Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 14, 2019)
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 (November 11, 2019)
Farmers in Punjab are burning stubble as an act of rebellion
They are angry that even as they suffer from farm distress and do not get any proper returns on their labour and produce, the onus of stubble …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 4, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 1, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 7, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 2, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 30, 2019)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 22 -26)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2019)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 7, 2019)
Forest dwellers’ rights: Conservationists started it, SC stayed it
Read this to abreast yourself with the whole issue of Forest Rights Act and tribals’ rights that has made its way to the Supreme Court
What ails the 'right' to die with dignity?
Many questions and doubts remain even when one is legally bound to respect the living will of a terminally ill patient
Delhi's emergency action plan to tackle air pollution
The Supreme Court recently passed a graded action plan to tackle Delhi's air pollution woes. Down To Earth explains how it works
Fifth Schedule and the fate of scheduled areas
Will the Xaxa committee report impact the Supreme Court’s impending judgment on Fifth Schedule?
Origins and reining in of sand mafias
Sand mining thrives because it is low investment, low risk, but promises high returns. A few roadblocks like Durga Shakti Nagpal notwithstanding
Modi’s COVID-19 vaccine turnaround: An answer for Supreme Court queries just in time
The bench of judges Chandrachud, Rao and Bhat have already asked the Union government to review the vaccination policy and file an affidavit by …
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (Dec 31-Jan 4)
SC to hear PIL on trapped miners in Meghalaya tomorrow
The petition seeks the deployment of the Armed Forces and high capacity pumps to save the miners. It also seeks the formulation of a standard …
Goa’s mining muddle: Dependants to protest in Delhi
The closure of iron ore mining in the state has rendered 2 lakh people jobless, increased banks’ non-performing assets and impacted state&…
CSE welcomes apex court’s rap to authorities on Delhi pollution
The court has given a stern message to authorities and set a higher benchmark for enforcement of measures to prevent air pollution measures, the …
Where will these railway track dwellers of Delhi live after eviction
Already living in filth, misery, disease and hunger, will they now be deprived of the only places they call home?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 4, 2020)