Green activists oppose another large project on Satluj River
byShimla: In opposition to a 775 MW hydropower project on Satluj River that involves 76 Kms of tunnels, Himadhara, an environment action group with…
Environment
IIT Delhi studying pollution at Delhi Metro stations
byNew Delhi: Are you breathing polluted air in the underground Metro? This is precisely what the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is trying…
Polythene ban a breather for environment, Himachal
byShimla: In India’s first ban on using polythene for packaging non-essential eatables, especially potato chips and candies, the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that this…
Environment officer arrested on bribe charges for approving mining project
byNew Delhi: An official of the environment and forests ministry was arrested while receiving a bribe of Rs.7 lakh for giving clearance to mining projects…
Himachal green court: Pack Chocolates, Chips, Junk Food in biodegradable plastics
byShimla: Taking a tough stance for enforcing the states green laws, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed that from April 1, 2013, no…
‘Resume bauxite supply to Vedanta, protect our livelihood’
byBhubaneswar (IANS) A demonstration was staged at Rayagada in Orissa to demand an immediate resumption of bauxite supplies to Vedanta’s alumina refinery at Lanjigarh to…
Kinnaur tribals in Himachal for scrapping hydro project
byShimla: Fearing loss of a livelihood made out of farming in the difficult terrain of Kinnaur because of construction of a hydropower project, a…
Himachal varsity faces action for violating green laws
byShimla: A private professional university setting up its campus in Himachal Pradesh has been accused of violating environmental laws and now faces action, an official…
Biodiversity panel to balance conservation with development
byhiruvananthapuram: The challenge before the proposed National Innovation Council (NIC) on biodiversity is to ensure a balance between conservation and economic development, National Biodiversity Authority…
Supreme Court continued its judicial activism (2012 in Retrospect)
byNew Delhi: From ruling that sleep was a fundamental right to urging the government to phase out the Haj subsidy in 10 years, to nixing…