EIA 2020: Public consultation without informing the public?
The government’s refusal to make the draft Environmental Impact Assessment accessible in regional languages is a violation of the …
Karnataka High Court stays Centre’s circular on banning 23 ‘ferocious’ dog breeds
The circular will be only stayed in the State of Karnataka, the single judge bench said
Kerala HC directs NDMA to formulate compensation policy for those dying due to COVID-19 vaccine
The order was passed September 1 and a time frame of three months has been set; the move sets a precedent since no such policy has been …
EIA notification 2020 delayed till September 7
A petition had been filed in court, asking the notification be translated in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
Assault on open access to science in India
Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society have pleaded in front of Delhi High Court that ISPs block Sci-Hub and Libgen websites in India
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2019)
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 (July 2, 2019)
Delhi High Court orders J&J to pay 67 hip implant patients Rs 25 lakh each
Activists term compensation as eyewash, say the case is still on
Coronavirus update: Madras High Court holds Election Commission repsonsible for pandemic surge
Karnataka to lock down for 2 weeks from tomorrow
Simply put: Allahabad HC bans DJ in UP
Sabarmati pollution: Inspect all industrial effluent treatment plants, Gujarat HC tells government
Domestic waste water and industrial effluent generated daily by Ahmedabad is discharged into the Sabarmati
Polavaram project: Andhra high court stays eviction, demolition in affected areas
At least 15 villages in two districts of the state have been demolished since 2016
A matter of debate: Should stray dogs be fed in public places?
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DTE Coverage: Daily Court Digest (October 31-November 4, 2022)
The top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal during the week
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 20, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 19, 2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court prevents PSU from evicting forest rights title holders
Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation had started mining in Sarguja district’s Pathrai village, where 50 Individual Forest Rights …
Ajodhya villagers, forest dwellers stop Bengal govt project at court for now
The state government acquired the land for Turga Pumped Storage Project illegally, ruled the Calcutta high court
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 23, 2022)
COVID-19: Calcutta High Court passes judgment to protect rights of para teachers
Para teachers collective had filed a petition seeking deadline relaxation for an activity amid COVID-19 pandemic
Calcutta High Court directs state, central governments to pay pending wages to MGNREGA workers
Central government owes West Bengal Rs 2,764 crore in wages for MGNREGA workers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2023)
Meet the colour-changing, herbivorous spiny-tailed lizard
Tal Chhapar sanctuary, home to the reptile, gets protective cover by Rajasthan High Court against reducing its size
Sexual assault under POCSO Act: A child rights perspective
When the Act is subject to interpretation, it is overshadowed with enhanced possibilities to overlook the spirit and objective of the law, as a …