Villagers'woes

Indian home ministry’s strictures on foreign funding

Greenpeace alleges the government is targeting the non-profit for its campaigns against proposed coal and power projects in central India. The non-…

Singrauli pollution a matter of serious concern, admits high power panel

Report submitted to National Green Tribunal finds serious lapses in disposal of fly ash, but skims over health and environmental impacts of …

Fresh gram sabha meet ordered for Mahan coal block

Move follows close on the heels of high court order to probe earlier gram sabha resolution of Amelia village allowing mining, which residents …

Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet

'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project

Polluters under MoEF scanner

Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters

More forest diversions likely in Singrauli

Greenpeace report says pollution from coal-fired thermal plants not considered while allowing mining in coal belt

These 6 thermal power plants are polluting Indian rivers

Coal-fired power stations carry heavy health costs in South Africa

Emissions from power plants causes at least 2,200 premature deaths every year, says Greenpeace

NGT orders probe into fly ash pollution in Singrauli

Further directions given to expedite clean water supply to residents by polluting industries

NGT orders Singrauli polluters to provide clean drinking water to residents, or face closure

Directs industries in the coal and power hub to stop dumping industrial waste into Rihand reservoir and connected rivers

Mercury treaty still sketchy

While experts welcome the Minamata Convention for phasing out mercury, they believe it might not be enough

Silence is the best policy

India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

How effective is NGT's Rs 79 cr fine on Singrauli mines, power cos?

The penalty has been levied for pollution caused in the area during the last two decades

DMF helps Singrauli farmers grow vegetables, earn more

Grantee farmers will be trained in farming methods and guided about the kind of vegetables to grow, which can then be sold commercially

Fly ash dyke breach in Singrauli points to a bigger problem of fly ash disposal

Two people have died as a result of the breach in the fly ash dyke of Reliance’s Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Singrauli

Reliance gets CERC nod to spend Rs 1,663 crore on device to reduce pollution

This approval would allow the company to recover the cost of its system from its customers

Power plants in Singrauli-Sonebhadra region fail to manage ash: Analysis

Incidents of fly-ash breaches points to serious, unaddressed issue of unutilised fly-ash piling up in the region

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 27-31, 2020)

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

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 3-7, 2020)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 8, 2020)

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

Effective deterrence needed to ensure full ash utilisation by coal power plants in India

Non-complying coal power plants, unable to effectively utilise fly ash, must act now to avoid paying huge penalties towards environmental damage

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)

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