Mining mafia may kill big rivers
Water experts warn that India’s major rivers, including Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Krishna, Godavari and Chambal, could soon dry up due to blatant sand and gravel mining being spearheaded by the mining m
Siachen melt: Pak, India experts spar
Indian and Pakistani glaciologists have crossed swords over whether the Siachen glacier is melting or not.
Scientist dismisses China observatory site
Dean of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, Prof. T.
Tribal minister opposes proposal
Over two lakh tribals are expected to be adversely affected due to the two aluminium plants coming up in the tribal areas of Vishakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.
Natarajan slams EU tax on airlines
Minister for environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan has described the controversial EU carbon tax being charged on airlines as being a “deal breaker” as far as climate change negotiations are conc
Pesticides worsening water contamination
Increasing use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture is playing havoc with the farming community apart from resulting in increased levels of water contamination.
A recent epidemiological study
Agri pesticides worsen contamination
Increasing use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture is playing havoc with the farming community, apart from resulting in increased levels of water contamination.
Sunderbans climate change is flashpoint
The Sunderbans, spreading across West Bengal and Bangladesh, is fast emerging as the climate change flashpoint of the globe.
Kashmiris adopt wait & watch approach
Despite being the first Pakistan head of state to visit India since 2005, President Asif Ali Zardari’s arrival in India on a day-long visit on Sunday has so far not created too many ripples in J&K.
MoEF told to review clearance to Posco
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to review its clearance granted to Posco.