Gas-based two wheelers launched to curb air pollution
As per the idle emission test, the hydrocarbon emissions from CNG retrofitted two-wheelers are 75 per cent lesser as compared to their petrol-…
Supreme Court foils Odisha government’s bid to takeover the sacred Niyamgiri Hils
The apex court asked the state government to file a fresh plea with all the stakeholders including the Dongria Kondhs on board
Parliamentary Standing Committee rejects TSR Subramanian report on environmental laws
TSR panel had proposed new law, institutions and mechanisms to fast track green clearances
Karnataka grasslands are potential habitat for bustards: MoEF to green tribunal
Union environment ministry says development work on Amrit Mahal Kaval grasslands violate green laws
Ash flies in the face of power plan
Odisha gears up for more power generation but has no action plan for disposing of fly ash
Goa's iron ore miners undergo pollution board check
Consent to operate will be withdrawn if mines found extracting excess ore, say officials
Right of way
An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…
How competent is Indian science?
A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for …
NGT scraps 2017 ministry note easing sewage treatment norms
The standards were diluted by the notification that permitted more pollutants than what was allowed under the 2015 CPCB draft
MoEF&CC chooses minerals over biodiversity, clears rail track in Western Ghats despite red flags
The Hospet-Vasco Da Gama project has the potential to “damage the integrity of the last remaining wilderness of the Western Ghats” …
Ease of doing business comes at an environmental cost
India has seen a historic jump in ease of doing business this year, but dilution of legislation to facilitate business will hurt the environment
National Biodiversity Authority chairperson, Pisupati, resigns
The only chairperson with a background in biodiversity administration to have headed NBA, he was under extreme pressure to resign prematurely
Saranda for sale?
First by diluting it and then by delaying it, the Jharkhand government ensures slow death of a plan meant to safeguard Saranda and its wildlife …
Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA
Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry
Inter-ministerial committee formed in September to look into FRA implementation
The committee has to meet regularly to come up with suggestions on the way forward regarding the implementation problems of FRA
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 28, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
'NGT must have suo motu powers'
Justice Swatanter Kumar has been chairing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for nearly two years now. In an interview to Down To Earth, he speaks …
Delhi High Court orders Centre to frame protection rules for exotic animals not included in WPA
Delhi High Court approves new home for hippopotamus rescued from UP circus based on petition by PETA and report by Animal Welfare Board
Panel looking into pastoral communities’ forest rights to visit J&K
The committee was constituted by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on February 21, 2020
India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report
Air quality targets in National Clean Air Programme must be given proper legal status to make air in India breathable, it added
Win some, lose some: States miffed with Centre for seeking afforestation land to 'develop' Andamans
States give the cold shoulder to Andamans & Nicobar Islands that wants them to compensate for development in its territory
Cement industry misses deadline for new pollution norms
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change asks the cement industry to submit an action plan by April to meet the new norms
Legalise sand mining in Mysore, MP tells government
The demand was made at a meeting of the environment ministry to discuss issues related to the protection of the Western Ghats
Madras High Court restrains green tribunal from initiating suo motu proceedings
Order given on public interest petition which says tribunal has been overstepping its jurisdiction
Government officials in expert panel on Uttarakhand disaster irk activists
MoEF’s committee formed to study the role of hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand disaster