Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 9, 2024)

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

Curb colossal ecological destruction during Char Dham Yatra: NGT-appointed panel

The NGT will assess the report when it hears the matter January 25, 2023

True measure of growth

North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna breaches evacuation mark in Delhi; expert calls flood policy ‘absolute failure’

The Yamuna inundates parts of Delhi even with very little rain as it is silted and is not dredged, according to Gourishankar Ghosh

Deer don’t need more space

Uttarakhand says extending sanctuary will hamper development

Agroforestry, livestock & non-traditional crops: Ground report finds Himalayan farmers adapting to climate change

Irregular rainfall impacting traditional farming; investments into new methods good examples of climate adaptation, say experts

Joshimath sinking: No mention of NTPC hydro project in NDMA report

Part 2: Report looks into Joshimath landslide causes; recommends banning construction but going ahead with Helang-Marwari bypass  

DTE Explains: The science of cloudbursts

Telangana Chief Minister said cloudbursts may be a 'foreign consipiracy' during his visit to flood-hid Bhadrachalam

Indian farmers protests: The higher the yield, the greater the discontent

Loss of faith in government due to its perceived failure on multiple fronts regarding agrarian issues in the last 11 months have now boiled over

It’s been a dry winter in the hills & plains of North India. Here’s why

Infrequent or weak western disturbances from mid-November through the third week of January have affected Rabi crops

COVID-19 dampens expansion of women-led prasadam project in Uttarakhand

Women in Uttarakhand make prasadam packets as religious offerings for tourists visiting shrines

On the wild side

Residents of Garhwal swear by the taste and health benefits of a lesser known vegetable

Centre launches pilot project to reduce emissions from agriculture

The project will be implemented in Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand  

Pilgrims discounted

Uttarakhand is still vulnerable to a disaster like last year's because of unregulated tourism

Ready for only tourists

Uttarakhand government has carried out rehabilitation projects only in tourist circles and ignored other areas that were hit by floods last year

Devastated still

Months after disaster struck Uttarakhand, government has done little to improve people’s lives

PM trains guns on ‘environmentalists’ during virtual meet with farmers

Says environmentalists who support farmers now, opposed killing animals raiding farms earlier  

Unlikely man-eaters

Forecasting failure

Met department has not learnt lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy. It remains ill-equipped

Supreme Court to hear plea over survey of Himalayan states

Sustainability potential, carrying capacity of the 13 states in Himalayan region has not been studied, alleges plea; warns of more ecological …

Redemption from litter

Uttarakhand non-profits have taken responsibility for clearing tourists’ plastic waste

World Bank agrees to look into construction of Uttarakhand dam

Major victory for villagers alleging violations in construction of Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project

Joshimath crisis: Tourist influx in Himalayan states adding to ecological burden

Tourism infrastructure in Hindu Kush Himalayan region poorly planned, 2019 ICIMOD report found

Swachh Bharat cess: A few states may not agree on it

Except Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand, no other state has directly agreed to the central proposal

‘Scrap 24 dams, save Ganga’

Wildlife Institute of India report warns against ecological impact of dams in Uttarakhand