Jammu & Kashmir administration finding ways to transform lives of pastoral community: LG Manoj Sinha"Recently, one of the secretaries has taken part in a meeting regarding this community which I saw as an opportunity, which is promoting su...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
Activists protest against Aarey Metro car shed in MumbaiThe protestors carried banners with messages like "save Aarey forest", and raised slogans on the need to fight against handing over the are...
04 Sep, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
NGT issues notice to Environment Ministry, Tripura government over petition challenging Bru resettlementThe eastern zonal bench of the NGT based in Kolkata issued the notices and asked the principal secretary of the state forest department, th...
12 Jun, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
View: Take a leaf from Gujarat, and let tribals own and operate forestsIn five years, 31 tribal villages have supplied over Rs 30 crore worth of bamboo, providing wages totalling almost Rs 20 crore to thousands...
30 Jun, 2019, 11.12 AM IST
Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority sends India arbitration noticeThe international arbitration notice has been filed citing provisions of the India-UAE Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement and UNCITR...
12 Jan, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
- Odisha government to soon grant laterite deposits to Anil Agarwal's alumina project
Laterite, with some beneficiation and combined with the bauxite the company has been forced to import or source from Gujarat, can be used i...
29 Jul, 2014, 07.38 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi allotted previous Coal Minister's officeShe has been allotted an office on third floor which was occupied by the Coal minister in the previous UPA government.
27 May, 2014, 08.29 PM IST
Concern over destruction of aquatic creatures in river Barak in AssamEnvironmentalist have expressed concern over the way aquatic creatures and their habitats are being destroyed in the upper reaches of river...
03 Feb, 2013, 10.04 AM IST
- 'Alter lifestyle to counter climate change'
Environmentalist and alternative energy promoter Michael Mazgaonkar on Monday emphasized the need to change lifestyles in order to counter ...
11 Sep, 2012, 07.35 AM IST
- Tribal villages oppose tiger reserve in Sathyamangalam
The Tamil Nadu forest department’s push to get Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary declared a tiger reserve suffered a setback on Wednesday w...
03 May, 2012, 04.15 AM IST
Forest Act blamed for shrinking green cover in Andhra PradeshNot raging fires or lack of protection, it is tribals’ staking claim on forest land that has resulted in the drastic drop in Andhra Pradesh...
27 Apr, 2012, 01.42 AM IST
- Goa pollution board orders sealing of mine after tribals' protest
The Goa State Pollution Control Board has ordered sealing of a mine in a village near here after a protest by local tribals demanding a hal...
02 Mar, 2011, 02.31 PM IST
- Green lobby welcomes rejection of envt clearance to Vedanta
The government's decision to reject Vedanta's proposed USD 1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Orissa has been hailed by green lobby term...
25 Aug, 2010, 06.01 PM IST
It's tribal faith vs Vedanta might in Kalahandi forestsKalahandi has always captured the national imagination, but never for the right reasons.
13 Apr, 2010, 03.55 AM IST
- Jindal South's aluminium refinery plan hits hurdle
Jindal South West Aluminium’s investment plan of Rs 9,000 crore to establish 1.4 million tonne alumina refinery and 0.25 million tonne alum...
10 Nov, 2008, 04.37 AM IST
- UAE co’s Rs 9k-cr mining plan in AP runs into rough weather
UAE-based company Ras Al Khaimah Minerals & Metals Investments’ (RIMMI) Rs 9,000-crore investment proposal for bauxite mining near Vishakap...
07 Oct, 2008, 04.02 AM IST
- Tribe sacrifices animals to stop mine in Orissa
An ancient tribe in Orissa opposed to an alumina refinery by Britain's Vedanta Resources has sacrificed dozens of chickens and goats in the...
17 Mar, 2008, 09.16 PM IST