New Delhi: After a tiger went missing in Sariska national park, there has been more trouble brewing as three more species have not been sighted in the park in the last few years causing wildlife scientists to ring the alarm bells. The Chinkara, the Caracal and the Chousingha, three species that are elusive, and were once found in small numbers in 800 sq km of forests, have not been sighted...
06:10 PM, Sep 20, 2011
New Delhi: An officer of the Indian Forest Service in Madhya Pradesh has been clearing mining projects flouting green laws, according to documents accessed by CNN-IBN. The regional office of the Environment Ministry in Bhopal is headed by AK Rana and it is his responsibility to recommend mining proposals on forest land but only if no other alternative is available. But CNN-IBN has found that the officer has cleared several...
12:00 PM, Sep 10, 2011
New Delhi: It was a moment of celebration when the Environment Minister announced that India's tiger population has increased by almost 16 per cent. But now, leading tiger scientist Ullas Karanth has questioned if there were problems with the methodology used. In a published paper, Karanth has stated, "Details now in public domain do not reveal critical information on tiger photo-captures at sampled locations, density estimation protocols used, and how ...
09:28 PM, May 17, 2011
New Delhi: From ordering the demolition of the Adarsh society for flouting coastal laws to stopping the controversial Vedanta project in Orissa, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has been hailed for his pro-active role in stopping projects. But it seems in recent times the Environment Minister has had a change of heart. Some of the projects cleared by him in last six months include, Rs 54,000 crore Posco project in Orissa,...
10:00 PM, May 06, 2011
New Delhi: On a day which marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the government has made it clear that it will go ahead with the Nuclear Power plant in Jaitapur. In a high level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, a series of decisions were taken related to nuclear safety and compensation for local people. Angry protests marred the setting up of India's most ambitious nuclear power project...
05:17 PM, Apr 26, 2011
New Delhi: The tiger population in India has risen by more than 12 per cent in the last three years. As per the tiger census, which was released on Monday, the estimated population of the big cat in India stands at 1,636 up from 1,411 in 2007. The Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, who released the census report on Monday, said that more areas including Sundarbans has been...
10:15 AM, Mar 28, 2011
Mumbai: The Environment Ministry, in an affidavit submitted to the Bombay High Court on Tuesday, said the Lavasa hill project violated several environmental norms – but said it could consider approving the project on certain conditions. Walking on a collision course, Jairam Ramesh, through the report, has clearly stated that the multi crore ambitious project of Lavasa coming up near Pune is unauthorised and environmentally damaging. In a strong indictment...
09:40 PM, Jan 18, 2011
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh may have washed his hands off it but the controversy continues to surround the Jaitapur Nuclear Plant in Maharashtra where over 1500 people have been detained while protesting against the project. Even as their own Congress led government at Centre has cleared the project, party members of the Congress Maharashtra Committee on Wednesday expressed their solidarity with the protestors “It is the party’s duty...
11:42 PM, Dec 29, 2010
Jalpaiguri: An entire herd of elephants was knocked down by a speeding train in North Bengal. This is the latest incident along a railway line that has become notorious as ‘the killer track’ because of a spate of elephant deaths on this stretch. Seven elephants mowed to death by a speeding train in North Bengal. The herd of elephants was crossing from one part of the forest to another when...
12:01 AM, Sep 24, 2010
On Monday, Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik met the PM and sought his intervention in getting FDI projects in the state cleared. ...
09:34 PM, Aug 23, 2010
With heat wave gripping north India, Delhi sizzles at 40 degree celcius, five notches above normal. ...
09:56 AM, Apr 10, 2010
The summit aims at a binding deal to limit global warming to two degrees. ...
11:14 PM, Dec 08, 2009
They say the Govt is selling out to West by promising cuts in carbon intensity. ...
12:32 AM, Dec 08, 2009
The Prime Minister will attend the Copenhagen summit on Dec 17. ...
09:48 PM, Dec 05, 2009
Bahar Dutt and Juhi Chaudhary examine the environmental impact of the fire. ...
08:34 PM, Nov 04, 2009
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