After 6 years, CBI closes graft case against ex-minister Jayanthi Natarajan

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant......

Congress leader Jayanthi Natarajan meets Karunanidhi

Union Environment Minister and senior Congress leader Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday met Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi at his residence in Chennai, a day after he said his party would......

2G: Jayanthi Natarajan named JPC member

Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan was named a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee into the 2G spectrum scam after her colleague Abhishek Singhvi recused himself taking the plea that......

Jayanthi Natarajan back in Cabinet after 13 years

Jayanthi Natarajan, the only prominent woman leader from Tamil Nadu in the Congress and a known loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family, makes a comeback to the Union Council of Ministers after a gap......

India for 'global consensus' on environment policy

India on Monday called for a 'global consensus' on a sustainable environment policy while allowing policy space to all countries to strategise as per their requirements.Minister of State for......

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......

Finetune environment policy: Anand Sharma

Expressing displeasure over the recent tightening of norms for grant of environment clearance to industrial projects, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has urged the environment and......

Highly polluting industry: Bengal tops the list

West Bengal has the highest number of red category industries causing high pollution, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while 43 industrial clusters have been identified as 'critically......