Delhi hospitals freed of poor
Delhi High Court exempts four private hospitals from treating the poor for free. Experts fear other hospitals will follow
Centre seeks implementation of Sethusamudram project
Affidavit filed by Union ministry of shipping rejects Pachauri Committee report on alternative route alignment
Who dropped MESA?
Government clueless about the Bill it introduced 12 years ago to govern urban areas in tribal regions. Constitutional crisis follows
At which road head?
Not the path of economic growth, but the trail leading back to the village is the answer
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 6, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Coal scam: spare 46 coal blocks, Centre urges SC
BJP government seeks to protect 46 mines, already producing coal, from imminent cancellation by Supreme Court. Cites investments and a looming …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 19, 2020)
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 18-22, 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
Andaman & Nicobar wants to take a reverse gear on oil palm
Sixteen years after the Supreme Court banned monoculture plantations in the islands' fragile ecosystem, the administration wants it revoked
Court digest: Major environment hearings (Jan 25-Feb 1)
Bitter sweet
Who should have the first right over sugar produced by Uttar Pradesh's sugar mills - the banks who loaned the mills or the farmers who supplied …
All schools must have separate toilets for girls and boys: Supreme Court
Apex court says toilets, drinking water facilities are integral to RTE Act; pulls up Andhra Pradesh government for not ensuring these facilities …
SC dismisses petition seeking to stall Kudankulam commissioning
Rejects demand for panel to examine whether court’s directions on safety measures are being properly implemented
Supreme Court to probe illegal mining in Odisha
Hearing on plea to stay illegal mining to be taken up next Monday. Petitioners argue that the illegally recovered wealth from the miners should …
Centre set to dilute tribal rights over forestland
Affidavit filed in Vedanta case says government can acquire forests in public interest by ‘extinguishing’ tribal rights
Myriad gains, we all lose
The US appeals court has upheld the patents for isolated human genes, ignoring scientists’ warning that it would obstruct vital research …
Wildlife tour operators, resorts to shell out conservation fee
Fund so collected will be spent on conserving forests, managing human-wildlife conflict and generating livelihood for local communities
Forest states want money in lieu of felling
On August 1, 2003, Madhya Pradesh made a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a fund-generating mechanism for forest protection. Earlier, in June, …
Jobs Jobs Jobs
The government is obsessed with economic growth. Employment is bound to follow, it claims. That's a delusion. The swelling numbers of unemployed …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 19, 2022)
Supreme Court allows endosulfan export
Exports to be routed through public sector undertaking Hindustan Insecticides and two other companies
Faulty formula
New drug pricing policy proposes bringing all essential medicines under price control, but makes them expensive
Flood on hilltop
Unplanned development is leading to floods in Lonavala. This can stop if the municipality declares it a hill station