- Government reconstitutes PM's council on climate change
The UN-backed IPCC chief R K Pachauri, economist Nitin Desai and retired diplomat Chandrasekar Dasgupta have once again found place in the ...
- Don’t allow mining in Western Ghats: Panel
Around 60,000 sq km of Western Ghats, spread across six states, should be turned into a no-go area for commercial activities like mining, t...
- Rangarajan panel report on oil, gas pricing in 2nd half of December
The Prime Minister-appointed Rangarajan Committee is likely to present its report on changes in the regime governing oil and gas exploratio...
- Rangarajan panel report on oil, gas pricing in December first week
Rangarajan Committee is likely to present in the first week of December its report on changes in the present regime governing oil and gas e...
- Western Ghats experts' panel report under review
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has set up a committee under the chairmanship of Planning Commission member K Kasturir...
- India scores a crucial victory
After three days of bare-knuckled fight, India, backed by the Asia Pacific group, claimed a victory at the Bonn climate negotiations with i...
Many countries want an Indian to head global climate talksAsia Pacific countries pitched the name of an Indian candidate at the ongoing Bonn talks to head the most important of the three tracks of ...
- India not ready for a new climate regime
India is flexibile on the three agendas - equity, IPR and trade barriers and would not let them turn into a hurdle for the talks, India’s c...
- CPCB advocates zero discharge by industries
The CPCB has strongly advocated for zero discharge by industrial units which are polluting rivers in the country and asked the scientific c...
HC bans plastic bags in all city marketsExtending the ban on plastic bags to all markets, the High Court also directed the Centre to constitute a committee for setting standards f...