Two buildings for housing the poor collapse in Vadorara, killing six
It was a mishap waiting to happen
Effluent treatment plants must meet water quality norms by March 31: SC
Justice Kehar directs state governments to initiate criminal and civil proceedings against industrial units flouting norms
Blind spot in Namami Gange
By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …
Rights overruled
States are making their own rules to reclaim the authority over forests from tribes, derailing community forest rights
Government did not do enough to stop crop burning, say farmer representatives
Scientists urge that worsening air quality in Delhi may have a direct link with crop residue burning in neighbouring states
Out of control: why monkeys are a menace
Damage by raiding monkeys has become a menace of unprecedented magnitude. Down To Earth travels to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar …
Supreme Court bans registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000cc for three months
The court asks the Centre and Delhi government to work together and fix norms to clean the city’s toxic air
Freeing coal
As domestic coal production dips, plan panel proposes to allow captive coal power companies to trade coal
Indian companies' CDM projects pollute environment
Most clean projects cleared on face value and are based on tall claims
No cap on iron mining in Odisha
Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry
Essar, Hindalco get final clearance to mine Mahan forests for coal
Opening Mahan for mining might speed up clearance to other coal-bearing forest areas in the district, fear activists
Coal scam: fait accompli no ground for not cancelling coal blocks, says SC
Apex court says companies which invested money on coal blocks without getting green clearances took the decision at their own risk
Minamata Convention: India skips historic meet
Officials mum on why no official representative went from India
To fast track India’s industrial growth, FM gives sops to mining
Environmentalists say ministry of finance apathetic towards social environmental consequences
Supreme Court upholds pollution levy on trucks entering Delhi
The apex court will give an order on Monday based on directions prepared by amicus curiae
Gujarat High Court orders shut down of 12 manufacturing units in Mundra SEZ
Earlier court order halting construction without environment clearance was being ignored
Who will repay loans for Delhi airport Metro, Reliance or DMRC?
Banks that helped build the most expensive and first public-private partnership Metro line in the country say it is a non-performing asset
Sterlite fined Rs 100 crore
Supreme Court fines Sterlite Industries for polluting environment but refuses to shut it
Coal quandary
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …
Last mile chaos
New Delhi struggles with a policy to regulate e-rickshaws
NGT committee renders entire Baghjan oil field illegal
NGT-appointed Judge Katakey Committee recommends legal action against Oil India Ltd for violating various environmental as well as industrial …
Coca-Cola plant in Tirunelveli gets go ahead for expansion
Tamil Nadu pollution control board’s permission would mean Coca Cola franchisee who owns bottling plant would double the intake of water …
Coal mine expansion made easy
One-time capacity expansion does not require public hearing, says environment ministry
MoEF to do away with environmental clearance for mining minor minerals in areas less than 5 ha
Jayanthi Natarajan asks officials to take stock in various states
Government for FDI in nuclear energy
Final decision to be taken by Cabinet soon