Noise level norms relaxed for firecrackers in West Bengal
National Green Tribunal orders conduct of fresh noise study; till then less stringent MoEF decibel norm to hold good in state
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 28, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Yamuna pollution: green tribunal orders operation clean-up in Delhi
Order sets heavy penalties for polluters and asks for drains to be kept clear of encroachment
NGT orders probe into fly ash pollution in Singrauli
Further directions given to expedite clean water supply to residents by polluting industries
Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal
After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …
Rajasthan fails to comply with NGT order to close textile units of Pali
The polluting industries did not have 'consent to operate' from the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board
Bareilly civic body to pay for unlawful dumping of city garbage
National Green Tribunal invokes 'polluter pays' principle while imposing penalty to restore dump site
Tribunal makes Noida factory comply with green regulations
Chrome plating unit in Noida is the second factory in the industrial area that has been allowed to resume operations after complying with …
Green tribunal reserves order on Jindal's Raigarh power plant
Company broke up its expansion project into two components after MoEF suspended terms of reference for earlier proposal
Kaziranga’s no-development zone has 90 factories
Green tribunal orders closure of all industries that began operations after the zone was notified in 1996; others to use clean fuel
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2020)
‘Ambarnath chemical accident everyday occurrence in Thane area’
Residents allege state pollution control board has been allowing industries to pollute Ulhaas river and its tributaries by circumventing court orders
Meghalaya suspends rat-hole coal mining
State government yet to finalise a policy for scientific and regulated mining in Jaintia hills and elsewhere
People in distress get little relief
Centre to give Rs 6,687 crore to Uttarakhand for building and reconstruction projects. How much of it will reach people?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 16, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2020)
Enough is enough
For over a week after Diwali, Delhi breathed poison. Air pollution peaked to unprecedented levels. Public anger forced emergency measures. But …
Experts without expertise
National Green Tribunal disapproves appointment of people without relevant experience to expert appraisal committees, asks environment ministry …
Green tribunal orders closure of illegal industries in Jasodharpur
Most units in the industrial area were operating without consent of Uttarakhand pollution control board
Where is POSCO headed?
Odisha government has completed land acquisition for plant site but proposed mining in Khandadhar hills might stir up another struggle
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 29-July 3, 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
As told to Parliament (December 23, 2022): India building 11 nuclear power reactors with 8,700 MW capacity
India currently has 22 nuclear reactors with an installed nuclear power capacity of 6,780 megawatts, Jitendra Singh tells Rajya Sabha
Wash and melt: Idol immersion in Bengal turns a green leaf
Manpower minimised, water used in the process recycled; environmentalists hail the model, but implementation under cloud
East Kolkata Wetlands: NGT warns officials for violating waste dumping norms
The National Green Tribunal directed scientific shifting of legacy waste accumulated in the wetlands for decades
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 12, 2020)
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