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 …
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 …
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
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
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
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
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
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 …
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
Draft EIA notification 2020: Is it contra legem to international conventions, judicial verdicts
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification aims to set aside several essential provisions such as public consultation, and plans to …
Activist arrested while protesting against upcoming biorefinery in Assam
Soneswar Narah was addressing a public meeting of residents affected by the biorefinery
Bihar defers tendering for sand block operators after NGT order
The state floated the tender on the basis of an invalid district survey report, says NGT