Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE advocated single-window clearances

Parivesh portal to be expanded with a target to clear projects with a 360-degree assessment    

Joshimath sinking: National highway construction in 100-km range of border now has riders

Environment ministry issues new SOP for national highways earlier exempt from environmental clearance

CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses

Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties

Centre constitutes committee for implementation of 2015 Paris Agreement

The committee will also act as a national authority for the regulation of carbon markets in India

10 reasons why Sri Sri Ravishankar should not be conducting the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplain

The activity cannot be termed as a benign activity and shall have a permanent footprint on the floodplain, say experts

An evening in Paris

Over two weeks and two extra days, the Paris climate conference delivered everything the world expected. Impassioned speeches. Hectic, sleep-…

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 30, 2020)

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

Botanical gardens failed to conserve threatened plants despite Rs 48 crore budget: CAG report

‘Unfruitful’ expenditure of Rs 73.35 lakh on demonstration project by MoEF&CC observed

Government notifies new solid waste management rules

These will replace the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, which have been in place for the past 16 years  

As told to Parliament (February 12, 2021): CSE expose on honey adulteration taken note of by Centre

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Bustard conservation: No agreement on underground power lines, ban on new projects 

Putting power lines underground not feasible; too late for new projects in Bustard habitat to be stopped, stakeholders said

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)

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

New CSE report advocates incentives and penalties for getting clean power

‘First Run’ urges incentivising power stations that meet revised pollution norms and penalising those that don’t

Environment ministry notifies construction & demolition waste management rules

Construction and demolition waste is not a waste but a resource, says Prakash Javadekar

Stop all hydroelectric projects in Himalayan region to avoid a Joshimath repeat: Experts

Ecological assessment pending for hydropower project plans in Himachal

Centre’s response on GM mustard proves regulatory violations, claim activists

Environment ministry releases response to Coalition of GM-free India’s allegations over environmental approval to GM crop

No action plan by MoEF&CC to handle plastic waste, finds CAG

Coordination lacking with pollution control boards; Implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules lacks teeth

COVID-19: MoEF&CC extends validity of environmental clearances till June 30

Experts urged the ministry to reissue draft of notification on environment impact assessment also

Mass protests in Mumbai, Dehradun against Centre’s attempts to undermine forest rights

Demonstrations follow T S R Subramanian Committee report recommending measures to fast-track environmental clearances

Baghjan blowout verdict: NGT flags violations by OIL, offers respite to affected

Blowout, fire could have been prevented by OIL, said eight-member committee of experts 

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

Second home for Gujarat lions: 40 big cats to be moved to Barda from overflowing Gir

Translocation under Project Lion; previous papers suggest Barda may be too geographically close, may not be able to hold so many Asiatic lions

DTE Exclusive: Govt report blames half of Gir lion deaths in January-May this year on diseases

The other half died of natural causes, snake bite, electrocution and by falling into wells

Three OIL exploration proposals up for consideration in Assam even as Baghjan smoulders

While clearance for Baghjan was opposed by locals during public hearings, such dissent will amount to nothing with the three proposed projects

Leaking Oil India well that caught fire yesterday should have been flagged earlier

Serious observations were made about Oil India project near Dibru-Saikhowa national park