Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 19, 2023)

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2023)

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 17, 2023)

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Gairan land encroachment in Maharashtra: Official surveys do not always show the real picture, say those affected

Land has not been demarcated correctly in many villages; or residential land has been so insufficient that houses have been built on pasture land

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 (March 11, 2024)

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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 &…

No construction on Sukhatal lakebed near Naini lake, orders Uttarakhand High Court

All encroachments to be immediately removed; Administration would have done it by now if squatters were from poorer sections of the …

Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help

Chite Lui River is in danger as it turns into a dumping ground in Aizawl. Citizens’ efforts, lauded even by PM Modi, are making a …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 18, 2019)

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 9, 2019)

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 22, 2024)

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 23, 2022)

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Value your local water system

Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will 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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2022)

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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?

Over a third of forest land in Burhanpur lost to encroachers: Officials

On March 11, about 250 forest officials were attacked by the encroachers while launching a drive to remove encroachments here

Odisha resumes evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika

29 of 97 acres of prawn culture pond area cleaned on day 1; drive to continue for few more days

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 18, 2019)

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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

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2024)

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