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News ScanIndiscriminate mining puts Rajasthan's environment and heritage at risk Widespread mining activities have turned the historically and ecologically sensitive Aravalli hills region into something resembling a moonscape, as the Rajasthan government systematically ignores court orders to ban mining in the area. And for local residents, it's a health and safety nightmare More... The Nano: Small car, big concernsTata Motors unveils its small Rs 1 lakh car, the Nano, amidst criticism from environmentalists and town planners who say India can ill afford to have thousands of affordable new cars on the roads at the expense of health and safety More... Govt notifies Forest Rights ActAfter being mired in controversy for a year, the Act comes into force, allowing scheduled tribes and other forest-dwellers to cultivate forest land, graze and maintain homesteads, and collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce More... 2007 data reaffirms global warming trendThis year has been the seventh hottest year since 1850, despite the cooling influence of La Nina, say scientists confirming fears of the increased risk of global warming More... Rich-poor divide erupts at Bali climate talksThe G77 says it is not ready to make new efforts to fight climate change by cutting emissions from fossil fuels as they fear curbs will hinder economic growth aimed at lifting millions of people out of poverty More... Bali climate talks: India's stand on deforestation slammedIndia found itself isolated and the subject of criticism from many quarters, including its own civil society, over the issue of being paid to conserve forests, at crucial global climate change talks being held in Bali, Indonesia More... Ganga Sena takes battle to save the river to UP's streetsUnhappy with the government's continuing inability to tackle pollution in the river Ganga, religious groups in the state of Uttar Pradesh are taking up cudgels, quite literally, on behalf of their beloved river More... Bhopal survivors demand specialised 30-yr health planWith victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy still lacking adequate treatment and rehabilitation facilities, activists working with and for the survivors have sought the setting up of a national commission to cater to their long-term medical needs More... India to rate 'green' quotient of buildingsUnder GRIHA, a system that uses various qualitative and quantitative assessment criteria to rate buildings on their degree of ‘greenness’, the government will for the first time rate the energy efficiency of building projects in India More... |
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