World Environment Day: It is time to act
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 29, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
MoEF halts civil work to raise level of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam
Hydropower project developer asked to wait for Supreme Court decision
Karnataka grasslands are potential habitat for bustards: MoEF to green tribunal
Union environment ministry says development work on Amrit Mahal Kaval grasslands violate green laws
MoEF categorises offences relating to environmental clearances
Not complying with conditions of clearance can be a serious offence
Maharashtra files criminal case against Lavasa, board directors
Move follows directive of Bombay High Court and MoEF's demand for credible action
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
Environment ministry wants to restore night traffic through Bandipur tiger reserve
Karnataka High Court had banned traffic in the area from 9 pm to 6 am following deaths of tigers and elephants in vehicular accidents
Lavasa city denied green clearance
Environment ministry asks state government to first take credible action against existing violations
Eco-tourism guidelines submitted in court misleading: MoEF panel members
Request minister’s intervention on eve of hearing in Supreme Court
Mahan coal block gets clearance
Forest rights of Baigas scuttled to clear way to mine dense forest
SC asks Centre to set up environment regulatory body by April 30
Environment ministry has been delaying the process for past three years
‘Tribunal order staying development on Karnataka grasslands ignored’
Environment ministry asked to filed response on Amrit Mahal Kaval allotments by end of this month or pay penalty
Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant
MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged
MoEF pulled up for flip-flop on tiger tourism
Government more worried about commercial activities being hit than safety of tigers: Supreme Court
Make all forest clearances public in 7 days: green tribunal to MoEF
'Environment ministry kept forest clearance to Demwe project in Arunachal secret to thwart legal action'
Green tribunal asks tough questions on Uttarakhand development
Issues show-cause notice to state government, environment ministry; seeks details on development plans, environmental impact studies, preventive …
Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects
Construction work began without environmental clearance
Forest Advisory Committee gets earnest about implementing forest diversion rules, finally
Clarifies that forest diversions will be allowed only if forest rights of affected people are settled and their consent obtained
Individual units in investment zones exempted from public hearing
New environment ministry policy says NMIZs need obtain only one time environmental clearance
Minamata Convention: India skips historic meet
Officials mum on why no official representative went from India
Green tribunal asks Odisha to pass order on tree-felling for POSCO
Says states must apply its mind and pass order in accordance with Forest Conservation Act
India bans use of dolphins for commercial entertainment
Environment ministry says dolphins are ‘non-human persons’; morally unacceptable to capture them for entertainment
Environment ministry seeks to curb shoddy EIA reports
Project developers made responsible for data and content in environmental impact assessments
Centre suspends green clearances to Goa mines
Conditions for restoring clearances not spelt out