<p>Report filed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) regarding violation of Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 by some of the restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in Hauz Khas village. Events like live
Veer Bhadra Mishra, the Varanasi priest, engineer and activist chosen by Time magazine as one of the seven heroes of the planet in 1999, has lost out to the government-temporaily at least. The Union
The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed mining companies who have been dumping mining ore rejects on the banks River Khushawati to stop doing so with immediate effect. It may be
Day in and day out we have been affected by noise pollution. Kolkata, which has often been labelled as the 'noisiest city', has reduced the intensity of pollution with stringent laws initiated by
As governments dither, the sea continues to savage the Ennore coast threatening to soon eat away fresh territory and wreak havoc in the lives of people like the 50-year old
Karnataka is in the grip of the worst drought in 15 years. A large number of agricultural workers and their families have been migrating to Maharashtra looking for means of
For the Jarawa tribal population of the Andaman islands, a court order brings hope of protection from the "civilised"
For the first time London is seeing open air urinals where men can take a leak in full public view, with their backs to passer-by, of course. The Westminster city council figured that's better than
Villagers in Kashipur are eating gruel made of mango kernel even today as they wait for government relief. Media reports, discussions in Parliament and Supreme Court directives have rattled the
The recent starvation deaths in Orissa illustrate that this problem is not always about food deficits. The response of the central and state administration has also been lethargic. Clearly, the
The Andhra Pradesh pollution Control Board has come out with various suggestions- minimising the inflow of chemicals, construction of a porous mud wall near Ganesh immersion zones and immediate
