EIA notification 2020 delayed till September 7
A petition had been filed in court, asking the notification be translated in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
NGT wants groundwater extraction based on EIA only
Tribunal calls for doing away with general permissions given to commercial entities to withdraw groundwater
क्या जेब के साथ-साथ पर्यावरण के लिए भी लाभदायक है ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग?
एक अंतर्राष्ट्रीय अध्ययन में ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग की वजह से पर्यावरण पर पड़ रहे प्रभावों के बारे में आकलन किया गया है
किसके लिए किया जाता है पर्यावरण प्रभाव का आकलन
क्या समाज को मालूम है कि जिन आदिवासियों के पुरखों की जमीनें खोदकर कोयला निकाला गया, जिनकी बस्तियां नेस्तनाबूद कर दी गई, आखिर वो ...
Investors accuse 22 Indian firms for hiding environmental impact
A group of 88 investors have written to corporate giants such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and 20 others to disclose their impact …
What it means to have a crisis: Understanding labour law relaxations in India and global trends
We may move towards a decision that pushes industrial production at the cost of our environment and the relaxation of environmental laws
Expert committee meets to review projects in violation and grant environment clearance
A notification by the environment ministry gave a chance for violating projects to apply for environment clearance
Germany bans fracking indefinitely
The method of hydraulic fracking for extraction of shale gas has been controversial due to its environmental impacts
Bombay HC questions DMF administration in Goa, identifies loopholes in state law
Pointing to the poor knowledge of mining-affected people about DMF, the court also questioned if they are receiving any benefits at all
A 5-star hotel in Udaipur botches up green clearances
A five-star hotel on Rajasthan's Udaisagar lake nears completion despite having flouted every rule in the book
टल सकता था दिपका खदान हादसा, पर्यावरण के खतरों को किया नजरअंदाज
पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने वर्ष 2018 में खदान की क्षमता 31 मिट्रिक टन से बढ़ाकर 35 मिट्रिक टन करने की मंजूरी देते समय नदी का ...
West Bengal green assessor failed to perform its duty well: CAG
The organisation did not perform due diligence while granting environment clearances and doing post-clearance monitoring between 2012 and 2017
Finally, some clarity on environmental regulations for rooftop solar PV systems
A new rooftop solar programme makes the Environment and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) mandatory for all proposed projects
‘EIAs of mining projects have become a farce’
Christopher Albin-Lackey, senior researcher with New York-based non-profit Human Rights Watch (HRW), has documented the large-scale environmental …
EIA 2020 to give straight clearances for 239 dams
Some 900 hectares of forest will be submerged with the dams, claim experts
संरक्षित क्षेत्रों की 500 हेक्टेयर वनभूमि 68 परियोजनाओं को दी गई
2019 में नेशनल बोर्ड फॉर वाइल्डलाइफ की स्थायी समिति ने संरक्षित क्षेत्रों में इन परियोजनाओं को हरी झंडी दी
NGT slaps Rs 25 crore on company for damaging mudflats, mangroves
Das Offshore reclaimed 25 hectares of the inter-tidal region of the Arabian Sea in Raigad district
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
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …
Who is eligible to raise questions in public hearings?
Sintex power says only those who reside in the region or belong to a non-profit can do so
Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood
Haryana village protests nuclear power plant
Official at public hearing tells residents that radiation is human friendly and used for cancer treatment
Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant
MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged
Green clearances not required for new coal mine leaseholders
Environment ministry transfers environment clearances of previous leaseholders to new allottees
POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order
India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going
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