'Building and retaining capacity is the toughest challenge'
Balakrishna Pisupati is in the hot seat as chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), where he has to deal with regulatory and …
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 …
Why are rail projects above scrutiny in India?
While we have “Project Elephant”, India fails to protect the animals from being mowed down by trains
Trump tears down US climate policy, but America could lose out as a result
US is likely to experience different climate impacts, from coastal flooding and severe storms to drought and wildfires
A fine argument
The government says it does not have the power to fine Adani for the damage at Mundra. But it hints the company may still end up spending more …
MoEF spells out parameters for identifying inviolate forest areas
Mining would be barred in such pristine forests; 178 forest types graded on a scale of 0 to 100
Will Adani ever pay for the destruction at Mundra?
The environment ministry says it cannot impose a fine but the company is not let off the hook. Lawyers say it can approach NGT
How clean is Delhi’s electricity? Not much, finds CSE study
A third of the Capital’s power is from coal-fired plants that don’t follow emission norms
How Bhutan is grappling with climate change
Ugyen Tshewang, secretary, National Environment Commission of Bhutan, speaks to Ankur Paliwal on the effects of climate change and how the …
Kaziranga’s no-development zone has 90 factories
Green tribunal orders closure of all industries that began operations after the zone was notified in 1996; others to use clean fuel
High Court forces Maharashtra to take credible action against Lavasa
Environment ministry to pass order on Lavasa’s application for environmental clearance in three weeks
Environment ministry’s desperate attempts to suppress expert panel report on Western Ghats
Defies Information Commission’s order and obtains stay from Delhi High Court to keep the report out of public domain
Pune police to crack down on noise on New Year’s Eve
Green tribunal orders confiscation of cars fitted with unauthorised DJ systems to check noise pollution
Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department
New rules allow cluster mine holders to circumvent environmental clearance; high court had stressed on obtaining the mandatory clearance
Enforcing e-waste rules a challenge
Loopholes in the rules make it difficult to regulate informal sector dealing in e-waste and bulk consumers of electronic goods
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 …
River flood plains remain go zones
Environment ministry dithers on notification seeking to regulate construction activities in flood plains
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 29-July 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Clueless in capital
Delhi's aquifers being bled dry, authorities all at sea
Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects
Construction work began without environmental clearance
NGT slaps Rs 15 crore ‘fine’ on Delhi hospital
The hospital had started construction work without obtaining environmental clearance
No relief for Lavasa yet
Bombay high court upholds stop work order on its township project
Tarballs on India’s west coast: A tale of shifting responsibilities
Tarballs are hazardous to human life and marine biodiversity
Confusion prevails on who can ban PoP idols
Courts fail to give clear-cut answers