Need or greed?
The Union Ministry of Finance has recently alleged that green clearances are holding up the country’s infrastructure development and growth.…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 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 (March 20, 2023)
Green clearances are being increasingly treated as a mere formality
In the garb of streamlining green clearances, the Union government has sidelined communities and diluted environmental regulations over the past …
Centre's order allows granting of mine leases to applications without environment clearance
The ministry’s order, however, states that mining activity cannot begin before the environment clearance is obtained
Centre relaxes environmental clearance for sugar mills
MoEFCC notification comes at a time when sugar mills owe Rs 22,000 crore to farmers for cane supplied in 2017-18
‘Make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways’
Over 50 experts and concerned citizens write to Harsh Vardhan, Union environment minister, demanding that environmental clearance be made …
Two more Pune rivers set to get makeovers
Questions arise if this will only be a cosmetic makeover or one that will affect the rivers’ ecological system and services
NGT nod for long-awaited neutrino project
The observatory is proposed to be housed in an underground lab below a rocky mountain in Tamil Nadu and is about 4.9 km from Mathikettan Shola …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 24, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Report card: Environmental governance under NDA government
The government has stepped up action on environmental concerns such as pollution, but retains a myopic view of natural resource management and …
Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold
The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …
Cancel environmental clearance to Ambuja coal washery: NGT panel to environment ministry
The impact assessment reports lack comprehensive environment management plans, says the committee
Brazilian government cancels mega dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River
The project could have caused flooding of lands and forced displacement of indigenous Munduruku people
New sand mining guidelines call for robust monitoring and sustainable development
The guidelines try to create a balance between preserving ecologically sensitive river habitats and the need for infrastructure
Parliamentary Standing Committee rejects TSR Subramanian report on environmental laws
TSR panel had proposed new law, institutions and mechanisms to fast track green clearances
Games people play
Institutions that would help resolve conflicts and take credible decisions have been weakened
Curse of the urban boom
Real estate sector in India has serious environmental implications. How effective are regulatory agencies?
NGT wants environment compensation regime for non-complying CETPs
NGT directives to CPCB to develop environmental compensation regime for non-complying CETPs may act as deterrence against non-compliance
Will Adani ever pay for the destruction at Mundra?
The environment ministry says it cannot impose a fine but the company is not let off the hook. Lawyers say it can approach NGT
Joshimath sinking: National highway construction in 100-km range of border now has riders
Environment ministry issues new SOP for national highways earlier exempt from environmental clearance
Is an environmental apocalypse approaching India?
The Union government scarcely conceals its contempt for the environment working assiduously to dismantle environment protection.
Chaos in reforms
The TSR Subramanian Committee report, meant to suggest environmental governance reforms, creates more confusion
Coastal area projects got Centre’s nod without proper environmental impact assessment, finds CAG
Projects used outdated baseline data for green assessment, no environmental impact evaluation
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