Colonies on floodplains of Yamuna, Hindon: green tribunal issues notices to Centre, states
Petition alleges land mafia encroached floodplains in collusion with administration officials
Puri may have no water left in a decade
Rapid construction and encroachment in Odisha’s main tourist hub threaten water supplies
India's double challenge
Traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgotten
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 23, 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 (November 21, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 21, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Rain reigns in Chennai
Shrinking lake area and blocked drains have reduced Chennai's capacity to drain rainfall runoff
India’s forest cover declines
North-eastern states and tribal districts witness unprecedented forest loss
Ghaziabad is ignoring its waterbodies despite court rulings
The Uttar Pradesh government has not submitted any action taken report on measures taken to restore waterbodies in the last seven months
Udaipur hotels face demolition
Rajasthan High Court orders action against 41 hotels encroaching on lakes and for violating court order
Why Chennai floods are a man-made disaster
An analysis shows that in just four decades, urbanisation in the city increased by almost 20 times
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 5, 2024)
Kerala is marking only protected forests as ecologically sensitive area
Encroachments in the Western Ghats are being left out of the category
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 16, 2023)
East Kolkata Wetlands: NGT warns officials for violating waste dumping norms
The National Green Tribunal directed scientific shifting of legacy waste accumulated in the wetlands for decades
Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood
Illegal structures had mushroomed on Jhelum’s banks and around lakes, clogging drainage channels