25 years of liberalisation and its impact on environment

Anil Madhav Dave, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on 25 years of liberalisation and it's impact on environment

Debate: Has economic liberalisation threatened India’s environment and natural resources?

The inaugural issue of Down To Earth (May 31, 1992) coincided with India opening up its economy. We carried a debate on how economic …

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

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

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

Centre delays Sethusamudram decision

Tribals voice protest against power project in West Bengal’s Ayodhya Hills

Villagers claim that the power project will destroy their forests and elephant habitats

EIA notification amended to bring small-scale mining under its ambit

The amendment will make environmental clearance compulsory for mining of minor minerals in areas less than or equal to five hectares

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Why farmers call it unfair

From inadequate compensation to legal irregularities, here are the issues farmers and activists list while deeming the project unjust

नदियों के रास्ते जहाज, नदियों पर एक और हमला

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सोमवार को वाराणसी-हल्दिया वाटर हाइवे का उद्घाटन किया। यह परियोजना पहले से मरणासन्न नदियों की हालत बदतर ही करेगी

How draft guidelines dilute economic, environmental responsibilities of businesses

Draft guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economical Responsibilities of Business water down specific recommendations on accountability of …

Environmental governance: India's changing scenario

The department of environment came into existence on November 1, 1980 followed by state departments

Can mining be sustainable?

Two main pre-conditions for achieving sustainability are good governance and self-regulating mining enterprises

MoEF&CC issues recommendations to improve environment clearance and monitoring process

The recommendations come after an audit report found delays in all stages of impact assessment and highlighted other gaps

Challenges for Anil Madhav Dave, India’s new environment minister

Dave inherits a ministry that is being criticised for diluting environmental laws to facilitate quick industrial growth

Losing touch

Not a dead society yet

How the Centre is diluting green clearance norms

In the name of streamlining process to get environmental clearances, the Centre has turned these rules into mere formality

उत्तराखंड को विनाश के पथ पर ले जाएगा चारधाम ऑल वेदर रोड

निचला हिमालय क्षेत्र स्थिर नहीं है। गंगा घाटी क्षेत्र में लगातार भूस्खलन के रूप में इसके प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण देखे जा सकते हैं

Neduvasal residents protest hydrocarbon extraction in agricultural land

A new government policy has made it easier to dig deeper for unconventional oil and gas. But a village in Tamil Nadu is up in arms against the …

EIAs by registered consultants only

Quality Council extends accreditation deadline till January

AGP wants freeze on hydel projects

Assam party demands environmental assessment

Myth of compliance

Activist arrested while protesting against upcoming biorefinery in Assam

Soneswar Narah was addressing a public meeting of residents affected by the biorefinery 

Clearing forests for coal