Noamundi is easy to mine

Colours not so natural

Rajasthan PCB’s Green Channel system for environmental monitoring is a panacea

Under the system, regional officers inspect operational units in advance and categorise them as complied or non-complied, streamlining CTO approvals

India’s pollution control boards were weakened over the last 14 years, as environment ministry lacks roadmap

Several initiatives were taken since 1984 to strengthen the pollution control boards & committees but were not implemented

How this landmark NGT order will shape the future of India's pollution control bodies

The latest NGT judgement is a fresh start to the initiative of strengthening pollution control boards

NGT sends notices to THDC, pollution control board on coal-fired power plant in Uttar Pradesh

Questions have been raised over procedural irregularities in granting environmental clearance

Madras High Court directs to restrict plastic flag use in elections

The court has asked the Election Commission to come up with a concrete plan to curtail their usage

NGT slams West Bengal’s Bakreshwar thermal plant for fly ash pollution

Residents from surrounding villages say the ash pond is filled above capacity, causing ash to flow into rivers

Governance matters

It is time we focused on strengthening the capacity of regulatory agencies

Unsound ways

Silica in Assam's forest

A red politician who saw opportunity in green

A chief minister who gave autonomy to environment regulators

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 16, 2020)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 24, 2020)

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

Sterlite typifies all that's wrong with environmental governance in India

Sterlite Copper's survival despite being shutdown five times in the past two decades owes much to India's malleable regulatory authorities

NGT terminates chairmen of pollution control boards in 10 states

The bench says that the chairpersons are not appropriately qualified to head an important body like SPCB

Natural dumpsite

Firecrackers defy decibel limit

Popular firework brands from Sivakasi exceeded 125 dB sound level

Brick kiln pollutes Pune outskirts

Closure order has no effect on brick-making unit

Public taken for a ride

Fuzzy logic used to justify private helipads

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 1, 2022)

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

Staff crunch, expanded mandate hitting pollution control Boards’ performance, finds report

Regulatory scrutiny of polluting sources affected; over 9 agencies have over 40% positions vacant

Bihar government bans sand mining near river bridges

Move to check illegal sand mining that is destroying foundations of bridges, disturbing water flow of rivers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 24, 2020)

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