SC upholds mining ban on Lafarge

French cement company now wants to follow Vedanta

Expert Appraisal Committees to meet twice a month to fast track environmental clearance

Experts slam government move, stating it would short-change the importance of appraisal and detailed scrutiny in the environment clearance process

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 26, 2023)

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

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

Expressway on sliding sand

Four Chambal dams stopped

NEAA incompetent: high court

People’s power v thermal power

Sompeta shows people’s resolve to protect wetlands

Ease of doing business takes precedence over environmental and social concerns in project review process

The office memorandum has taken a very myopic view of any perceived delay in appraisal for environmental clearance

Draft EIA 2020: How it may impact North East

The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25 per cent of India’s forest cover

Apex court allows NMDC to operate mines in Bellary

Private mining to remain suspended

Doubts cast over Sethusamudram

Oceanography institute says data too meagre to assess navigation canals impact

Navi Mumbai airport hanging in air

Environment ministry asks for re-examination of alternative sites

Brazilian government cancels mega dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River

The project could have caused flooding of lands and forced displacement of indigenous Munduruku people

Flawed forestry clearance mechanism needs an urgent fix

The MoEFCC must recognise that ill-planned intrusion of developmental projects into natural habitats is one of the most serious threats to long-…

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 …

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited

Dow ransacked

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 2, 2022)

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

Lift your head from the sand

Dabur’s Real trouble in Sri Lanka

People protest Dabur’s beverage plant, say it will exhaust groundwater

Accreditation scheme on hold

Karnataka High Court stays accreditation of consultants who assess environmental impact

Uttarakhand: Expert panel recommends overhaul of green clearance policy for hydel projects

Except for Kotibhel 1A project on the Bhagirathi, all other projects would have negative impact on the environment and biodiversity, says panel

Curse of the urban boom

Real estate sector in India has serious environmental implications. How effective are regulatory agencies?

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