Update

Court penalises Vision Organics for supplying spurious pesticides in MP

This is first-of-its-kind case in Madhya Pradesh where farmers approached court and won

Court reins in Goa coast violations

Panchayats pulled up for inaction

No one is following regulations

Farmers take no permission, officers do not survey wells

National body to formulate standards for forest certification

Forest departments, however, may be reluctant to subject government forests to scrutiny

Surprise move

Alachlor, aldicarb blacklisted

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

No to shipyard

The Rs 300-crore project is being builtin Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district

New coastal rules draft made public

Fishers say proposed CRZ notification does not recognize their rights

Goa declared scheduled area to curb groundwater exploitation

Owners of bore-wells, tankers and wells asked to register themselves in two months

Backdoor democracy

Central directives on coastal zones could be used to circumvent rules

Odisha authorises second and subsequent renewal of mine leases

Decision meant to help steel and aluminum companies facing raw material shortage

Mines ministry says no to export ban on minerals to check illegal mining

This was the primary recommendation of Shah Commission in its interim report

Surrogate salesmen

Clearance based on false claims

Panel confirms Sompeta and Bhavanapadu thermal project sites are wetlands

Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

Half-baked

Ready to taxi

Push for sand mining

New Maharashtra policy ignores resident’s concerns, law

What a waste

Bengaluru water utility to launch door-to-door drive to check illegal borewells

Residents continue to drill for borewells, unaware that registration is now mandatory

Goa suspends mining trade licences

Move aimed to curb illegal trading in metal ores

Coastal management rules under review

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 5, 2024)

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