Supreme Court foils Odisha government’s bid to takeover the sacred Niyamgiri Hils
The apex court asked the state government to file a fresh plea with all the stakeholders including the Dongria Kondhs on board
Parliamentary Standing Committee rejects TSR Subramanian report on environmental laws
TSR panel had proposed new law, institutions and mechanisms to fast track green clearances
Karnataka grasslands are potential habitat for bustards: MoEF to green tribunal
Union environment ministry says development work on Amrit Mahal Kaval grasslands violate green laws
Lift your head from the sand
Is JFM relevant?
Two Acts give people rights. JFM only promised partnership
Thermal Power projects threaten Ratnagiri's Alphonso mangoes
Ash flies in the face of power plan
Odisha gears up for more power generation but has no action plan for disposing of fly ash
Goa's iron ore miners undergo pollution board check
Consent to operate will be withdrawn if mines found extracting excess ore, say officials
Right of way
An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…
How competent is Indian science?
A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for …
Experts irked over revised structure of Central Empowered Committee
New notification gives unprecedented powers to central government
MoEF categorises offences relating to environmental clearances
Not complying with conditions of clearance can be a serious offence
MoEF&CC chooses minerals over biodiversity, clears rail track in Western Ghats despite red flags
The Hospet-Vasco Da Gama project has the potential to “damage the integrity of the last remaining wilderness of the Western Ghats” …
NGT scraps 2017 ministry note easing sewage treatment norms
The standards were diluted by the notification that permitted more pollutants than what was allowed under the 2015 CPCB draft
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
Mind the mercury
Why no one is checking how mercury-laden CFLs are handled and discarded
Eco-sensitive zones subverted
States exclude ecologically rich areas around parks from regulation to allow industries
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Nagpur village moves court against Bhopal's toxic waste incineration
Say it would endanger people’s their lives and environment
No consensus on FRA review
Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words
Saranda for sale?
First by diluting it and then by delaying it, the Jharkhand government ensures slow death of a plan meant to safeguard Saranda and its wildlife …
Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA
Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry
'Exhibits at National Museum of Natural History destroyed in all probability'
A massive fire had broken out in the museum building on Monday night
Maharashtra files criminal case against Lavasa, board directors
Move follows directive of Bombay High Court and MoEF's demand for credible action
India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report
Air quality targets in National Clean Air Programme must be given proper legal status to make air in India breathable, it added