Environment Day: Green agenda for new government

Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister

Environment ministry creates a record in forestland diversion

A new study by Centre for Science and Environment slams system of green clearances

T S R Subramanian panel proposes new law, institutions to fast track green clearances

High level committee formed by Modi government to review green laws proposes a new Act under which full-time expert bodies will be set up for …

Forest clearance applications can be submitted online soon

National Informatics Centre directed to submit report on implementing the new system by June

Battle over oil, coal & forests

Plenty of Permits

Ken-Betwa river link given go-ahead; expert committee yet to submit report

The project would require diversion of 52.58 square kilometers of forest land, including 41.41 square kilometers of Panna Tiger Reserve

Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015 has crossed the doors of the Lok Sabha, but is set to face the Rajya Sabha test during the monsoon …

Challenges for Anil Madhav Dave, India’s new environment minister

Dave inherits a ministry that is being criticised for diluting environmental laws to facilitate quick industrial growth

India is third largest importer of illegally-logged wood: IUFRO

With an annual import value of over Rs 40 billion, the country accounts for close to 10 per cent of the global illegal wood trade

Flawed forestry clearance mechanism needs an urgent fix

The MoEFCC must recognise that ill-planned intrusion of developmental projects into natural habitats is one of the most serious threats to long-…

Environment ministry panel exempts public hearing for companies seeking coal mine expansion

Doing away with public hearing will seriously undermine the EIA notification in letter and spirit

NGT suspends forest clearance for Arunachal hydropower project

Cancellation of forest clearances is not commonplace, making this decision a rare one

Ease of doing business comes at an environmental cost

India has seen a historic jump in ease of doing business this year, but dilution of legislation to facilitate business will hurt the environment 

Uttarakhand activists question forest clearance to Devsari hydro power project

Devsari Hydro project was given clearance by diverting forest land, which was already allocated for an existing hydro project in the area

Are monetary penalties effective enough to save forests?

The Union Environment Ministry has issued guidelines to deal with forest clearance violations by revising penalties. Will these guidelines …

Environment ministry makes forest rights Act irrelevant in initial stage of forest clearance

Letter from MOEFCC regarding Western Coalfields projects in Maharashtra also shun tribal ministry’s concerns

Rewind 2018: Development and fire eat up India’s forest cover

The country’s greenery suffered several blows in the past year as it was compromised for vertical growth and authorities could not curb …

Amended Tamil Nadu forest Act must be cautiously exercised

While forests under private ownership have already been destroyed with cash crops, if the provisions of the Act are further relaxed the state&…

Chhattisgarh began building Mohar reservoir without green clearances: CAG

The state water resources department had no plan to acquire land before starting work on the project, says the audit report

Indian Forest Act: What the proposed amendment entails

The government is all set to amend the colonial Indian Forest Act, and make it more biased against forest dwellers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 17, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Draft amendment to Forest Act: Javadekar denies, but different pictures at states

Forest department of Telangana has held consultations to amend its forest Act

Chhattisgarh revokes: Forest dept no longer nodal agency for community rights

Chhattisgarh government reinstates the role of the forest department to coordinate claims that are to be filed by communities, …

How COVID-19 made forest rights battle tougher for Tharu women

The Adivasi women of Lakhimpur Khiri in eastern UP show resilience