Finding green sense in India’s new environmental regime

The new EIA draft notification leaves a lot of questions unanswered even as India is yet to receive a robust mechanism for performance monitoring …

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

Tanzania: NEMC advances to strengthen environmental governance

National Environmental Management Council jointly with Centre for Science and Environment has developed an audit manual to strengthen the …

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 …

Environment Impact Assessment: India needs to revamp its public consultation framework

The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification 2020 minimises public engagement. How do other countries go about it?

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 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

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

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2022)

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

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

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

Losing touch

Not a dead society yet

Why did the Chamoli tragedy happen in winter

Identifying hotspots through vulnerability mapping and strengthening EIA can enhance preparedness and build adaptive capacity in areas …

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

Andhra holds public hearing on Vedanta gas project amid surging COVID-19 graph

The hearing was scheduled for December 17, 2020 but was cancelled after people resisted

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