New coastal rules draft made public

Fishers say proposed CRZ notification does not recognize their rights

Goa declared scheduled area to curb groundwater exploitation

Owners of bore-wells, tankers and wells asked to register themselves in two months

‘Groundwater depleting fast in Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins’

Shanti Swarup Prize 2020 winner Abhijit Mukherjee says Indian states with highest groundwater depletion rates were subjected to water-…

Mining Act does not bar police from prosecuting people found removing sand illegally, rules SC

Apex court expresses serious concern over damage to the environment and water sources caused by indiscriminate sand mining

Maharashtra pushes for relaxing norms around Mumbai’s silence zones

Activists accuse government of abdicating fundamental responsibility of ensuring good health of citizens

Tourism to be prohibited in Jarawa reserve

Cabinet approves regulation declaring five km reserved area inhabited by the aboriginal tribe as buffer zone

Adanis’ game plan for Mundra ship-breaking yard

Analysis by Centre for Science and Environment shows the company has been pushing the recycling facility by concealing it under a waterfront …

Backdoor democracy

Central directives on coastal zones could be used to circumvent rules

Jal Shakti ministry’s groundwater guideline shuns opportunity to address overall crisis

Complex groundwater systems cannot be controlled or predicted, but need to be better managed and made more efficient 

Vizhinjam port: Supreme Court rejects Kerala’s plea to stay green tribunal verdict

Apex court says it would examine all the aspects, economic, environmental and defence, in detail without staying any order issued by the tribunal

Green tribunal halts sand mining in coastal Maharashtra

Gujarat and Goa told to instruct police stations in the coastal areas to take immediate steps to stop illegal sand mining in areas which fall …

Odisha authorises second and subsequent renewal of mine leases

Decision meant to help steel and aluminum companies facing raw material shortage

Mines ministry says no to export ban on minerals to check illegal mining

This was the primary recommendation of Shah Commission in its interim report

Surrogate salesmen

Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE advocated single-window clearances

Parivesh portal to be expanded with a target to clear projects with a 360-degree assessment    

Cabinet clears mineral Act; foreign companies can mine too

Government takes ordinance route to clear Bill, allowing foreign companies to bid for mineral resources

Centre directs states to restrict advertisement, promotion of tobacco products

Move follows Supreme Court vacating stay on rules regulating tobacco advertisement and distribution

Lobbying begins

Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure

Clearance based on false claims

Panel confirms Sompeta and Bhavanapadu thermal project sites are wetlands

Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

Half-baked

Ready to taxi

Push for sand mining

New Maharashtra policy ignores resident’s concerns, law

Crop of debt

Surplus sugar production in the country has brought down sugar rates. As mills stop purchasing sugarcane, farmers are driven to suicide

What a waste