No to shipyard
The Rs 300-crore project is being builtin Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district
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