Above: Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan (far left) releasing the draft India Cooling Action Plan/Photo: ozonecell.in
As cooling demands are set to rise, India becomes the first country to release...
Above: Though lions are one of the mainstays of tourism in Gujarat, yet the state government has failed to take action for their welfare/Photo: forests.gujarat.gov.in
The death of 23 lions in 20 da...
Above: A Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao said that there is no privacy issue in having CCTVs in classrooms/Photo: edgecctv.com
The Delhi High Cour...
Above: Located close to Delhi, Kant Enclave is a prime property
In a significant judgment, the apex court has ordered that Kant Enclave in the ecologically sensitive hill range be demolished. This ...
Above: The Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve was established to protect the endangered Bengal tiger
Moves to construct a road through Corbett National Park were abandoned after strictures by the apex court...
~By Meha Mathur
In the otherwise vitiated atmosphere in higher education, there is almost uniform response to the new regulations on plagiarism approved by the University Grants Commission, wherein...
Above: UP government’s vision document mentions the need to close polluting industries around Taj
After repeated censures by the Supreme Court and the NGT, the centre has appointed people to mainta...
Above: Devotees performing achamana in the river/Photo: UNI
The NGT has pointed out that if cigarette packs can carry health warnings, people can also be informed about adverse effects of the pollu...
~By Sucheta Dasgupta
It is both a vindication and a setback. After a couple of flip-flops, a hunger strike and much heartburn, West Bengal’s premier institute of learning, the autonomous Jadavpur U...
Above: Plastic waste piled up near a drain in Mumbai
Though the intention of the Maharashtra government to ban plastics was good, it provided no alternatives to Plastic and left small vendors and b...