EIA notification 2020 delayed till September 7
A petition had been filed in court, asking the notification be translated in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
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
NDA government further eases environment clearances for projects
Environment impact assessment notification amended to allow state authorities to clear more projects
Green clearances not required for new coal mine leaseholders
Environment ministry transfers environment clearances of previous leaseholders to new allottees
Green tribunal directs environment ministry not to appoint inexperienced persons in expert panels
NGOs, activists allege unqualified persons are being appointed to bodies that advise government on environment and social impacts of projects
Green tribunal suspends environment clearance of Scania sponge iron plant in Raigarh
Environment ministry granted clearance even though mandatory public consultations were not held
Bid to denotify Nag river's upper reaches stalled
State environment ministry rejects proposal of state pollution control board that would have paved way for real estate development
What it means to have a crisis: Understanding labour law relaxations in India and global trends
We may move towards a decision that pushes industrial production at the cost of our environment and the relaxation of environmental laws
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 …
Green tribunal reserves order on Jindal's Raigarh power plant
Company broke up its expansion project into two components after MoEF suspended terms of reference for earlier proposal
New green clearance procedures make coal mine expansion easy
MoEF office memorandums do away with public hearing for coal mine expansion and delink forest clearance from environment clearance for ultra mega …
Mumbai sea link extension may be junked in favour of a coastal road
Activists say Rs 9,000 crore project will destroy beaches and violates coastal regulations
MoEF clears first phase of Lavasa hill city
High level committee to monitor whether developer complies with conditions of environmental clearance
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 18, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why draft EIA 2020 needs a revaluation
The point of contention in the draft Environment Impact Assessment is post-facto clearance and less public participation with affected …
New rules for coasts
Environment ministry notifies CRZ 2011. It has pro-builder bias, say fishers and activists
Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department
New rules allow cluster mine holders to circumvent environmental clearance; high court had stressed on obtaining the mandatory clearance
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …
Demolition orders for Banyan Tree luxury resort
Seven-star deluxe villa resort was built on an islet in Vembanad backwaters, a Ramsar site, with full cooperation of state agencies
Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link on hold
National Green Tribunal orders not to begin construction on the basis of seven-year-old environment clearance
Regulating small-scale mines below 5 ha
Will National Green Tribunal's restraint order curb haphazard and unscientific mining of minor minerals that includes sand?
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 6-10, 2020)
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
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 29-July 3, 2020)
When mining interests prevail over SC order
Uttar Pradesh where IAS officer Durga Shakti got suspended after taking on politicians involved in sand mining is not the only state to bypass …
Living on the edge
Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …
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