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
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
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
The real culprit
GREEN ECONOMICS— BEYOND SUPPLY AND DEMAND TO MEETING PEOPLE’S NEEDS·Edited by Molly Scott Cato and Miriam Kennett·Green …
Good doctor, poor medicine
The TSR Subramanian committee made no effort to safeguard environment security. It’s pro-industry bias was never in question
Care club
A new approach to sustainability may serve as the ultimate magic wand for solving global environmental problems
Oiling the wheels of globallisation
The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
The need to be sure
The insurance market can become an invaluable weapon to protect the environment against errant industrial units
Centre gives six months to deal with cases of environmental clearance violations
A notification issued by the environment ministry gives project proponents a one-time opportunity to apply for ECs stipulating remedial measures
"Environmental breakfasts" in mega-hotels
Big business in Germany more than in any other country. But how delighted should an environmentalist be with this development?
Consolidate clearances: 4 steps for effective green governance
An effective system, working for environmental integrity, will ensure we find a balance between the ecology and development
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
Liquidation of solid wastes
Management of solid wastes is a corollary of triumphing civilisation. But how does one recycle or reuse increasing solid wastes in radically …
NGT wants groundwater extraction based on EIA only
Tribunal calls for doing away with general permissions given to commercial entities to withdraw groundwater
Poor enforcement, weak laws make poaching an easy game
Salman Khan might be in the arclights because of his poaching misadventures. But many people routinely get away with killing protected animals; …
Critical to focus on green jobs, entrepreneurship while teaching Environmental Studies
Necessary that teachers go beyond textbook to tackle challenges students will face in the world
India 2nd-most dangerous country in 2022 for those flagging concerns about corporate projects: Report
Globally, 10 human rights defenders protesting harmful business practice attacked every week in 2022
Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 5-August 11)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
The misnomer of sustainable fishing
Restricting subsidised high-seas fishing and supporting the local catch benefits fish, fishers and coastal communities
Independent initiative: Film festival
'Quotes from the Earth' is an independent festival of films on the environment. A unique event in that it is the first time that such a festival …
Time for new environmentalism
Wishing all our readers a happy World Environment Day, with the hope that the world will continue to work towards paying more than mere lip …
UP’s SEIAA not working to its full potential, report by NGT-appointed joint committee says
There is a lack of clarity in SEIAA regarding methodology to be followed for building projects and imposition of environmental compensation for …
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
Figuring out natural costs
Many economists now argue that nature cannot be the provider of a perpetual free lunch. It's time to account for natural resource degradation …