Minister for tribal affairs and panchayati raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo is determined to speak out for the rights of tribals even if they come in conflict with corporate houses.

The newly-appointed minister of tribal affairs V Kishore Chandra Deo strongly opposed the deplo-yment of the Indian Army in the Maoist-affected states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

The diversion of millions of hectares of agricultural land for industrial and housing purposes is being perceived as one of key reasons for the 20 per cent jump in trafficking of women and children ac

In a scathing indictment on the environmental devastation that has been caused by the illegal mining in Karnataka, the Lokayukta report highlights that mining in Bellary, Hospet and Sandur, which had been given 1,000 mining leases, have seen massive destruction of some of the richest no-go forests in India. Most of the mining in these districts was illegal and in complete violation of the Forest Conservation Act and the

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave a clear indication Sunday that an independent regulator will soon revamp the process of environmental clearances for major projects, but said there would be no retur

Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh’s flip-flop regime has been given a quiet bural with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating that an independent regulator will soon revamp the process of grant

India’s most popular development website Infochangeindia.org, providing independent reportage on social justice and sustainable development issues in India, will soon be completing 10 years online.

Receding Himalayan glaciers are resulting in the formation of glacial lakes which climatolgists warn are growing at an alarming pace. The Himalayas have 55,000 glaciers but the creation of these lakes could destroy the settlements located close to them.

Danile B. Poneman, US deputy secretary of energy, reiterated once again that the US was not keen to sign the Kyoto Protocol to combat climate change and global warming. “We need to find some alternative mechanism to move forward,” he emphasised in the follow-up of a talk he gave at the Teri University. His remarks are significant given that the Kyoto Protocol is soon coming to an end in 2012 and no agreement has yet been arrived at what the new roadmap will be.

India’s worsening water crisis threatens to curtail food production while taking an increasingly heavy toll on the country’s economics.