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Is the Ganga beyond makeover?

The Ganga is dirtied by its cities. To clean the river, these cities need to be depolluted

India, China take an early lead at UN climate talks in Germany

Negotiators from 195 countries at Bonn are in the early stages of putting together a draft of a UN agreement that will guide climate change actions over the next decades

Obama's big domestic move too little to impact climate talks

Nitin Sethi: A question of oil and Rio for Modi

Uncertainty over inclusion of former-Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio in Modi govt and question of oil exploration in the state could be a test for PM's policy on relations with states

Javadekar's enthusiasm puts him in a fix

The new environment minister lands in the middle of a controversy over quick nod to projects worth Rs 80,000 crore

Officials seek to end mining ban in dense forests

Forest control: Struggle with much at stake

On paper, much done to restore traditional tribal rights but govt prerogative & industry interests are a formidable barrier

A week after poll results, Congress still reeling from aftershocks

The public expression of weak sentiment is seen reflecting only a bit of the hectic parleys and multiple fissures playing out within the Congress

Modi faces a jungle of pending forest clearances

Even as the UPA generously handed an unprecedented 702,000 hectares of forest land to industry, a litany of pending approvals awaits the new govt

India's carbon footprint dilemma

Lots of assumptions but little to act upon in the Planning Commission report on low carbon growth

Green India Mission gets appointment blues

After the Cabinet decided a forest officer should head it, Moily okayed an IAS choice; then, on protest, changed his mind but the order's been sat upon, an issue for the next government

Have right to not reveal info on internal govt papers: PMO

Forest clearances set to go online

Pawar comes to Khemka's aid

Ordered a probe in the scam the IAS officer had blown lid off in Feb

PlanCom advice to new govt: Tweak land acquisition law

Internal report, to be finalised in seven-10 days, may also suggest reduction in subsidies

Govt commissions studies on greenhouse gas emissions

Three studies are meant to help India decide its stance at global climate negotiations

Every vote counts in Arunachal

Victory margins can be wafer-thin in state with 750,000 voters

RSS turns Arunachal tribals towards Hinduism

The RSS affiliates, famous for converting tribals in central India, are having a field day now in Arunachal like the missionaries had earlier

Environment ministry gets EC nod on green clearances

However, the ambiguous wording of the Commission's reply has left doubt in the ministry about how to proceed on the matter

Hearts open, options closed

A distinct and completely different belief system has been Hinduised by the RSS in Arunachal Pradesh