American air pollution laws: A history of constant amendments
Despite many issues that American air pollution norms have, there is a certain level of merit in the system
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 13, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 19, 2020)
NGT wants environment compensation regime for non-complying CETPs
NGT directives to CPCB to develop environmental compensation regime for non-complying CETPs may act as deterrence against non-compliance
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 18-22, 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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 23, 2019)
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
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (March 8-15)
A burning question
Waste-to-energy plants are being touted as a wonder solution for garbage management. But how feasible is this option?
Court digest: Major environment hearings (Jan 25-Feb 1)
Assam struggles to protect wildlife from accidents on Kaziranga highway
Government has expressed its inability to adopt suggested technical measures to curb animal casualties
'NGT must have suo motu powers'
Justice Swatanter Kumar has been chairing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for nearly two years now. In an interview to Down To Earth, he speaks …
NGT ban on rat-hole mining in Meghalaya to continue
National Green Tribunal refuses to lift ban, but allows transportation of coal already extracted
Green tribunal orders closure of 12 Hauz Khas village eateries
Delhi Pollution Control Committee directed to pass orders on their applications for consent to operate within two weeks
Madras High Court restrains green tribunal from initiating suo motu proceedings
Order given on public interest petition which says tribunal has been overstepping its jurisdiction
Tribunal orders removal of Kishore Sagar lake encroachments in five days
District collector failed to act in spite of earlier directive of the National Green Tribunal on the lake which is one of the few sources of …
No sand mining without environment clearance: NGT
Green tribunal reiterates apex court order in the wake of controversy over suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
Most biodiversity panels now in place, National Biodiversity Authority to tell NGT
More than 243,000 committees formed as of January; target was to set up 252,709.
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 13, 2023)
Environmental clearance for small riverbed sand mining projects lifted
The decision is against the earlier orders of National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 21, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 19, 2022)
Air quality ‘severe’ in Delhi-NCR for sixth consecutive day
Conditions after Diwali night could worsen if people flout firecracker ban; light rain could further aggravate pollutant load