Nowhere to nest

Olive Ridleys jostle for space at the shrinking Gahirmatha beach in Odisha

Himachal denotifies sanctuaries for hydel projects

Flyash can be used viably

On the shelf?

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Tilapia fish may have killed gharials in Chambal

Aravallis undermined

Test tube brinjal

Bagful of doubts

India has no fool-proof test for biodegradable plastic

Fishers at bay

When it was introduced in 1991, Coastal Regulation Zone was a blanket notification to protect India's coast and fisherfolk. In 17 years, it was …

Desperate for Expressway

Uttar Pradesh is set to begin work on its ambitious expressway along the Upper Ganga Canal, turning a blind eye to environmental concerns and …

75% decline in Gujarat’s vulture population: Babul Supriyo

In neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, the vulture population has increased by 12 per cent

It cannot be ‘yatras as usual’ in Uttarakhand

Praveen Bhargav is managing trustee of the conservation non-profit Wildlife First

New ministry guidelines may increase the cost of diverting forests

The guidelines add new categories of costs that the project proponent is required to pay 

Proposed changes to Forest Conservation Act a larceny of village resources

Proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, are a blunder arising out of ignorance towards constitutionally and legally-bound …

Parliamentary panel underlines lack of quality data on air pollution in smaller cities

Panel suggested prioritising funds to install systems for monitoring air quality in smaller cities and towns; called for transparency in …

Javadekar says 69,000 ha of forest land diverted, govt data differs

According to MoEFCC’s e-governance portal eGreen, 72,685 ha of forest land was diverted

States with more than 75% forest cover won't have to divert revenue land

Forest Advisory Committee decided this while suggesting that instead states with deficient green land should divert their non-forest land …

Reconsider green clearance mechanism for small-scale mining: NGT to Centre

It says district-level authorities do not have the expertise to assess environmental impacts of mining projects

Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (December 3-7)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Polavaram project: Public hearings remain distant dream as Centre, states play blame game

On December 3, the Centre backtracked on its submission to appoint an independent agency to hold public hearings in Odisha and Chhatisgarh

Building norms bent for better ease of doing business rankings

The latest notification has eased green norms for builders to facilitate urban development

MoEF&CC issues recommendations to improve environment clearance and monitoring process

The recommendations come after an audit report found delays in all stages of impact assessment and highlighted other gaps

Centre lifts ban on mining, power projects in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg

Environment ministry decision is applicable only to talukas not falling in Western Ghats in the two Maharashtra districts, moratorium stays in …

Western Ghats: lessons in protection