Supreme Court fines illegal miners in Odisha, directs funds to be used for tribal benefit in mining districts.

As the jeep bounced its way through the red dust and the bumpy narrow road, we stumbled upon what looked like a refugee settlement. But as we drove...

Environmental degradation in India is a runaway problem. There are plethora of laws and regulatory bodies, both at the Central and state levels, to...

SOON AFTER President Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance to amend the archaic Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957, Union...

Srestha BanerjeeAfter the high-decibel campaigns mounted by the national parties polling is finally under way in phases across India. With the...

The tranquility on the banks of the Meghna river in Bhola gives no inkling of the scale of destruction this island district in Bangladesh has...