Supreme Court slaps Rs 100 crore fine on Sterlite for polluting environment
Little chance of Kolkata getting CNG soon; land acquisition hiccups halt supply
The land acquisition process for the pipeline in West Bengal is slow, says GAIL, the Union government’s nodal agency for supplying CNG
Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna
A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model
Ganga pollution: Uttar Pradesh issues notices to 956 industries
Green tribunal seeks report on the polluting industries along with photographs by May 21
Beachside troubles
Ministry of Mines and Atomic Minerals Directorate move to curb illegal mining and export of beach sand minerals
How harmful is PoP to the environment?
Artisan groups say PoP is made from naturally occurring substance and does not the affect the environment; activists say its impact is long-term
Tribunal on trial
It has been four years since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act was passed by Parliament for effective and expeditious disposal of cases …
Green tribunal orders closure of 34 illegal packaged drinking water units in Noida, Greater Noida
Ban on use of groundwater for construction in the two NCR cities to continue
National Green Tribunal stays thermal power plant in Gujarat
Asks project proponent to obtain environmental clearances
Gujarat’s Sardar Patel statue may face legal hurdle
Activists question authorities over construction of the statue near a wildlife sanctuary without environmental clearance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 18, 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 (September 8, 2020)
Green tribunal bans sand mining in Kerala, Tamil Nadu sea coast
Order given on petition cites environmental threats and radiation risk from naturally occurring radioactive minerals in beach sand
Green tribunal issues notice to five Delhi hospitals
Private, government hospitals found not adhering to standards of bio-medical waste disposal
NGT reverses closure order for Sterlite’s Tuticorin plant
Tribunal-appointed committee holds meeting in Chennai; Vedanta subsidiary awaits permission to resume operations
Alaknanda-Badrinath hydroelectric project challenged in green tribunal
Any development in the region will have irreversible negative impacts on ecology and wildlife, say activists demanding scrapping of project
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2020)
Cheyyur power project: people to move court against MoEF panel approval
Activists say expert appraisal committee's clearance to proposed ultra mega power project based on false information furnished in EIA report
Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill
RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)
Okhla waste to energy plant put on notice for excess emissions
Residents had complained to chief minister Kejriwal during janata durbar; plant shut for now because of boiler malfunction
Assam not a necessary party to hydel power development in Arunachal, says green tribunal
Tribunal ignores recommendations of Assam GoM on conducting cumulative impact study on hydropower projects in upstream state
NGT order clears way for Nirma cement plant at cost of wetland
Tribunal has set aside revocation of environmental clearance to Nirma Limited’s proposed cement plant
Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link on hold
National Green Tribunal orders not to begin construction on the basis of seven-year-old environment clearance
Where river runs black
Industries from far and near dump untreated toxic effluents near Ulhasnagar, choking a river and sickening people