Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Wake Up World Bank
Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable
Union Budget 2015-16: Andhra asks Centre to fulfill promises made during bifurcation
Revenue deficit of the state for the next five years is around Rs 100,000 crore
Polavaram dam: high court pulls up Andhra government for giving contract hurriedly
Government directed to submit all documents on the basis of which decision was taken
Court gets tough on temporary mining permits
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)
Time for new environmentalism
Wishing all our readers a happy World Environment Day, with the hope that the world will continue to work towards paying more than mere lip …
Who will repay loans for Delhi airport Metro, Reliance or DMRC?
Banks that helped build the most expensive and first public-private partnership Metro line in the country say it is a non-performing asset
CAG exposes land scam in Andhra
Government largesse to private enterprises and individuals cost exchequer Rs 1,784 crore
Odisha government proposes fresh agreement to expedite POSCO steel plant
People protesting land acquisition for the project say they will intensify stir
CWC may commission cumulative impact assessment of dam projects in Brahmaputra basin in Assam
2,000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project in the basin has been stalled since 2011 due to safety concerns
POSCO asked to revise plans for fresh environment clearance
Environment ministry's expert committee seeks new layout plan; fresh studies on environmental and social impact
Madhya Pradesh threatens to cancel power purchase agreement with Maheshwar dam developer
S Kumars failed to meet operation deadline; all project related activities at a stand-still
WB report on Alaknanda dam kept under wraps
Findings on possible adverse impacts of Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydropower project may not become public till Maha Kumbh gets over
Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve is a butterfly hot spot, finds survey
Reserve has 246 of 340 species seen in the Western Ghats
Village gets community rights over forest submerged by dam
A portion of reservoir given for management and fishing
How an urban planner undertook green recovery in Telangana’s 72 ULBs
Extensive mapping, designing of parks with detailed cost estimates and implementation frameworks were prepared as part of the project
Hubballi-Ankola railway line will augur desertification, water crisis, warn experts
The proposed 164-kilometre railway project cutting through Western Ghats will prompt deforestation and accelerate climate change …
Africa adopts continent-wide sustainable transport agenda
Action framework has time-bound targets on road safety, vehicle emissions and energy efficiency, and accessibility and sustainable infrastructure,…
Heavy metals in cosmetics: government silent on tightening rules
After Rajya Sabha MP raises concerns, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cites rules but says little about protecting consumers
Environment ministry failed to monitor forest diversion: CAG
Report of India’s chief auditor says compensatory afforestation not undertaken in many states; CAMPA funds misused or poorly utilised
Vishnuprayag hydel project suffers extensive damage
Residents say project managed by Jaiprakash Associates has increased flooding during monsoons
Will it be lions or cheetahs that will roam Kuno-Palpur sanctuary?
Supreme Court asks environment ministry to clarify stand after Gujarat opposes translocation of Gir lions to Madhya Pradesh
Norwegian pension fund, banks invest in polluting Indian steel mill
Foreign investors in India ignore green performance of industries
Land stir against Bhandara power plant intensifies
Farmers stall ground levelling work at site; fear police reprisal