Verhaen Khanna, founder of New Delhi Nature Society (NDNS), said outdoor gyms could be set up without cementing the grass and soil. He said concretisation would affect the groundwater table. read more

Despite his declining health, Karnad led a protest march after Bengaluru-based journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered in 2017. read more

Sawhney evaded event security, as well as some of Bezos’ personal detail, which costs a reported USD 1.6 million per year, the BBC reported. read more

An official of the district forest department, requesting anonymity, confirmed that the fund has been allocated to implement a conservation plan for the Global City project, which will be a part of the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC... read more

Officials ruled out hunger as the cause of Ramcharan Munda’s death and said he died of heat stroke. read more

Holding a single white rose and wearing a sort of conference badge, Sawhney was from Direct Action Everywhere (DXE), an international grassroots network of animal rights activists founded in 2013 in the San Francisco Bay Area. read more

Fly-ash is a byproduct of thermal power generation. The upcoming eco-park, spread across 884.64 acres, will be one of the world’s biggest man-made parks, according to the project developers. read more

The plot is part of the panchayat Aravalli common lands, and has been recorded as “gair mumkin pahar” in revenue records. read more

They will submit their objections to the existing route to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday. read more

While the BMC sought permission for the functioning of a newly- constituted tree authority, the MMRCL sought permission to start felling 3,000 trees. read more

On Monday night, when the news of her death was announced, one of the leaders from the community in a gathering had warned members from attending the funeral. read more

Among those who received notices were Simon Martin, 55, a poet from Vasai, who used to edit a monthly magazine for Christians; Marcus Dabre, 78, a writer of social issues, and founder of an environment-based NGO; Janata Dal leader Dominic Gonsalves,... read more

Top state government sources said Governor Satya Pal Malik’s administration took the decision aimed at providing protection to them. read more

The hearing on the bail applications of activist Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira – arrested in connection with the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence – has been adjourned to April 16 read more

In the recent PLPA amendment, Haryana exempted the entire Aravalli stretches in Gurugram and Faridabad from PLPA protection against real estate development, mining and quarrying. read more