Can activism check Big Pharma’s profit motives?
As prices of life-saving drugs skyrocket, people from diverse fields are getting together to fight Big Pharma
Kerala floods: Two residents file PIL, say water management saw no change since 1956
The duo blames authorities for aggravating flood situation by releasing unplanned volumes of water when the state had already seen exceptional …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Calcutta High Court directs state, central governments to pay pending wages to MGNREGA workers
Central government owes West Bengal Rs 2,764 crore in wages for MGNREGA workers
Meet the colour-changing, herbivorous spiny-tailed lizard
Tal Chhapar sanctuary, home to the reptile, gets protective cover by Rajasthan High Court against reducing its size
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 23, 2022)
COVID-19: Calcutta High Court passes judgment to protect rights of para teachers
Para teachers collective had filed a petition seeking deadline relaxation for an activity amid COVID-19 pandemic
Sexual assault under POCSO Act: A child rights perspective
When the Act is subject to interpretation, it is overshadowed with enhanced possibilities to overlook the spirit and objective of the law, as a …
You can’t deprive people of food, livelihood: HC on UP slaughterhouse crackdown
Facilitating operations of legal slaughterhouses is important as that’s related to food and food habits, which is undisputedly connected …
Trouble in India’s rhino paradise
Poachers killed 18 rhinos in Kaziranga National Park in 2016 — most recently on December 22 — but experts still see many reasons for hope
Directive dumps diesel
As Mumbai High Court delivers its final verdict, CNG is set to replace diesel in taxis and three-wheelers plying in the city
Beautification drive
Civic authorities like to demolish slums. And, as NIDHI JAMWAL finds in the case of Delhi's Yamuna Pushta, such moves invariably also flout all …
What's with this Kolaveri about John Doe injunctions?
In jurisdictions where the law of copyright is much more matured as compared to India, the injunctions are issued very judiciously, and by …
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week
Centre leaves decision on Section 377 to SC
The apex court was told by the Centre that it won’t contest the petitions seeking to decriminalise homosexuality
Is Vedanta trying to re-enter Sterlite through the leak?
The conglomerate blames the government for the sulphuric acid leak and demands that power supply be restored in the plant
Invasive species may soon wipe out Shola vegetation from Nilgiris: Report
Alarming expansion of exotic and tea plantations threaten native dry deciduous, moist deciduous and thorn forests and grasslands there
Chennai oil spill: planning, assessment and action inadequate
The extent of ecological and economic damange is yet to be known and coordination between the maritime board, the state disaster response …
Punjab’s panchayat flip-flop
State considers reverting to direct polls, court raps it for taking away right to recall sarpanch
High court eases loudspeaker ban
Knight Riders cheer; green activists see red
Pressed for sharing
The Uttarakhand high court order on Ramdev's firm to pay for use of bioresources has put herbal companies on notice
Ganpati immersion: Bombay HC asks monitoring committee to determine adequacy of artificial ponds
The court maintained that its endeavour is not to hurt religious feelings but also protecting natural surroundings
COVID-19 vaccine deaths: Kerala HC wants compensation guidelines from Centre
Will file detailed progress report in 2 weeks, said central counsel on August 10, 2022
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 8, 2022)
Centre rolls back decision to cap price of raw jute
The decision had faced strong opposition from the jute industry, especially in West Bengal, where around ten jute mills closed down and 60,…