Fishermen in Tamil Nadu have drawn a link between the draft CZMP and the centre's Sagarmala project saying the coastal development plan is an excuse for 'land grab'
2 min read2 Mar 2018The Ken-Betwa river-linking project involves diversion of around 6,000 hectares of forests, mostly from the Panna National Park tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh
3 min read26 May 2017Norway wealth fund has dropped BHEL from its investment portfolio on environmental concerns arising from its coal-fired thermal power plant in the Sundarbans
1 min read5 May 2017Italian confectionery firm Ferrero has taken a public stand in defence of an ingredient that some other food companies in the country are boycotting
5 min read11 Jan 2017Over 100 hydropower projects have been planned in the northeast but many of them have hit environmental snags
2 min read19 Oct 2016The finance minister said the World Bank has not factored in all the steps taken by the government to improve business environment
4 min read1 Nov 2015So-called 'rat-hole' mining practised in Meghalaya killed thousands of workers, including children, before the ban was imposed in April last year
3 min read28 Oct 2015Banks' reluctance has prompted the govt this week to extend the deadline for bids from banks for a third time
3 min read17 Oct 2015ACF says it has alerted govt about impact project would have on water and wildlife in Queensland's Galilee Basin
2 min read4 Aug 2015In its Global Risks 2013 report, WEF points out that crises, austerity measures severely testing global economic system
2 min read9 Jan 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared