Green clearances are being increasingly treated as a mere formality

In the garb of streamlining green clearances, the Union government has sidelined communities and diluted environmental regulations over the past …

Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold

The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …

Parliamentary Standing Committee rejects TSR Subramanian report on environmental laws

TSR panel had proposed new law, institutions and mechanisms to fast track green clearances

Will Adani ever pay for the destruction at Mundra?

The environment ministry says it cannot impose a fine but the company is not let off the hook. Lawyers say it can approach NGT

Chaos in reforms

The TSR Subramanian Committee report, meant to suggest environmental governance reforms, creates more confusion

Clearance rush

Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate

Licence to mine

Supreme Court allows conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa

MoEF directed to reassess Pipavav port expansion project

National Green Tribunal reprimands environment ministry for casual evaluation

Experts without expertise

National Green Tribunal disapproves appointment of people without relevant experience to expert appraisal committees, asks environment ministry …

Regulating small-scale mines below 5 ha

Will National Green Tribunal's restraint order curb haphazard and unscientific mining of minor minerals that includes sand?