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News ScanHimachal Pradesh becomes first Indian state to sell carbon credits to the World Bank
Himachal Pradesh is the first Indian state to sell carbon credits under the UN-mandated Clean Development Mechanism to the World Bank from new forests to be developed largely on waste ground More... SC denies plea for enhanced punishment for Bhopal gas tragedy accusedThe Supreme Court of India threw out the curative petition of the CBI to increase punishment for top brass at Union Carbide, but said the sessions court was free to examine the charges in light of new evidence More... World Bank-funded project runs into local resistance in HimachalLocal farmers are resisting the Luhri power project that will drastically alter the course of the Sutlej river and bring about environmental changes that will affect the all-important apple crop More... Four dead, many injured in farmer protest in NoidaViolence erupts as villagers in Greater Noida protest the low compensation being offered to them for their land More... Posco project gets forest clearance and final sanctionThe Ministry of Environment and Forests has given its approval to the controversial Posco steel project, setting aside the objections of local communities and, according to the protesters, subverting its own laws More... Tribals get right to profit from bambooMendha Lekha becomes the first village to get rights to harvest and sell bamboo, although conservationists sound a warning about allowing this in protected areas More... Govt promises enhanced safety, compensation for Jaitapur-affectedA new Rs 400 crore rehabilitation package and promises of stand-alone safety systems for each reactor are among new initiatives spelt out by the government to quell growing resistance against the Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra More... Chhattisgarh’s solar electrification success storyA Chhattisgarh government initiative has succeeded in electrifying many remote villages with solar energy where other states have failed More... Gram sabha clearance necessary before allowing POSCO: MoEFThe POSCO iron and steel plant has hit another roadblock with the environment ministry requiring further proof that it will not flout the rights of forest-dwellers, under the Forest Rights Act More... |
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