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65,000 trees, 3 degrees cooler: How Karnataka man brought relief to over 1000 villagers from scorching summer temperatures. 1 sapling at a time, year after year.A village in North Karnataka was once a barren wasteland. Sadashiva Hydra inspired over 1000 residents to plant 1 lakh trees. Their relentl...05 Jun, 2026, 07.59 PM IST- Great Nicobar project commercial enterprise; ecological havoc assured: Congress' Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh, a senior Congress leader, has strongly criticized the Great Nicobar Island Project. He labels it a commercial venture that w...03 Jun, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu CM Vijay opposes Mekedatu project, writes to PM Modi after SC nod to KarnatakaTamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt Karnataka's Mekedatu Reservoir Project. Vija...26 May, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
- 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
- SC junks plea against green nod for Adani MP projectThe Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging forest land diversion for an Adani group coal mining project in Singrauli, Madhya Pr...21 May, 2026, 11.19 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
- A hidden city grid is emerging beneath tropical forests as laser scans expose roads, terraces, and ancient platformsDense jungles conceal ancient cities. LiDAR, an airborne laser mapping technique, now unveils these hidden urban layouts. It penetrates fol...12 May, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
- 'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...10 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
- Road projects under hybrid annuity model have stable credit risk despite execution delays: CrisilIn India, a wave of road construction projects is hitting snags, primarily due to the complexities of a hybrid annuity model. While this ha...07 May, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
- Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...03 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
- Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...02 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
- Great Nicobar project one of biggest scams, gravest crimes against natural, tribal heritage: Rahul GandhiSenior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the Great Nicobar project. He described it as a major scam and a grave crime ag...29 Apr, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
- Coal India plans 10-year roadmap to slash 243 MT coal importsCoal India Ltd is developing a 10-year roadmap to eliminate 243 MT of coal imports by boosting domestic production, improving coal quality,...26 Apr, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
- Modi government cuts through red tape to make working easier in IndiaSome of the notable changes include allowing project promoters to attend expert panel hearings for forest clearances.17 Oct, 2014, 06.41 AM IST
- Govt to delink environment, forest clearances for linear projectsGovernment has decided to delink environmental and forest clearances for linear projects like highways so that they can now be executed on ...16 Jul, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
- No clearance for captive coal blocks for UMPPs in ‘inviolate’ forest areas: MoEFBut in the event the captive coal block is not located in an “inviolate” area, MoEF will delink the clearance for the 4,000 mw projects fro...01 Jan, 2014, 05.37 AM IST
- Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan relaxes environmental clearance norms for projects requiring forest landThis move reverses Jairam Ramesh's decision to tighten guidelines in an effort to reduce the diversion of forests by making it a last resor...13 Sep, 2011, 03.28 AM IST
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