19 thermal power plants in India violating environment guidelines
A total of 19 thermal power plants across India were found violating the environment guidelines, including on installation of pollution control equipment, parliament was told […]
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Overcome Challenges To Realise Economic Ties Potential
India needs to overcome “tremendous challenges” like religious, gender and caste-based discrimination along with hurdles in the energy and health sectors to realise the full […]
Study environmental impact of tobacco cultivation
During the review, experts informed the House panel that forests near tobacco cultivation areas are facing decline and loss of biodiversity. In several parts of […]
The Guardian Calls for action mount as six Indian cities hit top 10 of air pollution
Environmental campaigners in India have called for the government to implement a āstringent, time-boundā plan to curb air pollution in cities, as a new World […]
Environment ministry pulled up for unsatisfactory performance
A parliamentary panel has pulled up the environment ministry for unsatisfactory performance and low utilisation of allocated funds, saying that it should prepare long term […]
After big dams, river linking project to be disastrous for India
Magsaysay award winner, Rajendra Singh also called water man of India has cautioned against river linking project of the Centre. Talking to TOI on sidelines […]
Can democracy weather the new storms?
Back in about 400 BC, thinker Plato scoffed at the then prevailing democratic practice deriding it as a āmob ruleā. Plato was never one for […]
What explains India getting such a public lashing from US lawmakers on the eve of Modi’s visit?
Days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modiās fourth visit to the United States, its senators painted a dismal picture of India as a land of […]
āTerror groupsā obstacle to Pak-India peace
India is ready to take the first steps to initiate the peace process with Pakistan, but the problem of terrorist activity becomes an obstacle to […]
Lawyers for Human Rights open legal clinic for poor
The Lawyers for Human Rights International opened a legal clinic for the poor and drug affected families near the Golden Temple here today. The office […]