Why Asia's biggest industrial relocation scheme failed to create a pollution-free Delhi
Bawana was created to shift polluting industrial units operating in Delhi's residential areas, but the initiative has benefitted factory owners …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 29, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi High Court scraps ban on 344 fixed combination drugs
Health ministry banned 344 fixed combination drugs in March fearing antimicrobial resistance and other health hazards
Governments and environmental groups are turning to international courts to address the impacts of climate change — podcast
The ICJ has addressed various environmental issues in the past, but this is the first time the global problem of climate change has come before …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Modi’s COVID-19 vaccine turnaround: An answer for Supreme Court queries just in time
The bench of judges Chandrachud, Rao and Bhat have already asked the Union government to review the vaccination policy and file an affidavit by …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2019)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 16-20)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 4, 2019)
After ‘bias’ row, Bombay HC judge brought back to hear noise pollution case
Maharashtra government faced flak for accusing Justice Oka of bias and trying to transfer the case to a different bench
Enemies of the state?
As the Centre for the first time allows widespread culling of nilgais, it triggers a debate over whether culling is the only way to save crops …
At a tangent
In the melee over moving Kolkata's tanneries to a new site, the initiative to tackle pollution has been nearly lost sight of. The Supreme Court …
Victory for Bangla arsenic victims
The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic …
Documenting the Northeast's tribal laws
Land is central to the tribal identity in the region too easily abbreviated 'northeast'. Jeuti baruah knows this too well. As director of the Law …
'Majoritarian views should not supersede judicial orders'
A number of Supreme Court orders have been blatantly violated by various sections of society. Whether it was Raj Thackeray openly defying the …
Railways pulled up over scavengers
A draft bill allows employing manual scavengers if they are provided protective gears
Ban on grazing hits Raikas community hard
Naini Lake polluted by sewage and construction waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 26, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2020)
Rapid transit for BRT corridors
Delhi High Court dismisses plea to scrap bus rapid transit corridors; state plans 14 more
Supreme Court takes note of abuse of tribals
Orders Madhya Pradesh to constitute grievance redressal authorities in tribal districts
Google, Facebook officials exempted from personal appearance in trial court
High court defers hearing till May in view of similar ongoing cases in Supreme Court
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 29, 2020)