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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026)
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026)

Susan Chacko
4 min read
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report
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India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report

DTE Staff
2 min read
Overextraction emerges as prime reason for dipping groundwater levels
The project involves a 232.6-metre-high concrete gravity dam on the Tons River along the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh border.
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Six states sign Kishau water agreement, but experts question dam’s risks and utility

Vivek Mishra
6 min read
Declared a national project, Kishau Multipurpose Project will have 90% of its cost borne by Centre, amid concerns over seismic risks, displacement data and missing impact studies
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