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

Clueless in capital

Delhi's aquifers being bled dry, authorities all at sea

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

Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects

Construction work began without environmental clearance

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 …

NGT slaps Rs 15 crore ‘fine’ on Delhi hospital

The hospital had started construction work without obtaining environmental clearance

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

Tarballs on India’s west coast: A tale of shifting responsibilities

Tarballs are hazardous to human life and marine biodiversity 

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

Confusion prevails on who can ban PoP idols

Courts fail to give clear-cut answers

Courts fail to give clear-cut answers

Courts fail to give clear-cut answers

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

DTE coverage on Western Ghats

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

Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?

 Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official

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

CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant

He was detained and his cassette was snatched away at company's behest

Bhushan Steel’s Odisha unit in the dock for illegal expansion

Stock market research firms turn blind eye to the unit’s environmental violations

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

'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 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 …