Election Commission, NGT, environment ministry say no to plastics in 2019 poll campaigning
Efforts are on for the first time to reduce the use of non-degradable materials during the upcoming general elections
Delhi’s groundwater plummets
As groundwater levels fall to crisis levels, the government moves to limit use of borewells, but activists say it's not enough, and not based on …
Pollution in news on April 17
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around pollution
Environmental governance: India's changing scenario
The department of environment came into existence on November 1, 1980 followed by state departments
NGT orders Centre to test cosmetics containing microbeads
An NGT bench has asked the Centre to ensure no dangerous cosmetics are allowed to manufacture and sold to the public
NGT bans diesel vehicles in Delhi
Vehicles more than 10 years old and new diesel vehicles would not be registered in the city as per the order
Volkswagen scandal: India must fix responsibility on manufacturers
For emission fraud, only penal action will not be enough; need regulations to fix accountability
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (December 6-14)
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
NGT asks environment ministry to list asbestos mines; orders health survey of mine workers
Despite a ban on mining of the carcinogenic building and fire-resistant material for the past two decades, NGT’s latest order shows that …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 28, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 24, 2022)
NGT stops mining in ecologically sensitive Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh
Tribunal-appointed panel found advertisements published for leasing out mining sites; recommends geological study to find reasons behind …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 10, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Sugar unit infringes environmental norms: How does it affect lives in Amroha
The plea alleges that pollution from the unit puts in danger the health of 5,000 students and 0.1 million inhabitants of 15 villages
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 17, 2020)
Severe pollution caused in Meghalaya due to illegal mining, says CAG report
The performance audit is a severe indictment of the state mining department's operations
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 30, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 23, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 29, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 22, 2019)
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 13-17)
Numaligarh Wall: Assam govt directs company to ‘demolish entire wall’
Divisional forest officer of Assam writes to Numaligarh general manager, cites the NGT’s 2016 verdict about wall being a barrier to an …