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 …
Jun 22nd, 2010 -- Rashme Sehgal | A section of senior Madhya Pradesh bureaucrats along with several NGOs believe the solution to the outstanding issue of toxic waste from the Union Carbides factory in Bhopal is to send it back to the United States. They cite the precedent of the …
Gruelling heat tightened its grip over most parts of North India on Monday killing two persons in Rajasthan as the mercury rose further at many places in the region with Sriganganagar in the desert state being the hottest at 48.7 degrees. Both the casualties, that of a rag picker and …
An explosion in a coal mine in central China on Monday killed 47 miners while 28 others were brought out to safety in yet another major mishap in the colliery sector notorious for its accident. The blast occurred in coal mine when a pack of gunpowder kept underground detonated trapping …
Seoul, June 21: Abnormal radiation was detected near the inter-Korean border days after North Korea claimed last month to have achieved a nuclear technology breakthrough, South Korea
The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which held its last meeting here Sunday and will submit its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, will recommend filing of a curative petition in the Supreme Court to fix criminal liability, seeking extradition of former UCC chief Warren …
The proceedings of the Empowered Group of Ministers does not inspire much confidence that the lakhs of victims of the catastrophic Bhopal gas leak will get justice. In fact, it almost seems as if a second betrayal is on the cards. There are reports that the EGoM wants the Madhya …
Hit by the raging Bhopal gas tragedy controversy, the government on Friday began exploring options, including a special compensation package worth Rs 982 crores, for the victims. The compensation package worked out by the Planning Commission is part of comprehensive demands placed before the Centre by successive state governments. The …
AMITA VERMA June 18: Union minister of state for coal, Sriprakash Jaiswal, has said that delay in environment clearance was hampering the growth of coal production in the country. Talking to reporters here on Friday, the minister said that though the concern of the environment ministry was justified, he had …
Bhopal, June 18: Sheeshon Ka Mahal, a documentary film based on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, commissioned by the Madhya Pradesh government, may never see the light of day as its original print has been lost, official sources said on Friday. The print of the documentary made by filmmaker Muzaffar …
The 27-nation European Union has banned imports of Indian honey, alleging that consignments of the natural nectar from the country are contaminated with lead. The commerce secretary, Mr Rahul Khullar, on Friday said the government was looking at ways to resolve the issue of import ban. The ban was put …
FUTURE GREEN cars would run by just putting a tree in the gas tank, at least that's what researchers mean as they look at forest biomass as raw materials for the development of green biofuels and chemicals. Dr In-Gyu Choi, associate professor in the department of forest science at Seoul …
Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad The government has to maintain a balance between the amount of com- pensation and the tariff to be borne by power con- sumers. Clause 8 of the bill compels the operator to main- tain insurance or set aside financial security of Rs 500 crores so that …
Almost after five years of fierce opposition by the local people, the state government officials were on Thursday allowed to carry out socio-economic survey work at the Posco steel project site at Kujang near Paradip in Orissa
Arctic New York, June 17: Arctic sea ice melted 50 per cent faster than the average rate during May 2010, with combined global land and ocean surface temperature being the warmest on record for the period from January-May, studies have suggested. Research at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
Rescue Rangoon, June 17: Rescue workers were scrambling to provide aid to tens of thousands left homeless in western Burma and neighbouring Bangladesh on Thursday after floods and landslides killed more than 100 people. At least 57 were killed as bridges and homes were damaged after record rainfall of more …
JACKIE CALMES and HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON The White House June 16: The White House and BP tentatively agreed on Wednesday that the oil giant would create a $20 billion fund to pay claims for the worst oil spill in American history. The fund will be independently run by Kenneth Feinberg, …
