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

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)

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

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)

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

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)

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

FSI shall take 16 years to complete encroachment survey in FRA case

Only four states have sent their data to the body so far

MP forest dwellers protest eviction, 4 hurt by police pellets

Allegation against state: Violation of Forest Rights Act

Haryana police encroaches upon forest land to build training centre, residential complex: RTI

At both the sites, the cops have not procured any permissions and cut thousands of fully grown trees