S he collects the remnants of sugarcane after the juice is extracted, shoots only in black and white and most importantly creates awareness about climate change through her work. Brazilian filmmaker and photographer, Conceicao B. Praun, is ready …
The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday banned sale of seeds manufactured by Monsanto company, as a US-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation, in the state
The Centre has denied that there is any plan or proposal to stop tourism in the tiger reserves of the country. It said that the tourism activities would be strictly regulated to ensure that ecologically sustainable tourism practices were followed. The Centre
The Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that will provide fast-track justice and compensation for loss of life and property due to environmental hazards. The National Green Tribunal Bill, 2010, passed by the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote on Wednesday, aims to provide fast-track justice and compensation for loss …
The Supreme Court, placing the fundamental rights of citizens on a higher pedestal, ruled that any attempt by police agencies to forcibly carry out narco, polygraph and brainmapping tests of accused persons was "illegal and unconstitutional". In an order with far-reaching consequences for these agencies, a three-member bench headed by …
Dr R. Hampaiah, heading the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, a statutory body set up by the Central government under the Biological Diversity Act 2002, is demanding Monsanto India pay royalty for using a bacteria strain that can be traced to the Mahanandi village in Kurnool district. Dr Hampaiah claims this …
The once mighty Jordan river, where Christians believe Jesus was baptised, is now little more than a polluted stream that could die next year unless the decay is halted, environmentalists said on Monday. The famed river "has been reduced to a trickle south of the Sea of Galilee, devastated by …
