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
The misnomer of sustainable fishing
Restricting subsidised high-seas fishing and supporting the local catch benefits fish, fishers and coastal communities
Environment (Protection) Act: 39 changes made to rules in 2 years of pandemic, shows report
Most relaxations & exemptions made for development projects through gazette notifications, office memorandums, orders
Kenya’s environmental regulator ready to reconsider EIA processing fees due to financial crunch
The authority was forced to reduce staff during the pandemic
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
The Supreme Court is sending wrong signals on post facto environmental clearances
Recently, the apex court has overlooked its own judgments and the underlying logic behind why there is a mechanism for environmental …
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
Climate litigations: Global South catching up with hotspot United States
Annual volume of cases doubled since Paris agreement; few in India
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
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
Preventing forest loss on private land can aid elephant conservation: Paper
Elephants prefer areas close to forests, with high vegetation cover and low human population densities, according to a recently published …
Here’s why Centre’s new SOP may damage Environment Impact Assessment regime
MoEF&CC’s new guidelines no deterrent; rather, they send a message to violators to ‘pay their way through’
‘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
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 …
Zero-emission mass transport in hills: Lessons from Himachal
Hill states need a different demand-aggregation model for procurement of electric buses to meet their unique requirements
Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE advocated single-window clearances
Parivesh portal to be expanded with a target to clear projects with a 360-degree assessment
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