Centre gives six months to deal with cases of environmental clearance violations

A notification issued by the environment ministry gives project proponents a one-time opportunity to apply for ECs stipulating remedial measures

Common platform

An environmental rating project provides a meeting ground for the Indian pulp and paper sector

Coal companies exempted from public hearing for expansion

One-time hearing okay, says environment ministry

Chilika rights

Stop reclamation plan

LESOTHO AND UGANDA

Damning disclosure

Big dams have a high environmental and human cost, says a new report

Protests drowned

Flight of fuel cells

CHILE

THAILAND

Koel Karo firing

Six protesters are killed

Questionable move

Beauty of being natural

Organic farming has many advantages over other farming methods, proves a 21-year long study

Budget woes

Will a right environment be created by the budget this year?

CONTROVERSIAL CONSTRUCTION

Ailing Afghanistan

New route to nylon

Avoids use of corrosive chemicals

South Asia

Centre delays Sethusamudram decision

The Pandemic Year: Reforms and amendments

A five-part series as India marks a year of the dreaded COVID-19 lockdown: We look at environmental legislation in this part

Centre proposes more power for states to grant environmental clearance

The draft notification, which is in public domain, now puts more mining projects under the ambit of State Environmental Impact Assessment Authorities

A 5-star hotel in Udaipur botches up green clearances

A five-star hotel on Rajasthan's Udaisagar lake nears completion despite having flouted every rule in the book

Who will pay for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine project?

While the mining firm has given a green light to the Carmichael project, essential loan for its realisation has not been secured

People first

The Sri Lankan Supreme Court rules against a mining project that would have displaced thousands of people