`200,000 hectares forest land diverted in four years`

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:48

Over 8,000 projects, involving a diversion of 200,000 hectares of forest land, have been cleared by the central government in four years and this was double the clearances given in three decades, environmentalist Sunita Narain said here Friday.

Sunita Narain to be discharged from hospital soon

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 12:29

Environmentalist Sunita Narain, critically injured over a week ago after a speeding car hit her when she was riding a bicycle, is likely to be discharged from the hospital soon, a statement said.

Cyclists in Indian cities being edged out: Narain

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 13:51

Hit by a car while cycling, environmental activist Sunita Narain on Monday said cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars.

Sunita Narain stable, says cyclists in India are being edged out

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 08:46

Noted environmentalist Sunita Narain, who is currently undergoing treatment in AIIMS after being hit by a speeding car while cycling on Sunday, said that cyclists are being edged out systematically to make way for cars.

Time to go beyond politics and think seriously about bijli, sadak and Paani: Sunita Narain

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 20:54

Sunita Narain, Priyanka Chaturvedi and Nupur Sharma agreed that the country urgently needs proper policy planning to deal with crisis of safe drinking water, electricity and roads.

Unable to resolve differences, climate talks extended by a day

Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 23:44

With several differences and concerns yet to be resolved, negotiators today head for another night of diplomatic wrangling at the Doha climate talks which has inevitably spilled over into an extra day.