SC allows diesel SUVs back into the capital
Following a plea by car manufacturer to pay one per cent environment protection charge, the court allows big diesel cars in the NCR
Pollution’s underbelly
We have to change this cycle of destruction, where we shift our consumption to poorer regions where pollution does not matter
Was there a victory for Monsanto in India's Supreme Court on a patent matter?
Media headlines, especially from business media houses and American media, continue to scream that Monsanto has had a “patent victory”…
SC lifts status quo on tree felling for Metro Car Shed in Aarey forest
This Court cannot be oblivious to the dislocation of public fund if a project like this is disregarded, the apex court said
Drop ‘patriarchal, sexist’ 2-finger test from medical syllabus: Supreme Court
The two-finger test is an invasive, unscientific and regressive practice used in rape cases to gauge whether a person is sexually active or a virgin
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Supreme Court notice to Centre, states on honey adulteration plea based on CSE probe
CSE probe last year, brought to you by Down To Earth, exposed how Indian honey brands have been taking consumers for a ride
COVID-19: Centre tells SC 30% migrants on move may have virus
‘We would quarantine them at shelter homes to prevent large-scale contagion’
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 14-18)
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 (October 18, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
What Aarey case means for forest land classification
The question of classification of the land as forest or revenue isn’t relevant in the matter due to the SC order in the TN Godavarman …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 23-27)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 27, 2019)
Whither the National Green Tribunal?
Instead of giving financial and administrative support to the NGT, efforts are usually directed towards diluting its powers, defeating the very …
Final arguments in FRA case to begin on November 26
The court admitted all Intervention Applications even as the Centre’s representative, the Solicitor General, remained absent
Supreme Court to hear writ petition to ban Whatsapp
Petitioner says that Whatsapp has adopted end-to-end encryption which compromises national security
Spectrum allocation in India: journey so far
The Centre has set the stage for the largest spectrum auction ever. Let’s look back at the developments leading to government’s …
Nepal squeezes forest users
The community forest user groups of Nepal will now be required to cough up a steep 40 per cent fee on their total income from sale of forest products
Avoiding harm - how simple a duty is it?
The London High Court judgment on arsenic poisoning cases in Bangladesh explicity clears the way for affected people to claim compensation. …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 20, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 29, 2020)
When homemakers unite
Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 10, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 24-28, 2020)
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