Underpass for elephants? Supreme Court snubs solicitor general

Apex court refuses to modify its order directing Indian Railways to reduce speed and stop goods train movement on killer track in northern West Bengal

MoEF notice to halt work on lion safari project in Etawah

Notice to Uttar Pradesh says project in reserved forestland for commercial purpose is illegal

CAG: Adani-acquired forested creeks wrongly classified as degraded forests

As per the Supreme Court’s classification of forests, Adani destroyed 2,000 hectares of mangroves in Kutch to build its ports, says the new …

New eco-tourism guidelines likely to favour tourism industry

MoEF panel recommends opening up to 20 per cent of core tiger habitats in reserves for tourism; earlier guidelines proposed only community-based …

Saranda forest: new mining projects put on hold

Projects will be considered for forest clearance only after Jharkhand completes comprehensive environmental assessment of the area, says …

CAG raps environment ministry over ‘illegal’ appointments

Central Pollution Control Board created or upgraded posts without approval of finance ministry

Maharashtra to propose five wetland sites for recognition as Ramsar sites

MoEF will screen the sites independently to decide whether they are eligible for nomination

Green tribunal reserves order on Jindal's Raigarh power plant

Company broke up its expansion project into two components after MoEF suspended terms of reference for earlier proposal

Tribal affairs minister asks Andhra chief minister to cancel bauxite mining leases

Says the leases violate Constitution

Kaziranga’s no-development zone has 90 factories

Green tribunal orders closure of all industries that began operations after the zone was notified in 1996; others to use clean fuel

Kawal sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh declared tiger reserve

State government claims rights of the forest communities will be protected

Real estate invades Dadri wetland

Bil Akbarpur is not included in the list of wetlands by district authorities

Environment ministry approves mining near Vaishno Devi shrine

Trikuta wildlife sanctuary to be denotified

MoEF asks Chennai Petroleum Corporation to change pipeline route

Proposed coastal route too close to populated areas

High Court forces Maharashtra to take credible action against Lavasa

Environment ministry to pass order on Lavasa’s application for environmental clearance in three weeks

Court orders fresh public hearing for Lanco power plant in Wardha

Declines to grant stay on environmental clearance

Budget 2013: the path remains the same

Rs 13,000 crore to be spent on green India mission in next 5 years

Parliamentary Committee on Estimates pulls up Centre for failing to increase forest cover in the country

'Is Dabolim project in forest area?'

High court seeks status report from Goa's forest department in eight weeks

No trial incineration of Bhopal’s toxic waste in Nagpur

Madhya Pradesh High Court takes cognisance of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Boards objection

How well are funds spent on sanctuaries and zoos

Central Information Commission wants a impact assessment report by November

New green clearance procedures make coal mine expansion easy

MoEF office memorandums do away with public hearing for coal mine expansion and delink forest clearance from environment clearance for ultra mega …

MoEF directed to reassess Pipavav port expansion project

National Green Tribunal reprimands environment ministry for casual evaluation

Forest clearance process made comprehensive

Draft policy details inspection, verification, monitoring and procedure of granting forest clearance

Delegates attending biodiversity meet swing to Bollywood tunes

Negotiations progress smoothly