L&T loses legal battle against KPCL over Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka

Engineering giant alleged tender process for Rs 8,300 crore project was rushed; project major part of Karnataka’s plan for energy security 

Great Nicobar Project clearances violate constitutional mandate, views of tribals ignored: Experts write to NCST

Calculation by project developer of the area that will remain protected as tribal reserve 'flawed', they write

Move beyond tiger numbers

Project Tiger must now take a holistic approach to benefit the wild cats and communities 

Lack of scientific debate and involvement of all stakeholders will not help Project Tiger succeed

As we envision the next 50 years of Project Tiger, it is imperative to build on the lessons learned and address the gaps identified

Protect India’s scrublands to save the caracal: Dharmendra Khandal & Ishan Dhar

Down To Earth speaks to Dharmendra Khandal and Ishan Dhar of Tiger Watch about their new book on the caracal

Why the Bedti-Varada river inter-linking project is not technically feasible

The adverse effects that will be caused by the interlinking of rivers and diversions from the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats terrain, are …

Electoral bonds: At least 4 companies that gave over Rs 100 cr have history of violating green norms, tribal rights

We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to …

Conservation not enough for the highly inbred Ranthambore tigers — they require genetic rescue

There is a need to facilitate active ‘gene flow’ into the Rajasthan tiger population from Central Indian tiger landscapes

The lost glory of Rajasthan’s tigers can be restored

The government has resolved to make landscape-scale tiger conservation a success; moving forward in this direction, Rajasthan already has five …

Three-year-old cheetah Siyaya gives birth to litter of four cubs at Kuno

It will take at least three months to understand the gender of the cubs 

Too little in environment ministry's kitty

Reduction in ministry's budget by almost half expected to hit forestry research the most

Government admits to have bypassed environment impact assessments for Chardham project

Project was divided into 53 parts each less than 100 kilometres long, because of which it didn't need environmental impact assessment, says …

Temporary relief as plan for Etalin hydel in Arunachal junked

Arunachal Pradesh government told to submit plan for controversial project again

Tigress killed

Simply Put: Two is company

Parliamentary Digest (August 8, 2022): India generates plastic wastes of 3.46 million tonnes

All that was discussed in the house through the day

Shocking delay

Activists want action

Narmada project flayed

Holding fast

POSCO scraps $5.3 billion steel project in Karnataka

Company will pursue its US $12 billion proposed steel project in Odisha

Simply Put: Tigers & tribals

The demise of rivers

The ecology of rivers is irreversibly damaged through riverfront projects in India

Respite for Manibeli

Fight over height continues