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POSCO, a better tomorrow?
Sayantan Bera captures the mood at Jagatsinghpur, Odisha (Photos from June 16 and 17)
Two ‘tiger widows’ in the Sundarbans granted Rs 5 lakh each by Calcutta High Court, kindling hopes for others
About 30 fisherfolk or honey gatherers fall prey to tigers annually in the Sundarbans as per unofficial estimates; the kin of most are not …
Can faith heal?
Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …
In deep water
Rivers Krishna and Mahanadi are in crisis. In the race to industrialise, states have drawn plans to exploit their last drop. For four decades, …
EIA 2020: Public consultation without informing the public?
The government’s refusal to make the draft Environmental Impact Assessment accessible in regional languages is a violation of the …
Tricky issue of policing the Internet
Instead of bans, regulations may be a better way of dealing with the downside of digital technology
Kerala HC directs NDMA to formulate compensation policy for those dying due to COVID-19 vaccine
The order was passed September 1 and a time frame of three months has been set; the move sets a precedent since no such policy has been …
The truth behind the Muthanga incident
The People's Judicial Enquiry Commission probe into the Muthanga incident in Kerala sheds new light on this burning issue, which is causing …
EIA notification 2020 delayed till September 7
A petition had been filed in court, asking the notification be translated in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
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
Assault on open access to science in India
Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society have pleaded in front of Delhi High Court that ISPs block Sci-Hub and Libgen websites in India
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 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 (July 2, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 7, 2019)
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)