Same-sex marriages: LGBTQIA+ community vows to fight on, lawyers & activists in support
Apex court applying differential standards in case, say activists; others call it a positive step, despite falling short of deciding to legalise …
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary near Mumbai exempted from ESZ mandate by SC
Practical difficulties and ground realities need to be taken in account for 1 km ESZ, says apex court
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 17, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2022)
Mahanadi Coalfields land oustees to get compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation
Land acquired for mining in 1988; Compensation to be disbursed to 4 villages under the R&R Act, 2013
Supreme Court puts environmental release of GM mustard on hold
The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organiations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested …
Unused stock, reduced damage: Why iron ore sale ban was relaxed in Karnataka
Situation because of which ban was imposed 10 years ago now ‘changed for the better’, Supreme Court says
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 19, 2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court prevents PSU from evicting forest rights title holders
Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation had started mining in Sarguja district’s Pathrai village, where 50 Individual Forest Rights …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 21-25)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 6, 2019)
FRA: Deadline gone, states yet to submit data on rejected claims to FSI
The Supreme Court had ordered states that had not given requisite data to the FSI by August 31
Sonbhadra women, others seek to participate in Supreme Court FRA hearing
Two ST women demand “equal and independent” rights to women over forest land
Ajodhya villagers, forest dwellers stop Bengal govt project at court for now
The state government acquired the land for Turga Pumped Storage Project illegally, ruled the Calcutta high court
How this Gujarat man came to be celebrated as a Biblical character
Bharat Patel gets the fisherfolk of Kutch, affected by a coal power plant funded by the World Bank, a historic victory in the US Supreme Court
SC seeks reports on rejected forest rights claims from states
The apex court has been hearing a petition filed by retired forest officials and some conservation-related non-profits, who want the FRA to be …
Elephants have first right on forest, says SC while ordering demolition of Numaligarh Refinery wall
The 2.2-km boundary wall has been erected in 2011 on an elephant migration corridor in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district, for the …
US court quashes Monsanto's 'undemocratic' plea to Avaaz to hand over internal documents
The order prevents the agrochemical major from silencing the civic network that has been working actively to stop EU from re-issuing a …
Taj could have solved India’s foreign exchange problem had it been preserved: SC
The court blasts the Centre and UP government on their ‘lethargy’ to protect the monument
Delhi HC directs environment ministry to prepare action plan on e-waste inventory
The ministry is asked to look into Centre for Science and Environment's report and prepare an action plan in two months on how an inventory of e-…
Cauvery dispute: All you need to know
In its latest development, the Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka government to release 4 TMC water for Tamil Nadu
Delhi HC asks city authorities if there is a policy to dispose toxic e-waste
The court expressed concern over the rising e-waste in the capital city and asked the municipal bodies and government whether there was a policy …
Two die during an eviction drive in Kaziranga National Park
Without making any arrangements to accommodate the displaced, police fire tear gas on people resisting eviction
Supreme Court directs Centre to prepare national disaster plan to tackle drought
The apex court has directed the Union government to revise the Drought Management Manual at the earliest till the end of 2016