In court

Shrimp does not pay

Promised land turns arid

Rajasthan fails to allot land to those displaced by Pong dam

Babhali, barrage of contention

Chandrababu NaiduÔÇÖs arrest reignites the Godavari dispute

COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank

Disposal of cases saw a decrease of 42.33%; case filings went down 32%

Nilgiris Elephant Corridor: SC upholds Madras HC order affirming animals’ right of passage

Apex court also sets up committee to look into complaints on the issue

SC stays own decision to transfer environmental cases from high courts to green tribunal

Adarsh housing case underscores lack of clarity on which cases can be decided by NGT

FDI in retail: UPA government agrees to judicial inquiry into Walmart payoffs

Reports say the retail giant spent over Rs 125 crore on lobbying in India

Supreme Court may lift ban on 63 category B mines in Bellary

Sets condition of compensatory payment to resume operations

Goa mine workers take to the streets

Over 100,000 people in the state affected by suspension of mining activity

An ordeal by water

Andhra in a fix over quota

Cancels local body polls as court says reservation can’t exceed 50%

Beating the drought

How some villages stayed afloat even as neighbouring lands parched

Cars, more cars

In Short

In Court

SC imposes ban on field trials of GM crops

SC permits conditional field trials of GM crops

Tamil Nadu villagers protest landfill

Deer don’t need more space

Uttarakhand says extending sanctuary will hamper development

Orissa wants stay on Polavaram

State says environment ministry’s approval overreaches apex court

Pesticide makers build case to get endosulfan ban lifted

Affidavit filed in court claims pesticide is safe

Supreme Court says no to increasing Tehri reservoir level

Negates its earlier order that gave temporary permission to do so

Afforestation wages in cash

Chhattisgarh violates Supreme Court order

Mining Bill gives people their due

It ensures that mine owners share profit with people