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Commuters' rights, anyone?Tragic incidents, including a boat accident that claimed the lives of schoolchildren and teachers, an airline passenger assault, and the ne...
View: When Krishna didn't miss the wood for Indra's precious Parijata TreeFor the privileged too, an Indian summer spells succulent mangoes, from alphonsos to sundaris and langdas. But even as temperatures rise, o...
Going digital: Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart to be a part of JLF's 2021 virtual editionThe 10-day literary event will feature a line-up of speakers from across the world.
Rising intolerance in country, skewed vision of history being imposed: Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi was addressing a gathering at a function in Delhi to confer the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration to Chipko Movemen...
Can Delhi afford felling of thousands of trees for housing complex, asks High CourtThe court's observations came after the NBCC said the NGT had the jurisdiction to hear pleas challenging environment clearances (EC) grante...
How a committed and inspired Bishnoi community did Salman Khan inKilling animals and felling of trees are considered grave sins by the Bishnoi community.
- Delhi kids learn to embrace trees
The famous Chipko movement, initiated in 1970s as resistance to the destruction of trees in Uttarakhand, has now reached the capital, albei...
Mahatma Gandhi's ideals are the future for us: Pranab MukherjeeThe Gandhi Peace Prize was instituted by the government in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
LS members call for separate Ministry for Himalayan statesThe resolution was moved by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (BJP) who said the strategic geographical location of the Himalayan states necessitate...
Supreme Court-mandated panel to study impact of hydro projects on environment17-member group has been asked to assess both existing and under-construction projects in the region over the next three months.
- 3 years of hard work has made Sanjay Van lovely, dark & deep
A red board strapped to a trunk warns: vilaiti keekar. The next tree bears “dhak—flame of the forest” painted on a bright green board. The ...
Anna Hazare fast unto death: Satyagraha has the power to shame the powerfulJudging by the wide-ranging response to Gandhian Anna Hazare's ongoing fast unto death, the power of satyagraha endures even today.
- The fate of a megapolis
A mass movement is imperative to sensitise people to the impact of mindless urbanisation on Delhi's climate.