Coastal Regulation Zone Notification: What development are we clearing our coasts for

The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018, has diluted India's only protection system for the fragile ecology and opened it up to realtors …

CMZ dropped

Road open for development

Tweak in Chennai landuse to sidestep coastal norms

Update

Court reins in Goa coast violations

Panchayats pulled up for inaction

Bombay High Court orders demolition of Adarsh Society

The HC has stayed the order for 12 weeks, giving time to the Maharashtra government to appeal in the Supreme Court

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

Ease of doing business comes at an environmental cost

India has seen a historic jump in ease of doing business this year, but dilution of legislation to facilitate business will hurt the environment 

New coastal rules draft made public

Fishers say proposed CRZ notification does not recognize their rights

Backdoor democracy

Central directives on coastal zones could be used to circumvent rules

Clearance based on false claims

Panel confirms Sompeta and Bhavanapadu thermal project sites are wetlands

Ready to taxi

Push for sand mining

New Maharashtra policy ignores resident’s concerns, law

Coastal management rules under review

The word is management

A divided house

Fishers at bay

When it was introduced in 1991, Coastal Regulation Zone was a blanket notification to protect India's coast and fisherfolk. In 17 years, it was …

The CMZ notification

New rules for coasts

Environment ministry notifies CRZ 2011. It has pro-builder bias, say fishers and activists

Living on the edge

Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …