Public hearing for coal-fired unit in Trombay power station ends in fracas

Chembur residents and non-profits go unheard as politicians outshout each other

Green tribunal gets short shrift

Most successful court on environmental matters lacks amenities, infrastructure

Governance failure

How agencies meant to regulate mining conspired in the loot

Global warming has reached remote Greenland ice sheets

New study shows temperatures in Greenland haven’t been this warm in at least a 1,000 years

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 17-21, 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

Climate change can affect diseases transmitted by insects, vectors: UN report

Humans are changing zoonotic disease systems and increasing their impact through habitat encroachment, human population pressure, the report said&…

Delhi’s Signature Bridge needs environmental clearance

NGT orders Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation to seek environmental clearance for the suspension bridge, bringing bridges …

Desperate for Expressway

Uttar Pradesh is set to begin work on its ambitious expressway along the Upper Ganga Canal, turning a blind eye to environmental concerns and …

MNRE recommends measures to minimise environmental impacts of green energy projects

Report focuses on wind, solar projects in India; overlooks small hydropower projects

Shifting ground

After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them

Bilaspur coal washery expansion opposed

Public hearing that gave its consent stage-managed, say residents

Vedanta falters in Odisha

High court upholds Centre’s decision, rejects refinery expansion

Wind farm threat to forests

Blasting causes animals and birds to abandon the area

Clampdown on Vedanta

Alumina refinery’s illegal expansion under scanner

International Mount Everest Day: Mountain communities call to urgently decarbonise Everest

HKH region witnessing increasing climate change impact, which will only increase in intensity and frequency, warns ICIMOD

Biden approves the Willow project — What is it and why has it invited so much backlash?

The vast oil drilling project in Alaska is inconsistent with President Biden’s pledges to lead on climate action

Bengal most vulnerable to climate risk, flags India’s first assessment report

The Bay of Bengal region was struck by 41 severe cyclonic storms and 21 cyclonic storms in May between 1891 and 2018

Sundarbans at risk

Bangladesh-India power plant can severely affect the mangrove forest, say environmentalists

Licence to mine

Supreme Court allows conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa

Minor no more

Environment ministry regulates mining of minor minerals, finally

Shift Mumbai trans-harbour link alignment, demand environmentalists

Mumbai development authority shows no sign of relenting; invites bids

Karnataka High Court stalls link road through eco-sensitive zone

'EIA should be conducted to decide if road can be built or should be scrapped'

Where is the green party?

Big numbers

The state is on a spree

COVID-19 lockdown: Why battle against air pollution needs to continue

Air crisis will spiral if it’s not contained long-term and if mitigation actions are diluted to make up for time lost during lockdown