Biodiversity body claims coal
In a first-of-its-kind case, a biodiversity committee in Madhya Pradesh asks for royalty on coal
National Green Tribunal firm on not allowing new polluting industries in Ghaziabad
UP Pollution Control Board fails to furnish satisfactory report to tribunal
Green Tribunal clears way for Renuka dam, partially
Vacates stay on payment of compensation to project-affected people in Himachal Pradesh; stay on forestland diversion continues for now
Stay on land allotment for thermal power plant in Sompeta
Andhra Pradesh government had alloted 394 ha of wetlands terming it wasteland; farmers and fisherman were unhappy
Pune police to crack down on noise on New Year’s Eve
Green tribunal orders confiscation of cars fitted with unauthorised DJ systems to check noise pollution
Karnataka sacrifices stones to conserve river sand
State mandates use of manufactured sand in public works, which would result in over-exploitation of another minor mineral and damage to the …
Wasteland or wetland?
Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site
Polluting units shut in Kaziranga
Green tribunal fines state, Centre for allowing stone crushers, brick kilns near Assam park
Green tribunal suspends environmental clearance to Gogte Minerals
Chairperson of expert committee that granted clearance had conflict of interest
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
Gujarat’s Sardar Patel statue may face legal hurdle
Activists question authorities over construction of the statue near a wildlife sanctuary without environmental clearance
Green tribunal issues notice to five Delhi hospitals
Private, government hospitals found not adhering to standards of bio-medical waste disposal
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
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
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
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
Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link on hold
National Green Tribunal orders not to begin construction on the basis of seven-year-old environment clearance
Draft a Bill to protect Ganga, PMO tells environment ministry
Inter-ministerial committee to be set up for drafting legislation
Victims question Centre on delaying Plachimada Bill
Environment ministry says compensation claims from Coca-Cola diluted by time limit
Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants
People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants
Carting away sand
Labourers illegally mine beach sand in Ratnagiri, removing the buffer between ocean and human habitat
People's power
Farmers in Chhattisgarh's coal-rich Gare village have floated a company to assert their rights over natural resources and resist land acquisiton …