From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:12 PM

Several citizens groups have registered their protest against a proposal to set up a Rs 2,700 crore deep water port in Puducherry. Environmental activists fear that the port will lead to widespread coastal erosion. Already seven km of coastline has been eroded in the last 17 years.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

The Rushikulya beach, the safest nesting grounds for Olive Ridley sea turtles in Orissa faces a serious natural threat. The formation of a lagoon on the beach threatens to eat away huge areas of nesting grounds on the beach. In 2005, some 90,000 turtles had come to nest at the beach. This year o...

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

A Norwegian cruise liner Blue Lady reached Gujarat’s Pipavav port on Friday. It will be inspected by experts before proceeding to the Alang ship-breaking yard.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

European politicians have called for action to stop trade in tiger and leopard skins.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

An intense combing operation is on in the jungles of Uttaranchal but this one is for the war against poachers.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

We travel to rain-swept Kerala, God’s own country and a land of Ayurveda that has a very special connection with the rain.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

The Supreme court on Friday accepted a public interest petition asking it to stop the entry of Blue Lady, a decommissioned cruise liner into India. The cruise liner, carrying 900 tonnes of toxic waste, is to be dismantled at Alang in Gujarat.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

The gamble on the Indian monsoon may get unpredictable further. For the first time, Indian scientists have observed evidence that the monsoon is being affected by global warming. This finding may have alarming implications in the days to come since half the country’s workforce works in the fields.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

Two different instances of people beating leopards to death have brought to light the man-animal conflict. On Wednesday, a leopard strayed into a construction site in Nashik. Frightened by a gathering crowd, the animal tried to flee and ended up being trapped and clubbed.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

For years, wholesalers have been buying apples from the Solan fruit mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

The government of Assam is taking steps to protect rhinos after NDTV reported the killing of six of them at Kaziranga National Park. The killings of the one-horned rhinos were blamed on poachers and lack of guards at the park.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:11 PM

Is global warming responsible for the varying weather? Depending on whom you speak to, you will get a different answer. Many members of the intergovernmental panel on climate change believe global warming is a reality and linked to the so-called freaky weather patterns that are emerging.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

If the weather in several parts of the country in the last 48 hours is anything to go by, it seems there’s going to be a long, hot summer.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

The Panna Tiger Reserve or National Park in Madhya Pradesh is in news again, but for all the wrong reasons. NDTV has found out that the Royal family of Panna has been allowed to retain land in the National Park, while the poor villagers in the park have been forced to vacate.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

The elephant fair in Thrissur is an inseparable part of Kerala’s culture and tradition and attracts thousands of people as well as protests. Animal lovers feel the fair violates the rules for elephants in captivity.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

Climate change is taking its toll on the Sunderbans tiger reserve with rising sea level and erosion threatening its fragile ecosystem.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

Thousands of migratory birds from Siberia are moving to the Gharana wetland for the winter. While this is good news for tourism in the state, farmers are unhappy over the damage to their crops.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

A religious man has convinced fishermen in Gujarat to stop hunting whale sharks where hundreds of them are killed despite a government ban.

From: tubaah on Fri, Jul 10 2009 6:10 PM

Celebrities Tom Alter, Kiran Bedi and Swami Agnivesh came together for a cause banning the energy-guzzling incandescent bulb.