2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
22 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Great Nicobar project a recipe for ecological disaster: Jairam Ramesh to Defence ministerCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has alerted Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about the Great Nicobar Island Project. He states the project in i...
17 May, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Trump signals 'possible' Iran talks within 36-72 hours as maritime tensions escalate in HormuzPresident Donald Trump suggests a possible diplomatic breakthrough with Iran. He has extended a ceasefire, citing Pakistan's request for Ir...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Three ships targeted in Hormuz, Iran seizes two: Monitors, GuardsIranian forces seized two container ships and fired on a third vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. These actions threaten a vital trade route i...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
Strait of Hormuz crisis spotlights ship 'flagging' rules as India-flagged vessels face higher compliance burdenShip safety in the Strait of Hormuz draws attention to vessel flagging. India is boosting its flagged fleet. The Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
'Polluter pays' principle must not be reduced to 'pollute and pay', SC toldThe Supreme Court heard arguments on retrospective environmental clearances, with one lawyer arguing prior clearance is a vital safeguard, ...
25 Mar, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
Home Ministry cancels LIFE's Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licenceThe Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence of environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta's non-...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
NGT wants action against GAIL for operating without environmental clearanceThe bench directed the Pollution Control Board to take necessary action against GAIL for the violation, including the assessment of environ...
09 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Green ministry mulls Big Fines for violations of environmental normsThe Environment Protection Act of 1986 is the umbrella legislation for addressing all environmental issues in India. A fine only up to a la...
20 Oct, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Draft EIA notification doesn't give exemptions from public consultations to industries: MinistryIn a separate reply, Supriyo also rebutted the objections raised by the United Nations' Special Rapporteur, an independent expert appointed...
18 Sep, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
The new draft Environment Impact Assessment Bill is rubbing environmentalists the wrong wayThe latest draft is the third iteration of the code, first issued in 1994. Environmentalists and citizen groups, however, claim the notific...
15 Aug, 2020, 11.13 PM IST
Environment ministry mulls hefty fine to ensure compliance of green rulesTo ensure compliance, the environment ministry is planning to introduce hefty penalty for violation, use technology for monitoring violatio...
23 May, 2016, 09.49 PM IST
NGT tells CIL to deposit Rs 10 cr bank guarantee in green norm violation complaintState-owned miner Coal India has been directed to deposit a bank guarantee of Rs 10 crore by NGT which is hearing a case for environmental ...
19 Aug, 2015, 05.40 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
Environment ministry penalty on Adani group against green lawsBy slapping a Rs 200-crore penalty on the Adani Group for environmental violations, the MoEf may be breaking its own laws, say environmenta...
19 Sep, 2013, 12.20 PM IST
- Vedanta facing hurdles to finance $9.6 bn Cairn deal: Report
Vedanta Resources said negotiations were underway with financial institutions to raise as much as $ 6.5 bn to part fund the deal, but provi...
08 Nov, 2010, 09.55 PM IST