In court

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board revises its consent order to Kudankulam plant

Madras High Court had questioned the heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge

Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant

MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged

News Briefs

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

IN COURT

Environmental clearance for Polavaram quashed

As told to Parliament (February 12, 2021): CSE expose on honey adulteration taken note of by Centre

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Western Ghats conservation now a poll issue in Kerala’s Idukki

Congress denies ticket to sitting MP P T Thomas, fields debutant

Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects

Construction work began without environmental clearance

MoEF opposes CEC’s recommendation on eco-sensitive zones

Says its recommendation to reduce the size of safety zones for wildlife unscientific

Court rejects Lavasa's plea to intervene in criminal case

Reserves order on issuing notice or summons till November 11

Minamata Convention: India skips historic meet

Officials mum on why no official representative went from India

News Briefs

India ignores biodiversity

SC raps Centre, states for worsening critically polluted industrial clusters

Issues notice demanding reply within six weeks

MoEF extends deadline for states to declare eco-sensitive zones around wildlife parks and sanctuaries

It is the last opportunity for states, warns ministry official

Centre suspends green clearances to Goa mines

Conditions for restoring clearances not spelt out

Supreme Court stalls Centre’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs in India

Project to bring African cheetahs in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary was initiated in 2010

Environment ministry notifies construction & demolition waste management rules

Construction and demolition waste is not a waste but a resource, says Prakash Javadekar

Supreme Court refuses to lift stay on sand mining in Andhra Pradesh

Asks state government to approach MoEF for environmental clearance

Letters

Stop all hydroelectric projects in Himalayan region to avoid a Joshimath repeat: Experts

Ecological assessment pending for hydropower project plans in Himachal

Centre dilutes eco-tourism guidelines

Presents the new guidelines in Supreme Court; next hearing on October 3

Bombay HC halts work at Mulund-Thane SEZ

Asks project proponent to immediately stop dumping solid waste to reclaim land