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Govt in knots over dams in Uttarakhand

Environment ministry wanted a halt to new dams, but Attorney General now says matter to be decided by PMO

Some Aravali forests opened to real estate

Haryana govt decides to demarcate these forests falling within the state boundaries as non-forest lands on its records

Before his return, Rahul Gandhi sends back a truck full of questions to Congress workers

Besides the one he dumped on them when he disappeared

Govt freezes Greenpeace India bank accounts, suspends licence for foreign funding

Seven accounts of the NGO frozen by home ministry with immediate effect

Centre to overhaul green laws for 'ease of business'

About 100 changes have already been effected through executive orders; new amendments involve structural and policy-level alterations

Khemka shunted again in violation of rules by Haryana BJP government

Whistle-blower officer shunted again, in breach of rules by BJP government in Haryana; all actions of previous Cong govt against him still stand; Modi govt keeps away

PM-headed panel flouts rules to shift more than a dozen officers

Govt puts whistle-blower AIIMS CVO Sanjiv Chaturvedi's case in cold storage

Govt against consent of tribals for displacement

The NDA govt is on the verge of passing executive orders that would do away with the veto powers of tribals that protect their forestlands in most cases

Green Climate Fund near-empty despite pledges of more than $10 bn

Rich countries yet to formally commit money though they made public commitments

It's a losing battle against air pollution in Delhi

While the capital was once in the forefront of managing air quality in the country, it has since lost ground due to a tardy response from policymakers

Only 35 of 793 coal blocks remain inviolate after dilution of policy

Inviolate forest policy repeatedly weakened; dilution began when Moily was minister and continued through NDA government

Environment ministry tries another ploy to dilute tribal rights

Tribal affairs ministry puts its foot down

PMO meeting changed NDA's stance to favour more dams in Uttarakhand

Meeting chaired by PM's principal secy directed stance at the Supreme Court, to favour multiple dams

How the Budget short-changed states' social security schemes

States will now have to spend from their pockets to keep their social-sector schemes going

Changes in NDA's land Bill only cosmetic

Amendments skip key controversial issues

Give the tiger its corridors

The battle for tiger conservation must move to the corridors that link the big cats' habitat

Cess-surcharge route helps Centre fill its coffers

Denies states Rs 12,000 crore

Govt's bid to dilute tribal rights to help industry

Environment ministry readies draft, which allows industry to fell trees in traditional forest areas without consent of gram sabhas

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

It will be difficult for the AAP govt to maintain subsidies and dole out more schemes in the longer run

High court notice to Nadda over corruption in AIIMS

Nadda became the first minister in the 9-month-old NDA govt to be embroiled in a corruption-related court case