'Rat-hole coal mining must be discontinued'
There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining
Green tribunal directs environment ministry not to appoint inexperienced persons in expert panels
NGOs, activists allege unqualified persons are being appointed to bodies that advise government on environment and social impacts of projects
Meghalaya farmer parliament: Will it help plug policy loopholes
In this well intentioned and executed parliament, both the government and the farmers appeared determined to make Meghalaya emerge as a role …
Suva Expert Dialogue on loss and damage must generate finance
Increasing loss and damage calls for increased attention and solutions
Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant
MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged
Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects
Construction work began without environmental clearance
CBI recovers Rs 1 crore from deputy director of environment ministry
Neeraj Kumar Khatri is technical officer whose opinion is considered by expert appraisal committee for grant of environment clearances
Environment ministry seeks to curb shoddy EIA reports
Project developers made responsible for data and content in environmental impact assessments
Delhi High Court cancels clearance to mining project in Goa
Ramesh Gauns, an environmental activist, had been battling the government, against the clearance for five years
Vedanta's expansion plan hits road block
Environment ministry wants fresh environmental impact assessment for mining giant's Lanjigarh alumina refinery
MoEF asks Chennai Petroleum Corporation to change pipeline route
Proposed coastal route too close to populated areas
MoEF directed to reassess Pipavav port expansion project
National Green Tribunal reprimands environment ministry for casual evaluation
Experts without expertise
National Green Tribunal disapproves appointment of people without relevant experience to expert appraisal committees, asks environment ministry …
MoEF clears Gujarat Pipavav port expansion
Activists say project's impact on the environment and people has not been given due consideration
Did Welspun fudge facts for its coal-fired power plant in Mirzapur?
Project will destroy forestland and wildlife, say non-profits; Centre's decision on environment clearance yet to be made public
MoEF clears first phase of Lavasa hill city
High level committee to monitor whether developer complies with conditions of environmental clearance
Mined to death: an elegy for the rivers of Meghalaya
The rivers in the Jaintia Hills have turned deep blue; mines and cement factories have killed all fish and aquatic life in them
Cheyyur power project: people to move court against MoEF panel approval
Activists say expert appraisal committee's clearance to proposed ultra mega power project based on false information furnished in EIA report
Bichitrapur and Kirtania ports will endanger Olive Ridleys
Odisha forest department says ship movement will disturb turtle habitat
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
When mining interests prevail over SC order
Uttar Pradesh where IAS officer Durga Shakti got suspended after taking on politicians involved in sand mining is not the only state to bypass …
This is what Lavasa looks like
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 …