Minor no more
Environment ministry regulates mining of minor minerals, finally
COVID-19 lockdown: Why battle against air pollution needs to continue
Air crisis will spiral if it’s not contained long-term and if mitigation actions are diluted to make up for time lost during lockdown
Let’s talk
On February 24, Centre for Science and Environment raised the curtains for the Anil Agarwal Dialogues on green clearances. The two-day conclave …
OPG flouts environmental laws again
Begins construction without taking forest and CRZ clearance
How to approach environmentalism
Experts without expertise
National Green Tribunal disapproves appointment of people without relevant experience to expert appraisal committees, asks environment ministry …
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
Green tribunal clears way for OPG power plant in Gujarat
Appeal challenging state EIA authority's decision to amend conditions of environment clearance dismissed
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?
Did Welspun fudge facts for its coal-fired power plant in Mirzapur?
Project will destroy forestland and wildlife, say non-profits; Centre's decision on environment clearance yet to be made public
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
Curious case of seaweed
AquAgri pays highest sum in royalty but benefits do not reach people