Of 'man-eating tigers' and ‘tiger-eating men'
While reigniting debate on human-wildlife conflicts, Uttarakhand High Court’s order on man-eating big cats leaves many questions unanswered …
High Court gives Centre four weeks to decide forestland allocation to Essar
Directs demolition of company buildings on forestland near Hazira in case Centre denies approval
Lost lakes
Karnataka High Court expected to uphold agreements that allowed private firms to develop lakefronts and charge entry fee
Mobile tower risks: Rajasthan High Court issues notice to telecom operators
Petition filed by two senior citizens dwells on harmful and hazardous radiation from towers
Policy draft backs new, expensive vaccines
Health experts say they are not essential enough to be part of national immunisation programme
Fundamental judgement
Clean drinking water is a fundamental right, states the Supreme Court and wants government to set up environmental courts
Why are nomads being evicted from Jammu and Kashmir?
Eviction drives come shortly after the J&K High Court declared the Roshni Act, allowed ownership of occupied government land …
A trashed valley: Kashmir needs to segregate its waste at source
Despite clear regulations and court interventions, local governments continue to ignore Kashmir’s municipal solid waste crisis
SC vacates Madras HC order staying issue of pattas to forest dwellers
The Madras High Court had passed an interim order in April 2008 staying the issue of pattas in Tamil Nadu without its permission
Chhattisgarh sticks to its stand that governors have no discretionary powers in tribal matters
State response to Supreme Court ignores more recent apex court judgements and former attorney general's opinion on powers of governors under the …
Expert committee to look into junk food in schools
Delhi High Court approves proposal following dissension over guidelines proposed by food safety authority
Curse of the horn
Soaring prices of rhino horns have led to a new spurt of poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Once heralded as a conservation success …
Mine games
Haryana's politics-mining nexus plays havoc with the environment (Read full article)
Orphaned by apathy
Hidden from the outside world, this is the plight of the Van Taungiyas. They were hired during the British rule as resident labourers to plant …
In the tax bracket again
The Orissa government has slapped a forest development tax on three minor forest produce items -- tendu leaf, timber and bamboo. Seen as a …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 17, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 15-19)
Lucknow’s waterbodies perish at the hands of unregulated construction
Land records of Lucknow Nagar Nigam state the city has 964 tanks and ponds, a majority of which are unidentifiable due to reclamation
Gujarat high court orders fencing of water bodies in Thatlej area
In the absence of proper protection laws, the city’s lakes are becoming vulnerable to encroachments and building activity, say activists
Delhi hospitals freed of poor
Delhi High Court exempts four private hospitals from treating the poor for free. Experts fear other hospitals will follow
Pollution may be higher in Kolkata this Diwali
Noise level standards were relaxed for firecrackers in West Bengal following recent orders of the National Green Tribunal
The Microsoft way
Wherein an Indian firm using pirated Microsoft software here is sued in the US by California state for using unfair trade advantage
Ban on junk food in plastic bags
Himachal court tells state to stop sale of non-essential items in non-biodegradable packs
Beyond Sharing: Towards our digital futures
The battle is not about file sharing and a petty film producer wanting to rake in the box office earnings. It is about the law’s incapacity …
Ban lifted on fishing in Sutlej
Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large-scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs