Rubber-stamp Authority

State environment regulatory bodies formed under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment notification have floundered. They have little …

Blatant lies for laterite

Andhra pollution control board holds public hearing for a project in Schedule Five area  

Why environmental racism needs to have its moment

Tribal groups comprise 40-50% of the displaced population in India, and face the brunt of environment racism   

Governance failure

How agencies meant to regulate mining conspired in the loot

Green tribunal dismisses Madhya Pradesh’s plea on sand mining

The state had sought exemption from seeking environment clearance from MoEF

Green tribunal gets short shrift

Most successful court on environmental matters lacks amenities, infrastructure

Desperate for Expressway

Uttar Pradesh is set to begin work on its ambitious expressway along the Upper Ganga Canal, turning a blind eye to environmental concerns and …

Vedanta falters in Odisha

High court upholds Centre’s decision, rejects refinery expansion

Shifting ground

After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them

Wind farm threat to forests

Blasting causes animals and birds to abandon the area

Clampdown on Vedanta

Alumina refinery’s illegal expansion under scanner

Sundarbans at risk

Bangladesh-India power plant can severely affect the mangrove forest, say environmentalists

Licence to mine

Supreme Court allows conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa

Minor no more

Environment ministry regulates mining of minor minerals, finally

Where is the green party?

Big numbers

The state is on a spree

COVID-19 lockdown: Why battle against air pollution needs to continue

Air crisis will spiral if it’s not contained long-term and if mitigation actions are diluted to make up for time lost during lockdown

Let’s talk

On February 24, Centre for Science and Environment raised the curtains for the Anil Agarwal Dialogues on green clearances. The two-day conclave …

Myth of power

Nourisher of an ancient civilization, the Ganga could be gasping for its survival. Every few kilometres the water of its tributaries will be …

OPG flouts environmental laws again

Begins construction without taking forest and CRZ clearance

How to approach environmentalism

Risks yours, profits mine

To flow or not to flow

POSCO’s port halt

South Korean company’s steel plant and port may impact coast, says expert panel

POSCO review body divided

Members differ on steel giant’s compliance with regulations