Green tribunal orders closure of illegal industries in Jasodharpur

Most units in the industrial area were operating without consent of Uttarakhand pollution control board

Data fudged for mining clearance

Iron ore mines in Goa also concealed facts to get environmental clearance, shows report

What about nuclear transparency?

Activists say safety audits should be put in public domain

‘MoEF violated Supreme Court order’

Ministry’s own panel says it should not have given clearances to two Uttarakhand projects

Tigers fall prey to development

In southern Maharashtra an area rich in wildlife is being opened for plantations and mines

POSCO unplugged

Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise

Water v industry: where is the question?

Wasteland or wetland?

Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site

Green clearance test for NDA

Patronising dirty technology

Delhi municipality constructs yet another waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur

POSCO clearance illegal: activists

Say the claims made by Odisha government are barefaced lies

Road map to save environment

A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs

POSCO gets final approval

Environment ministry endorses state government’s claim that there are no forest rights to be settled in the project area

Nirma whitewash

Detergent company Nirma gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Environment ministry to inspect …

Tribunal on trial

It has been four years since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act was passed by Parliament for effective and expeditious disposal of cases …

Public hearing sans public for Jindal plant in Gadchiroli

Affected people stage boycott, administration carries on nevertheless

Why draft EIA 2020 needs a revaluation

The point of contention in the draft Environment Impact Assessment is post-facto clearance and less public participation with affected …

Wildlife during a pandemic: The other side of the coin

Instances of wild animals entering urban landscapes were reported the world over. But was everything about the lockdown hunky-dory for them?

Lift your head from the sand

Curious case of seaweed

AquAgri pays highest sum in royalty but benefits do not reach people

Ban paves the way

The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies

Experts' panel red flags power, mining projects in Western Ghats

Urges MoEF to reject Gundia hydro-electric project and Athirapally dam

Adanis’ game plan for Mundra ship-breaking yard

Analysis by Centre for Science and Environment shows the company has been pushing the recycling facility by concealing it under a waterfront …

Lavasa above law

Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …

POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO