Identifying 37 per cent — or about 60,000 square km — of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive, a high-level panel has recommended that “destructive” activities such as mining, thermal power, major construction, and some hydel power projects should not be allowed there.

However, the panel was silent about any restrictions in the remaining 96,000 square km area, thus creating the perception that it had diluted earlier recommendations that the entire Ghats should be declared as an eco-sensitive area.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will make a fresh attempt at launching the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), the last two flights of which have ended in failure, in July

India plans a space fix to bring ties with Maldives back in the friendly orbit by offering to launch and operate the Island nation’s first communication satellite despite doubts over the commercial

An Indian rocket carrying seven satellites — the Indo-French satellite SARAL, world’s first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope satellite and four other foreign satellites — on Monday blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, around 80 km north of Chennai.

A little after 6 p.m., the rocket — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle—C20 (PSLV-C20) — standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 230 tonnes hurtled towards the skies ferrying seven satellites to sling into orbit.

Srinagar, December 30: The state is losing its green sheen fast as the forest land has shrunk from 20,230 sq km to just 7,590 sq km as per data furnished by the state Department of Forests earlier

A study will be carried out to find out the co-relation between forest and water in Narmada catchment area.

The State Government (Department of Forest) has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forests on allotting 20,000 hectares of forestland to convert it into a tiger sanctuary in Kanyakumari district.

However, it is objected to by farmers as well as Kani tribes as the formation of the tiger sanctuary will definitely affect their livelihood. According to a cross section of farmers who depend on agriculture, particularly cash crops, say that the conversion will disastrously affect the lives of more than 5 lakh people who are dependent on this forestland and hence, they have demanded the immediate cancellation of the proposed project.

India is planning to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to Moon and Mars, an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country and deploy hundreds of transponde

India plans to launch a space probe that will orbit Mars in November 2013, a senior official from the country's space research establishment said on Monday.