With banks, schools, hospitals, chemists and markets shut for the last two months, the silent majority in Kashmir has now come to the end of its tether. Irate parents whose children are studying in schools across the valley are complaining that if the situation is not brought under control, their children will end up missing an academic

In a major deviation from past practise, Costa Rica’s Christiana Figueres, who is heading the United Nations climate talks, has demanded that nations strive to take small steps to achieve their goals rather than attempt an all-encompassing deal to stop global warming. This statement is bound to have strong repercussions in the ongoing five-day summit, especially since the developing countries feel the need for developed nations to adhere to a stricter regime.

Union minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel is confident the problems associated with Air India are behind us. The minister is also of the view that people don’t support a Third Front.

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is taking the ambitious step of relocating 18 cheetahs from Iran, Namibia, South Africa and West Asia to three wildlife reserves in India.

Minister of civil aviation Praful Patel has launched a fresh salvo against minister of environment Jairam Ramesh whose delay in granting clearance to the Navi Mumbai airport will adversely impact the economic growth of Maharashtra.

In a significant development that will change the country’s energy scenario, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) plans to produce 1,000 MW of solar energy in the next two years, to be

The relocating of a six-year-old tiger codenamed T-12 to Sariska Tiger Reserve from the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur has resulted in a fresh controversy.

The mining industry has reacted adversely to the proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act that tribals be provided with a 26 per cent equity in mining companies as also a section of their annual revenues.

Has Mayawati’s ambitious 33-hectare memorial park being built in Noida at a cost of over Rs 700 crore violated environmental guidelines?

Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Lt. Gen. S.K. Sinha (Retd) says that the recent disturbances in the Valley should not be viewed in isolation.