If Land Can Rise and Sink, What Other Landscapes Might Be Fooling Us?Beneath Earth's surface, powerful internal forces continuously shape landscapes, a fact often overlooked. Deep lithospheric processes and m...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Why This River Didn’t Go Around the Mountain, Scientists May Finally KnowA century-old geological puzzle about the Green River carving through the Uinta Mountains is solved. A new research suggests the mountains ...
08 Feb, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
China okays mega dam in Tibet's high seismic zoneChina has approved building a mega dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India. The project might red...
27 Dec, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
Serbia's green activists rally against Rio Tinto lithium projectIn Loznica, Serbia, scores protested against the Rio Tinto lithium project, fearing environmental damage. Despite revoked licenses in 2022,...
30 Jun, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
- 13 feared trapped in flooded coal mine in Meghalaya
Chief minister, Conard Sangma said that team from NDRF and district administration are carrying out the rescue operation. “This is unfortun...
14 Dec, 2018, 11.41 PM IST
Centre's 'Chardham' highway project under NGT scannerModi in December last year had laid the foundation stone for 900-km-long Chardham highway development project to be built with an investmen...
04 May, 2017, 07.01 PM IST
Panel defers green nod to NTPC's Rs 17,800-crore project in Madhya PradeshState-run NTPC proposes to set up the first stage of 'Barethi Super Thermal Power Project' with 2,640 mw capacity in Chhatarpur.
18 Jul, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
Goa government caps sand extraction limit at 1,400 cubic metres per licence holderAbout 597 applications from North Goa and 18 from South Goa are pending before both the district administrations for approval.
23 Dec, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
Climate change is natural, not just man-made: ExpertsAs the world grapples with climate change and methods to tackle natural and man-induced disasters, the role of science should be to provide...
06 Jan, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Comptroller and Auditor General of India raps Meghalaya government for not controlling acid mine drainageThe acid mine drainage is the outflow of acidic water from coal mines, coal stocks and coal handling facilities which resulted in acidifica...
17 Jun, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
- Himachal tribals oppose hydel project in Spiti valley
Tribal communities in Himachal Pradesh are up in arms against hydropower projects proposed in their areas.
01 Dec, 2013, 03.25 AM IST
National Green Tribunal seeks Centre's reply on plea against Uttar Pradesh government orderNGT sought response of the Centre and UP govt on a plea alleging that illegal sand mining is going on in Noida and other areas along river ...
01 Nov, 2013, 10.50 PM IST
- Idol immersion pollutes Ganga
Even as Durga Puja brings with it happiness, joy and celebrations, it also causes great environmental concerns to the enlightened citizens ...
16 Oct, 2013, 05.34 AM IST
Environment ministry team finds evidence of illegal sand mining in Gautam Buddh NagarThe team is understood to have secured evidence to establish the fact that illegal sand mining is happening in Gautam Buddh Nagar.
11 Aug, 2013, 02.42 AM IST
- Upcoming 126MW power project under heavy time and cost overrun
Upcoming 126-megawatt Dagachu hydropower project in Bhutan, with India as a major stakeholder in it, is suffering from heavy cost and time ...
31 Oct, 2012, 05.27 PM IST
- 'Annual mean temperature for country has risen by .52 degree'
Annual mean temperature for the country as a whole has risen by .52 degree celsius in the past 107 years since 1901, according to a data an...
20 Jul, 2009, 07.40 PM IST
- L-G nod to only green projects for Yamuna
It was asserted in the meeting that all thermal power plants operating along the Yamuna will be shifted out before 2010 to eliminate pollut...
19 Jun, 2008, 02.59 AM IST