Bombay High Court dismisses Aarey petitions
The pleas filed by activists were dismissed on the principle of commonality, not on merits, the court ruled
Here are 3 of 21,000 industrial pollution cases pending in Indian courts
Industrial pollution cases in Indian courts often span over decades and, as a result, the country had over 21,000 pending court cases on …
Highway widening near Kaziranga: bailable warrants against top officials
National Green Tribunal says presence of Union transport secretary and highway authority chairperson necessary to decide on plea seeking stay on …
Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon flood plains, says green tribunal
Passes injunction to prevent illegal structures from being built along Yamuna flood plain in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 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 (October 4, 2023)
NGT orders stay on Draft Shimla Development Plan 2041
Plan will have disastrous consequences for environment and public safety, National Green Tribunal cautioned
Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution
We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 12-16)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 16, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 24, 2019)
Why Ghaziabad’s waste management is in the dumps
The city is still grappling with source segregation, door-to-door collection, waste treatment and processing and on-site organic waste management
STPs in 3 Punjab towns lying defunct: NGT monitoring committee
Poor performance of sewage treatment plants due to delayed payment by municipal bodies, monitoring committee report to NGT
NGT forbids factories in Jasodharpur from dumping waste in river
Team from central and state pollution control boards asked to conduct site inspection and submit report by August 20
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 6-12, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 8, 2020)
Choking Mahananda: How Siliguri’s waste, water crisis is turning on its people
Rapid urbanisation, inefficient waste management and encroachment have turned the Mahananda into a drain. And farmers are losing livelihoods
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 23, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 22, 2020)
Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law
Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour
Rewind 2018: Development and fire eat up India’s forest cover
The country’s greenery suffered several blows in the past year as it was compromised for vertical growth and authorities could not curb …
POSCO's environment clearance revalidated
Decision to clear India's biggest FDI project precedes South Korean president's visit to India, but the project still has a major hurdle to clear
Green tribunal bans use of gas, electronic cutters in dismantling machinery in Delhi's Mayapuri scrap market
Orders MoEF to install scanners to prevent recurrence of radiation mishaps like the one in 2010
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 10, 2020)