Land rights for Brazil tribe
NGT orders probe into Essar’s ‘illegal’ constructions in Gujarat's eco-sensitive zone
The commitee has been tasked to ascertain exact area which is being used by Essar Bulk Terminal (Salaya) Ltd (EBT)
NGT panel claims 2016 event ruined Yamuna floodplains; Art of Living calls it flawed
The committee has submitted a time-bound action plan for physical and biological rehabilitation of the affected floodplain
Eviction over coffee
Tribals will be rehabilitated, but how?
Squatters' rights
The issue of toilet space for 8.1 million slumdwellers in India's 4 major metros threatens to expand into a matter of social rights
J&K's Wullar lake rid of encroachments
Eviction order
THREATENED WETLAND
Making headway
Lisus, Namdapha officials 'talk' in Arunachal
The demise of rivers
The ecology of rivers is irreversibly damaged through riverfront projects in India
Allahabad HC directs Kanpur authorities to demolish mall, restore park land
The order comes 17 years after a petition was filed against construction of the mall
Where will these railway track dwellers of Delhi live after eviction
Already living in filth, misery, disease and hunger, will they now be deprived of the only places they call home?
In strange waters
Kenyan authorities are caught between reviving a dying lake and ensuring livelihood to farmers living in its catchment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 18, 2019)
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 (August 9, 2019)
West Bengal sees highest coastal erosion since 1990
A national survey of India’s coastline from 1990 to 2016 shows West Bengal saw the biggest coastal erosion followed by Puducherry, Kerala &…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 18, 2019)
नदियों से बेधड़क छीना जा रहा है उनका घर-आंगन
ताजा मामला किशनगंज में गंगा की प्रमुख सहायक नदी महानंदा का है। यहां नदी के डूब क्षेत्र में एएमयू के कैंपस निर्माण पर एनजीटी ...
Now tribal affairs ministry FRA claim settlement number under cloud
Is there something fishy behind giving wrong data for over a decade and then disowning it?
This coastal village in Mozambique now at the mercy of Chinese mining company
Local residents want the government to probe into company's operations and negotiate compensation for irresponsible sand mining
Pluck a problem
The government in Himachal Pradesh finds itself in a tight spot as a court order forces it to manage apple orchards on encroached forestlands
Two sides of the same coin: Shrinking water bodies and urban floods
Water bodies have become even more critical in current times when cities are facing the challenge of rapid, unplanned urbanisation
Future shock: The leaning towers of Najafgarh Jheel
Why construction activity around the southwest Delhi water body is a recipe for disaster
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)
FSI shall take 16 years to complete encroachment survey in FRA case
Only four states have sent their data to the body so far