While there were differences of views on the applicability of exemptions, the new notification on environmental norms for construction projects was ambiguous and propagated a "pay and pollute" policy, the NGT observed

China to phase out all ivory processing and trade by end 2017

31 Dec 2016

Sun not a key driver of climate change

31 Dec 2016

Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows

Traffic noise reduces birds' response to alarm calls

28 Dec 2016

Impact of climate change on microbial biodiversity

26 Dec 2016

Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings

24 Dec 2016

Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings

24 Dec 2016

Obama bans new oil, gas drilling off Alaska

21 Dec 2016

The ban is seen as President Obama’s last push to save environment as incoming President Donald Trump has said he would expand offshore oil and gas drilling

The deepwater horizon aftermath

21 Dec 2016

The deepwater horizon aftermath

21 Dec 2016

India attains 4th position in global wind power installed capacity

19 Dec 2016

With the addition of grid-connected capacity of 14,300 MW of renewable energy capacity in the last two-and-a-half years, the country is well on its way to exceed the target of 40 per cent non-fossil fuel-based power generation by 2030

52 trains running late, 12 rescheduled in fog-hit Delhi

17 Dec 2016

DuPont to pay $50 mn to help clean up mercury contamination

16 Dec 2016

DuPont has agreed to pay the largest natural resource settlement in Virginia history for mercury contamination, making the settlement the eighth largest-natural resource damage settlement in US history