Elephanta Island gets too much development too fast

Getting power supply could have shaped the island’s future, but now the recent CRZ notification has put its existence at risk

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 21, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Eco-sensitive regions could see flurry of construction activity as draft CRZ notification suggests

The new notification allows construction of hotels and beach resorts within 50 metres of the shorelines

Cyclones that have hit India: What you should know?

Here is what you should know about cyclonic activity in India as Cyclone Gaja is going to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu today.

Lives and livelihoods lost to coastal erosion

The wrath of Bay of Bengal has rendered nearly 650 families from Satabhaya in Odisha homeless

Consolidate clearances: 4 steps for effective green governance

An effective system, working for environmental integrity, will ensure we find a balance between the ecology and development 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 27, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

'Supreme Court could have saved India's beaches'

Five star emergency

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Din over private helipads in Mumbai

Road open for development

Tweak in Chennai landuse to sidestep coastal norms

Microplastic pollution load on seashore linked with population size of coastal cities

New study conducted across three coastal cities of Mumbai, Thoothukudi and Dhanushkodi

They lived with dinosaurs

Coastal flyway to flatten 16 villages

Rs 500 crore road will cater to cars that comprise one-fifth the traffic

Turbulent times: How climate is altering major markers of planet Earth

As countries grapple with intense marine heat waves and stronger storms, the latest IPCC report says climate change has already altered our oceans,…

Sea erosion affecting lives and livelihoods in Odisha

The central government informed Parliament in December 2018 that sea levels along the Indian coast are projected to rise from 3.5 inches to as …

Stadium in deep water

Kerala cricket association clears wetland trees to build stadium

A risky route

A Rs 12,000-crore coastal road project in Mumbai is facing stiff resistance from fishers, urban planners and environmentalists. But, the …

Navi Mumbai airport hanging in air

Environment ministry asks for re-examination of alternative sites

New CRZ rules clear coast for realtors, may trigger disaster

The government put the Indian coastline at risk by not hearing stakeholders and deciding to open it for real estate industry

Mangrove park fights closure

Environment ministry says theme park destroying ecology

Ministry revokes coastal clearance

Kartanaka power project gave false information

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

Centre stalls Vedanta university

Says it approved project without considering objections