Mining at all cost

Elephants without borders

Maharashtra digs trenches to keep away elephants

Volte-face

Sindhudurg on road to conflict

Green tribunal suspends environmental clearance to Gogte Minerals

Chairperson of expert committee that granted clearance had conflict of interest

News Briefs

How the Nanar anti-refinery protests in Maharashtra clicked

The protestors used diverse social, legal and political activism strategies and drove a hard bargain with the local politicians to convey the …

The Alphonso mango is now completely traceable

Traceability shows the complete journey of how sustainably a fruit has been harvested and distributed; it can help and prevent the misuse of GI tags

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 28, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

In ocean’s way

People watch helplessly as the sea nibbles the Konkan coast, swallowing groves and beaches, and shallowing creeks

Wild elephant may have died due to Maharashtra government's neglect

Non-availability of veterinary doctors has been cited as one of the reasons for the death of the animal

Rogues tamed

In a unique operation, forest departments of two states use trained elephants to capture crop-raiding tuskers in the forests of southern Maharashtra

Tigers fall prey to development

In southern Maharashtra an area rich in wildlife is being opened for plantations and mines

MoEF expert panel recommends moratorium on mining, power projects in Konkan

Report kept in wraps calls attention to adverse environmental and social impacts of ongoing industrial activities

Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel

It recommends ban on activities that damage the environment in such regions; more studies proposed for Gundia hydropower project and Athirappilly dam

Centre’s go ahead for 95 metre tall Shivaji statue in Arabian Sea

Mumbai’s coastal road project to be fast-tracked; lifting of mining moratorium on Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg under consideration

Will Narayan Rane’s loss in Maharashtra mean better protection for Western Ghats?

Congress leader who contested Assembly elections from Kudal in Sindhudurg district is known to be a key player in the mining lobby in the entire …

Curb on mining in Western Ghats

MoEF accepts Kasturirangan report; will declare one-third of the range ecologically sensitive