The proposed eastern circuit bench of the national green tribunal may be shifted from the city as the state government has failed to provide as little as 5,000sq ft of space despite the Centre’s repeated reminders.
The tribunal, constituted in October 2010 after the national green tribunal act was passed in Parliament, has its headquarters in Delhi. The regional circuit benches have been planned in Pune, Bhopal, Chennai and Calcutta.

Representatives of the anti-Koodankulam nuclear power project protesters presented a ‘questionnaire’, seeking answers to 50 questions, during the first meeting of the committees set up by the Central and state governments to resolve the stand-off, on Tuesday.

Emerging from the hour-long talks, held at the collectorate here between the 15-member experts committee set up by the Centre and the six-member state panel, two members of the anti-KKNPP movement described the talks as satisfactory.

The committees set up by the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to resolve the standoff over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant met here on Tuesday for the first time when representatives of the protesters presented a charter of demands including a paper on plant's status.

Emerging from the hour-long first round of talks held at the Collectorate here between the 15-member experts committee set up by the centre and six-member state panel, two members of the movement described the talks as satisfactory.

India has argued that access to energy for all and equity must be the bedrock of any

Several measures to reduce poverty create a positive impact on environment management, said many of the climate experts and economists at a major brain storming session organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) along with 14 development partners.

Experts debated the linkage of poverty with climate issues to come up with recommendations for the governments, especially of South Asia.

India is confronted with the triple challenges of climate change, energy security and economic development with political will and technological prowess. But will that be enough to bring in the capital it needs to ensure a transition to green growth?

India already has a head start in the race for renewables, ranking fifth in the world for installed clean energy capacity.

In a significant move to replicate Gujarat's model of space applications and geo-informatics in state's planning and development process, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has sought help of his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi in setting up Aryabhatta Geo-Informatics and Space Applications Centre (AGiSAC) in Himachal Pradesh.

The development comes close to the heels of official level meetings