She is Karnataka’s Tree Goddess: How Padma Shri 'Vruksha Mathe' turned a 4.5-km barren highway into green paradise people enjoy todayKarnataka’s Tree Goddess: Saalumarada Thimmakka, Karnataka's 'Tree Goddess', transformed a barren roadside into a 4.5km green corridor by p...
21 May, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Ted Turner: 'You can never quit. Winners never quit…'—Inspiring quotes by the media maverick and the founder of CNNQuote of the Day: Ted Turner, a media mogul, embodied relentless persistence, famously stating, "You can never quit. Winners never quit, an...
06 May, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Sattva announces coastal zero-waste campaign in Karnataka, targets 80,000 householdsThe programme aims to connect over 80,000 households and integrate 50 coastal villages into formal waste management systems, with a focus o...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
IAS Supriya Sahu wins UN’s highest environment award; the architect behind the green revolution in the NilgirisSupriya Sahu, Indian Administrative Service officer, has received the prestigious United Nations Champions of the Earth award for 2025. Thi...
12 Dec, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
Put your money where your mouth isIndia's pollution crisis is worsening, yet the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has spent a minuscule 0.2% of collected environmental...
18 Jun, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Pakistan secures USD 10 million in funds for climate solutionsIslamabad secures USD 10 million climate finance to enhance water resource management in the Indus River using nature-based solutions. The ...
13 Oct, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Robert Downey Jr launches VC fund to support tech that will address environmental challengesThe star is looking to sustainable technology to tackle issues like deforestation and microplastics.
28 Jan, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
Donald Trump to campaign in Florida, North Carolina battlegrounds on TuesdayThe White House says Trump will stop in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday to remind voters there of his conservation and environmental protectio...
06 Sep, 2020, 07.19 AM IST
No extracted coal to be moved from Meghalaya after May 15: NGTThe green panel, however, allowed the state government's plea seeking extension of time for payment of royalty along with environmental cha...
04 Apr, 2016, 05.05 PM IST
Adanis challenge MoEF fine for environmental violationsMoEF had derived the penalties from Narain committee report, set up to probe complaints of environmental violations at Adani port, power pl...
19 Nov, 2013, 10.21 AM IST
MoEF sends show-cause notice to Adani GroupThe company, added the report, had also failed to comply with monitoring and reporting on its emissions and the state of the surrounding en...
15 Oct, 2013, 06.24 PM IST
PM Manmohan Singh seeks private sector's help in preserving heritage monumentsPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today invited private sector to work with government agencies in preserving historic monuments.
18 Sep, 2013, 08.50 PM IST
Adani group asked to create Rs 200 crore green restoration fundEnvironment Ministry has asked Adani group to create a green restoration fund of Rs 200 crore for repairing environmental damage to Mundra ...
03 Sep, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
- Nod to Lavasa Project only after terms met, and final HC order: Environment Ministry
The Environment Ministry has said that it can grant final environmental clearance to Lavasa's Hill City near Pune only after all five pre-c...
15 Oct, 2011, 04.37 AM IST
- Lavasa seeks environmental clearance for first phase
After being given a lifeline, Lavasa today applied afresh for environmental clearance to the first phase of its Rs 3000-crore hill city pro...
14 Feb, 2011, 08.41 PM IST
- Lavasa gets six weeks to submit details sought by MoEF
Lavasa Corporation on Thursday sought a six-week extension for submitting the details as directed by the Ministry of Environment and Forest...
28 Jan, 2011, 04.38 AM IST
- Lavasa gets Ministry nod but with fine
Hefty fine is to be levied for grave violation of environmental laws: Ministry
19 Jan, 2011, 03.09 AM IST