Environmental Impact Assessment: Why the govt needs to re-think its latest draft
The current EIA draft has severely diluted environmental protection, adding to the degradation of the environment; it can become an …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 3-7, 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
States fined thousands of crores over waste — but how did NGT calculate the penalty amount?
Fine determined on polluter pays principle, equated to environmental compensation and cost of restoration
NGT committee renders entire Baghjan oil field illegal
NGT-appointed Judge Katakey Committee recommends legal action against Oil India Ltd for violating various environmental as well as industrial …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 30, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 14-18, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 4, 2020)
Dahej blast: Industrial accidents will stop only if factories observe rules
Ten people had died in the blast at Yashasvi Rasayan Pvt Ltd in Dahej on June 3, 2020
Pollution boards go slow on green tribunal order to close industries operating without consent
Confusion persists whether small industries having little pollution potential should be closed or not
Survey work for POSCO boundary wall begins amid protests
Authorities start GPS survey work for boundary wall of the proposed steel plant as angry villagers accuse government of siding with the company
POSCO asked to revise plans for fresh environment clearance
Environment ministry's expert committee seeks new layout plan; fresh studies on environmental and social impact
Green tribunal fines appellant for frivolous litigation
Baijnath Prajapati had challenged the environmental clearance granted to a thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh but later withdrew his plea
Parched capital
While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 9, 2020)
Why NGT’s calls on restoration of water bodies is need of the hour
National Green Tribunal’s 2019 order asking states to identify, protect and restore water bodies underlines the urgency to save them
Burn it all
That is NITI Aayog's solution to India's solid waste management woes
Green tribunal notice on widening of highway passing by Kaziranga
Government plans to widen NH-37 in spite of frequent deaths of wild animals attempting to cross the road
Nuclear utility grabs land
Public sector NPCIL encroaches upon mango plantations near its Ratnagiri plant
Coal mine expansion made easy
One-time capacity expansion does not require public hearing, says environment ministry
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2020)
Prioritise safety in industry during the COVID-19 era
Recent accidents pose serious questions on claims of world-class practices in Indian manufacturing industries
NGT halts work in Adani's coal mine in Chhattisgarh
Green tribunal questions MoEF's approval to the mining project in a “no-go” area which happens to be an elephant corridor
Madhya Pradesh government lied about rehabilitating people affected by Maheshwar dam
State now tells green tribunal that developer did not release sufficient funds for resettlement and rehabilitation work
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 14, 2020)
CPCB penalty to industries at Mahul, Ambapada pave way for polluter-pays principle
Report submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board penalising the industries based on their quantum of pollution is a roadmap for better …
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