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
Clinical drug trials: health ministry affidavit shows little concern for victims, says petitioner
Government affidavit filed in Supreme Court does not have details of persons to whom compensation has been paid or list of people who died or …
Goa chief minister orders resumption of mining in 27 lease areas
State government plans to start mining from lease areas which were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, allege activists
Supreme Court issues directive for implementing MGNREGA, food security Act to tackle drought
In a bid to provide relief to households in drought-hit areas, the apex court directed the Centre to release funds to states for providing …
SC directs Centre to formulate a national plan for disaster management
As per Section 11 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, a national plan is to be drawn up by the National Executive Committee
Supreme Court bans tourism in core tiger habitats
Court slaps fine of Rs 10,000 each on states that have not notified buffer zone around tiger reserves even after the deadline for it was extended …
Return Singur land acquired for Tata Nano to farmers: SC
The land was acquired in the name of public purpose. The court also said that those who received compensation will not have to return the money
Adding another national regulator will not help environment
India needs second-generation reforms in environmental governance to protect environment and community rights and reduce transaction costs for …
CBI files first chargesheet in coal scam
Investigating agency names Essar-owned Navabharat Power for cheating the government to bag a coal block in Jharkhand
M B Shah Commission report: Odisha's mine of scams exposed
Illegal iron ore mining in Joda circle of Sundargarh district is one of the biggest scams in India, says commission
Scheduled abuse
A Union government proposal to amend the Fifth Schedule of the Indian constitution not only sidesteps an earlier SC order, but also threatens to …
Contemptuous moves
Do Arundhati Roy and M L Khurana understand what they are doing by undermining yet another institution of our democracy?
The great sham
Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the Delhi government resorts to a five-day charade to clean up the Yamuna
Short-changed?
A petition filed by the Bhopal gas tragedy victims has prompted the Supreme Court to ask the Union government for an explanation. The discrepancy …
Analysis: What does the new Supreme Court judgment mean for climate action in India?
Supreme Court says right to be free from adverse effects of climate change part of fundamental rights to life and equality
Supreme Court raps Centre over non-implementation of Food Security Act
Till now, the Centre has issued three notifications for the extension of the deadline
Drugs pricing policy in limbo
Supreme court delays judgement on case that will help fix prices of essential medicines
Odisha, Jharkhand mull iron ore e-auction
Follow Karnataka’s example which raised huge revenues through the initiative
‘Bread, freedom vital’
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The Supreme Court holds firm on its order to convert Delhi's diesel buses to CNG
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Specify pesticide levels on soft drinks: Supreme Court