Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 29, 2020)
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 (May 4, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 29, 2019)
SC to hear PIL on trapped miners in Meghalaya tomorrow
The petition seeks the deployment of the Armed Forces and high capacity pumps to save the miners. It also seeks the formulation of a standard …
Goa’s mining muddle: Dependants to protest in Delhi
The closure of iron ore mining in the state has rendered 2 lakh people jobless, increased banks’ non-performing assets and impacted state&…
Adani to fully finance controversial Oz Carmichael mine
The move follows last month’s announcement by the conglomerate that it was scaling back the size and scope of the project. The project had …
CSE welcomes apex court’s rap to authorities on Delhi pollution
The court has given a stern message to authorities and set a higher benchmark for enforcement of measures to prevent air pollution measures, the …
A historic judgement by the Supreme Court on elephant corridors
By ordering the shutdown of illegal resorts built on the Sigur Plateau corridor in the Nilgiris, the apex court has set a precedent for more …
Why Asia's biggest industrial relocation scheme failed to create a pollution-free Delhi
Bawana was created to shift polluting industrial units operating in Delhi's residential areas, but the initiative has benefitted factory owners …
After ‘bias’ row, Bombay HC judge brought back to hear noise pollution case
Maharashtra government faced flak for accusing Justice Oka of bias and trying to transfer the case to a different bench
Delhi High Court scraps ban on 344 fixed combination drugs
Health ministry banned 344 fixed combination drugs in March fearing antimicrobial resistance and other health hazards
Enemies of the state?
As the Centre for the first time allows widespread culling of nilgais, it triggers a debate over whether culling is the only way to save crops …
At a tangent
In the melee over moving Kolkata's tanneries to a new site, the initiative to tackle pollution has been nearly lost sight of. The Supreme Court …
Victory for Bangla arsenic victims
The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic …
Documenting the Northeast's tribal laws
Land is central to the tribal identity in the region too easily abbreviated 'northeast'. Jeuti baruah knows this too well. As director of the Law …
'Majoritarian views should not supersede judicial orders'
A number of Supreme Court orders have been blatantly violated by various sections of society. Whether it was Raj Thackeray openly defying the …
Railways pulled up over scavengers
A draft bill allows employing manual scavengers if they are provided protective gears
Ban on grazing hits Raikas community hard
Naini Lake polluted by sewage and construction waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 26, 2020)
Rapid transit for BRT corridors
Delhi High Court dismisses plea to scrap bus rapid transit corridors; state plans 14 more
Supreme Court takes note of abuse of tribals
Orders Madhya Pradesh to constitute grievance redressal authorities in tribal districts