Group of scientists seeks President's intervention to withdraw proposed LDAR

The proposed Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation of 2021 is highly problematic and will work against existing legal provisions that safeguard the resilience of Lakshadweep's ecology,......

Surface-to-air missile: India's 1st tri-service weapon

DRDO to develop army version of the medium range surface-to-air missile.IAF and naval versions of MR-SAM already exist.This makes these missile platforms the first tri-service weapon in service......

6 lessons to be learnt from Cyclone Hudhud

The damage caused by Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam underlines the need for the government to follow some basic disaster management and environmental rules. E A S Sarma explainsHudhud, a severe......

Koodankulam nuclear project: Separating fact from fiction

Uncritical acceptance of any major project is undesirable. So also is unbending opposition to it. Constructive criticism of the project could bring about greater safety in design, construction and......

Good news for Adani: Australia agrees to expand coal port near Barrier Reef

Adani has blamed opposition to its mine for delays in moving the $7 billion project to the construction phase Australia approved on Tuesday a controversial expansion of the Abbot Point coal......

'Adani's expansion of coal port will kill Great Barrier Reef'

Australia's green political party on Wednesday warned the government for approving Adani group's plan to expand a major coal port on the fragile Great Barrier Reef coast, saying it will hasten the......

Why govt should scrap Adani's Mundra plan

By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle it, feels......

No nod to projects in eco-sensitive zones: Ramesh

The National Board for Wildlife, headed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, rejected some big projects, including a port project in Gujarat, signalling that the ministry would not clear projects......