Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 13, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Ganga returns to its sluggish, dirty state
Kumbh over, freshwater release is discontinued; tanneries resume operations
“It is not religion but the state that is insensitive to the environment”
“Both Hinduism and modern science are sensitive to the environment”
Maha Kumbh to be a dry run?
Religious organisations say there is not enough water in the Ganga to take the holy dip
River pollution, conservation: UP’s fishing community bears brunt
Regulations of industrial, municipal inflow in Ganga, at the centre of pollution mitigation policies, have dissociated rivers from riverine …
West Bengal discharges over 50% waste water untreated into Ganga
Report of CPCB calls for making sewage treatment plants functional, tackling waste discharged through drains to reduce pollution load on river
Livelihoods of 3 bln people living near river systems under threat: Study
Damming, sediment mining, water diversions and groundwater extraction inhibit efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says report
Wash and melt: Idol immersion in Bengal turns a green leaf
Manpower minimised, water used in the process recycled; environmentalists hail the model, but implementation under cloud
Ganga pollution: UP ordered to take action against 687 industries
Green tribunal asks Centre, state to chalk out time-bound action plan to prevent and control pollution in the national river
Ganga pollution: Uttar Pradesh issues notices to 956 industries
Green tribunal seeks report on the polluting industries along with photographs by May 21
Modi’s Ganga sutra and the politics of Varanasi
River pollution and sewage are top of the agenda for all parties, but Latha Jishnu who spent several days on the campaign trail in Varanasi is …
Draft a Bill to protect Ganga, PMO tells environment ministry
Inter-ministerial committee to be set up for drafting legislation
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week