NGT order clears way for Nirma cement plant at cost of wetland

Tribunal has set aside revocation of environmental clearance to Nirma Limited’s proposed cement plant

Dhari Devi idol goes missing

Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project

Lavasa above law

Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …

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?

Lavasa exposed

By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …

Polavaram fraud

The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …

Draft notification on eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary cleared

Government brings eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary from 10 km, as suggested by NGT, to 1 km

Centre dilutes eco-tourism guidelines

Presents the new guidelines in Supreme Court; next hearing on October 3

Western Ghats: Moily agrees to reduce area of eco-senstitive zone in Kerala

Plantations, habitations and agriculture land included by Kasturirangan panel in ESZ area will not be notified; decision announced a day before …

Wildlife tour operators, resorts to shell out conservation fee

Fund so collected will be spent on conserving forests, managing human-wildlife conflict and generating livelihood for local communities

Navi Mumbai airport: Farmers divided over compensation package

Residents of six villages say their leaders betrayed them

Assam government wants to build flyovers for Kaziranga rhinos

Elevated roads are expected to provide an easy passage to animals while moving between two adjacent forest reserves

Rajasthan drafts its own wildlife tourism guidelines

Allows tourism in core tiger habitats and areas in reserves from where villages were uprooted

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 …

Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel

It recommends ban on activities that damage the environment in such regions; more studies proposed for Gundia hydropower project and Athirappilly dam

Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill

RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now 

Experts' panel red flags power, mining projects in Western Ghats

Urges MoEF to reject Gundia hydro-electric project and Athirapally dam

Finally, a recovery programme for the neglected bustards

Will MoEF plan save the rare birds endemic to Indian grasslands?

Bichitrapur and Kirtania ports will endanger Olive Ridleys

Odisha forest department says ship movement will disturb turtle habitat

Budget 2013: the path remains the same

Draft National Forest Policy cleared; Cabinet to take decision

Experts say the focus of the draft will be on water conservation

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 29, 2020)

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

NGT panel flags environmental violations by ONGC, GAIL in Krishna-Godavari basin

Three units under them asked to pay Rs 17 crore in penalty to Central Pollution Control Board

World Environment Day: It is time to act

Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts