Stolen river: NGT orders Jindal Steel to pay Rs 2 crore for ‘destroying’ Odisha nullah
JSPL, based out of Jindal Nagar in Angul, had interfered with nature by changing the natural course of the Kurdabahali Nullah that cannot be …
Encroachment, concretisation, pollution killing Mandakini river near Chitrakoot
Political leaders abetting the Mandakini’s death by building hotels along its banks in Chitrakoot
Industrial pollution in rural Raigarh: NGT appoints new head to oversight committee
New committee head will implement measures to check pollution and assess compensation payable by offenders
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 20, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 27, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 23, 2020)
NGT shuts down Chinese steel plant in Gujarat
The Rs 6,000-cr project was being constructed in Gujarat’s Mundra block without an environmental clearance
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 21-25)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week&…
Meghalaya asked to pay Rs 100 crore over illegal mining
Following a judicial committee report on violations to the ban on rat-hole mining, National Green Tribunal imposes a fine on state government
SC asks Centre to notify air pollution control plan within two weeks; CSE welcomes ruling
Delhi and NCR will have to reduce particulate pollution by at least 74 per cent from the current level of annual average PM2.5 to be able to meet …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 23, 2024)
Courts must dispose of 57 environment cases a day to clear backlog in a year
The current rate is just nine cases a day
Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data
Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year
No relief to RO companies from Supreme Court
Apex court does not take cognizance of BIS report on water quality
Forest fires in India increased by 125 per cent in last two years
Madhya Pradesh recorded most forest fires than any other state in 2017
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 20, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 9, 2023)
Delhi’s groundwater plummets
As groundwater levels fall to crisis levels, the government moves to limit use of borewells, but activists say it's not enough, and not based on …
Chennai needs an adaptive governance model to tackle climate change risks
Chennai needs continuous efforts to build the capacity of communities as well as existing institutions to enhance its resilience
UP’s SEIAA not working to its full potential, report by NGT-appointed joint committee says
There is a lack of clarity in SEIAA regarding methodology to be followed for building projects and imposition of environmental compensation for …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 4, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 11, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 27, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 20, 2023)