Forestland diversion for roads, railway lines made easy
MoEF waives requirement of obtaining gram sabha certificates for linear projects. Will it dilute forest rights of people?
Gaps galore
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Controls off for diesel generators
Key environmental clause deleted from rules governing diesel generator sets barely six months after implementation
Near ready for take-off
Environment ministry panel clears Navi Mumbai airport; hotel and golf course put on hold
MoEF challenges penalty on it for allowing industries to function near Kaziranga
Appeal to Supreme Court says Assam government responsible for implementing notification on no-development zone around national park
Colonial hangover persists
Forest Act Amendment Bill maintains the forest department as the supreme controlling agency
What is MoEF&CC’s compliance module for environmental clearance all about?
The latest notification by the ministry is a step forward in streamlining the process; but some gaps remain
Implement the Biological Diversity Act in its true spirit
It is high time the Centre and states did so. It would save India from a number of avoidable problems
Power producers want government to relax norms for thermal power plants
The new norms announced late last year by the environment ministry have made domestic power producers anxious
A letter on behalf of researchers
The bill to amend the Wildlife Protection Act has provisions which, if approved, will lead to minimum imprisonment of up to three years and fine …
Red Sandalwood export gets nod
Centre allows Andhra Pradesh to export 8,500 tonnes of unfinished woodÔÇêseized in crackdowns
The wasteland
Bellary has lost 45 per cent of its forest cover to iron ore mining, says the CEC report
Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut
When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. …
India’s forest cover goes up by nearly 3% this decade; but all is not well
'Very dense forests', which absorb maximum carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, increased by a mere 1.14 % between 2017 and 2019, according …
Here is a 5-step guide for making your daily life plastic-free
Plastic is so ubiquotous in our lives that one should start on a small scale in the beginning
World Environment Day: It is time to act
Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts
Clearance rush
Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate
Perilous port
Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala
Centre pitches for Kerala
Environment ministry wants to revoke Karnataka’s ban on night traffic in Bandipur
Bay in distress
A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved
Lafarge’s fait accompli
SC allows French giant to mine in forest; asks Centre to set up a green regulator for projects
Environment ministry order bans use of plastic packaging for tobacco, gutkha
The ministry passed its order after the companies failed to adhere to the Supreme Court directive asking them to adhere to the new Plastic Waste …
Bhupender Yadav releases DTE’s State of India’s Environment 2022
Climate change, desertification and the sustainability-affordability linkage three extremely critical issues facing India today
License to pollute : Inefficient Kota thermal power station allowed to function by Rajasthan
Earlier, the government was planning to retire two units of the plant June 30. However, protests by local politicians and the employees …
MoEF&CC takes back advisory to avoid honeycombing of forest land under FRA
An official from the environment ministry says the advisory was withdrawn as there is no provision under the Forest Rights Act to club land together