Environment ministry violated law, asked project proponent to prepare green report
The Supreme Court has slammed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for outsourcing of the green report of an area to a project promoter seeking green clearances for the same area. The report creation is the job of the special officials of
Tibetan plateau’s ecological balance reaches fragile point
Extensive mineral extraction, farming and deforestation, and unscientific construction of highways and railways by the Chinese have left the ecological balance of the Tibetan plateau vulnerable, the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala has stated in a report titled ‘A synthesis of recent science and
EU will loan €200 million to finance clean technology in India
India will receive a loan of 200 million euros from the European Union to finance multiple private sector projects for the development of renewable energy resources. The loan will be made available by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to ICICI Bank, India’s largest
World Bank adopts Sundarbans revival project
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Irom Sharmila seeks out Anna Hazare to boost her long fight against AFSPA
Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who is in her 11th year of fasting against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has invited anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare to visit her state Manipur, calling it ‘the most corruption-affected region in the world.’ Addressed by
Fourteen-year-old gets one crore rupees to fight against child marriage
Bina Kalindi, a fourteen-year-old girl, has been fighting a battle against child marriage in her village Purulia, West Bengal, for years now. She diligently goes from door to door, spreading awareness and convincing families of the ills of this social evil. She was
An amicable divorce – Unleashing the power of public money
The cold hard truth, as we know, is that the mismanagement and over-consumption of natural resources is unsustainable. According to UNEP’s International Resource Panel (IRP), we need to decouple human well-being from resource consumption by linking local or national development strategies to resource
Indian NGOs received Rs 40,000 crore in foreign grants
Foreign contribution of nearly Rs 40,000 crore has been received by 77,000 NGOs across the country in four years beginning 2005-06. During financial year 2005-06, altogether 18,650 NGOs received Rs 7,889.12 crore, while 19,462 NGOs received Rs 11,111.12 crore in 2006-07, Minister of
PM’s letter to Anna Hazare
As Anna Hazare’s fast entered its eighth day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to him, urging to end the stir. Singh promised that his views on the Lokpal bill would be considered. Here is the exact text of the letter: ‘Over the last
Violence against women at over 35%; discriminatory attitudes result in under-reporting of crimes
The latest National Family Health Survey gives out ignominious figures on the extent of violence perpetrated against women in India. In the 15-49 age group, 35.4 per cent of all women and 40 per cent of married women have experienced physical or sexual