POSCO unplugged
Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise
Mango resistance
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s mango belt are clear they will not allow Lucknow’s solid waste facility on their dashehari land
Did Welspun fudge facts for its coal-fired power plant in Mirzapur?
Project will destroy forestland and wildlife, say non-profits; Centre's decision on environment clearance yet to be made public
Wasteland or wetland?
Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site
Road map to save environment
A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs
POSCO gets final approval
Environment ministry endorses state government’s claim that there are no forest rights to be settled in the project area
Nirma whitewash
Detergent company Nirma gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Environment ministry to inspect …
Notice to Mundra for flouting laws
Environment ministry asks to reply within 15 days why the clearance should not be revoked
Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department
New rules allow cluster mine holders to circumvent environmental clearance; high court had stressed on obtaining the mandatory clearance
Right of way
An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…
Cheyyur power project: people to move court against MoEF panel approval
Activists say expert appraisal committee's clearance to proposed ultra mega power project based on false information furnished in EIA report
Adanis’ game plan for Mundra ship-breaking yard
Analysis by Centre for Science and Environment shows the company has been pushing the recycling facility by concealing it under a waterfront …
Will Maharashtra's decision to charge fee for green clearance lead to greater transparency?
Industry objects saying it will increase their costs; activists say it can prove beneficial since state environment appraisal committee and EIA …
MoEF approves controversial Demwe hydropower project
Says environmental and social impacts too few as compared to potential for generating clean energy
Mahan at all costs
How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal
Who is monitoring Lavasa?
Lavasa Corporation is rushing to complete its township in Western Ghats. No one knows if the promoter is complying with conditions on which it …
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli
Police open fire, but people resolute to weed out power plant from wetland in Andhra Pradesh
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 29-July 3, 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
Living on the edge
Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …
Debate: Has economic liberalisation threatened India’s environment and natural resources?
The inaugural issue of Down To Earth (May 31, 1992) coincided with India opening up its economy. We carried a debate on how economic …
Tribunal on trial
It has been four years since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act was passed by Parliament for effective and expeditious disposal of cases …
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …