Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 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 (May 7, 2019)
Ganga is a living entity, says Uttarakhand High Court
The only other place in the world to have given rights to a river at par with humans is New Zealand
Fifth Schedule and the fate of scheduled areas
Will the Xaxa committee report impact the Supreme Court’s impending judgment on Fifth Schedule?
Fast order
The Madras high court seeks to evolve a mechanism for the quick settlement of environmental disputes
Sand mining continues unabated in TN
Sand mining continues unabated in Tamil Nadu there are no signs of any let-up in the quarrying of river sand in Tamil Nadu. This despite the …
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 29-May 3)
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 8-12)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2019)
Delhi High Court scraps ban on 344 fixed combination drugs
Health ministry banned 344 fixed combination drugs in March fearing antimicrobial resistance and other health hazards
Court digest: Major environment hearings in January
While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal, here …
After ‘bias’ row, Bombay HC judge brought back to hear noise pollution case
Maharashtra government faced flak for accusing Justice Oka of bias and trying to transfer the case to a different bench
Victory for Bangla arsenic victims
The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic …
Sabarmati pollution: Inspect all industrial effluent treatment plants, Gujarat HC tells government
Domestic waste water and industrial effluent generated daily by Ahmedabad is discharged into the Sabarmati
In a first, Madras High Court sets up ‘Environmental Fund’
Amounts received would be used for planting and nurturing trees as well as cleaning water bodies
Pollution’s underbelly
We have to change this cycle of destruction, where we shift our consumption to poorer regions where pollution does not matter
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Jan 21-25)
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. …
No truck with reason
It's a clear sell-out. The Union ministry of road transport and highways (MRTH) has given ground to truckers who ended their strike recently: the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 6, 2020)
When judges copy
Should the rules on plagiarism matter as much as the independent analysis made by judges in adjudicating cases?
DTE Coverage: Daily Court Digest (October 31-November 4, 2022)
The top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal during the week
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 20, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 19, 2020)
SC stays Uttarakhand HC order declaring Ganga, Yamuna living entities
The Uttarakhand government had challenged the order on the ground that the victims of floods in the Ganga and Yamuna could sue the guardians of …