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The Supreme Court has questioned the Central government’s authority to allocate coal blocks to companies and has sought legal explanation as the statutory Act empowers only the respective states to ... Read more >

Stay up-to-date on news related to the environment.

PM calls environmental clearances the new ‘licence-permit-quota raj’

At the Union Cabinet meeting on January 10 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that environmental clearances have become the ne... Read more >

Imagine a place with green rugged hills, deep valleys, sparkling blue rivers, apple and cherry orchards, sleepy little towns and villages and friendly and humble people. Travel further up and let this place open up to the ever enchanting snow peaks of... Read more >

As a child I once came across this phrase 'Water water everywhere, not a single drop to drink'. Though always amused, my young mind could never quite envisage the gravity of the above lines. Years later, I can perhaps now imagine how gruesome that sit... Read more >

An interview with Françoise Callier

There are lots of very busy people here at the 8th Angkor Photo Festival. This throng of hard-working people includes young talents from around Asia seeking recognition, agencies hunting for new talent, and the one... Read more >