The frequency of landslides in the hills of Uttarakhand have increased in the last few decades and environmentalists blame the ongoing development works like construction of roads and dams for this. On the other hand, developmental projects can't be halted as...

In a first, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has prepared the draft guidelines for the decommissioning of thermal power plants. Currently, India does not have any specific guidelines or protocols for scientific decommissioning of thermal power plants and the...

PEOPLE’S movement seems to have taken birth across the tribal district of Kinnaur against ecologically hazardous hydroelectric projects on the Sutlej. Isolated voices of worried individuals, activists and NGOs have coalesced into a resounding ‘no means no’ against the...

The Union government launched the E-Sharm Portal on Thursday in compliance with the Supreme Court’s orders. Workers can now register on the portal using their Aadhaar and bank account details and will then be issued an e-Shram card containing a 12-digit unique...

The soon-to-be-launched National Mission on Air Pollution (NMAP) will have a dashboard for all polluting parameters that are being monitored and for all 132 cities that are currently under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The dashboard will have all the...

Several of Bihar’s 38 districts are flood-hit — people have lost lives, homes continue to get damaged, and countless agricultural fields have been inundated. In Africa, heavy rains ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Ethiopia. After being hit...