Agra: Concrete structures on the Yamuna flood-plains in Agra region are in line for demolition, if the stern warning and questioning by the National Green Tribunal on a PIL filed by DK Joshi, an environmentalist and a member of the Supreme Court monitoring committee on environmental issues in the Taj Trapezium Zone, are any indication of the shape of things to come.

Agra: Concrete structures on the Yamuna flood-plains in Agra region are in line for demolition, if the stern warning and questioning by the National Green Tribunal on a PIL filed by DK Joshi, an environmentalist and a member of the Supreme Court monitoring committee on environmental issues in the Taj Trapezium Zone, are any indication of the shape of things to come.

Vrindavan: Restoration work on the Sewa Kunj, one of the four "leela sthalies" (most revered spots) of the Radha-Krishna legend, has been temporarily halted with a local NGO accused of playing with the "sanctity" and original design of the shrine by local priests who themselves are being accused of promoting "narrow interests".

Vrindavan: Restoration work on the Sewa Kunj, one of the four "leela sthalies" (most revered spots) of the Radha-Krishna legend, has been temporarily halted with a local NGO accused of playing with the "sanctity" and original design of the shrine by local priests who themselves are being accused of promoting "narrow interests".

It looks like chunks of ice — but put a flame to it and it goes ablaze. Touch it, and you’ll feel an odd sizzling sensation. This peculiar compound is methane hydrate. Not only might it become the source of the world’s next energy bonanza, but it could also let some coastal developing nations leapfrog coal and other ‘dirty’ sources of energy.

It looks like chunks of ice — but put a flame to it and it goes ablaze. Touch it, and you’ll feel an odd sizzling sensation. This peculiar compound is methane hydrate. Not only might it become the source of the world’s next energy bonanza, but it could also let some coastal developing nations leapfrog coal and other ‘dirty’ sources of energy.