Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 17, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Empty posts in Uttar Pradesh’s Pollution Control Board are affecting implementation of green laws in state
UP one of the most industrialised states, has about 14.2% of the total MSMEs in country
Little chance of Kolkata getting CNG soon; land acquisition hiccups halt supply
The land acquisition process for the pipeline in West Bengal is slow, says GAIL, the Union government’s nodal agency for supplying CNG
DTE exclusive: 2020 order on floodplain zoning declaring Gomti ‘non-perennial river’ draws flak
Floodplain zone halved to 50 metres, contradicting an Allahabad HC order
COVID-19: Bundelkhand suffers from reverse-migration
Families of migrants from the region covered 400-500 kilometres on foot
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna crosses warning mark in Delhi amid heavy rain in upper catchment
The water level is anticipated to rise to 205.5 metres between 10 am and 12 noon on July 11, crossing the danger mark of 205.33 metres
Badrinath Master Plan: Development script or disaster manual?
The Uttarakhand government might be repeating a 50-year-old misstep which had been stopped in the nick of time after widespread agitations
Zika virus has spread to several parts of India, finds ICMR
Cases from Telangana, Jharkhand confirm local transmission; experts push for more testing
Locust attack: Farmers may delay monsoon crops as the crisis lingers
India will have a second attack of locusts from Africa hitting by next month as COVID-19 lockdown delays export of pesticides to Kenya
Water-stressed in India: How bunds helped farmers in Mahoba put drought behind
Construction of bunds helped revive groundwater levels and recharged wells in drought-stricken Bundelkhand district
Futile deadlines: Afforestation drive in 5 states along Ganga is over with just 22% of target being met
Experts have questioned as to whether the Ganga catchment area is really available for afforestation
Monsoon 2022: Why a drought wasn’t declared in 4 states with drought-like conditions
A report shows drought-like situation in over 700 blocks of 91 districts of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar & West Bengal
Declare lumpy skin an epidemic, say Uttar Pradesh cattle owners; seek aid
Experts say mortality rate may have gone up to 10-15%, WHO has to declare the disease an epidemic first
NITI Aayog health index: Kerala maintains top spot
The worst-performing state in overall performance was Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, Madhya Pradesh performed marginally better
Population populism: UP bill should empower, not control people
Solution to population problem lies in ensuring socio-economic development by addressing issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 26, 2020)
Locust fears haunt Bihar’s farmers, experts downplay potential threat
There is a likely threat, but the possibility of locusts reaching the state are very less, say experts
Ayodhya airport expansion and discharge of water from Coca-Cola factory put villagers in a fix
Villages drowning after rains due to airport expansion while polluted water destroying fields, allege locals
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna breaches evacuation mark in Delhi; expert calls flood policy ‘absolute failure’
The Yamuna inundates parts of Delhi even with very little rain as it is silted and is not dredged, according to Gourishankar Ghosh
Graft claims in MGNREGA squeezing poor workers, millions unpaid for months
Zero funds to Bengal, Lakshadweep this year, Centre admits in Parliament; activists ask to use pre-existing mechanisms to handle graft
Farm laws repeal: Agri unions welcome move. But here’s why they won’t call off protest
The unions want minimum support price guarantee and the announcement to take effect through “due parliamentary procedures”
Agencies working towards making Haiderpur wetland in west UP a Ramsar site
Haidepur is significant as it supports rich biodiversity, offers livelihood opportunities for locals
Peninsular India may get locusts after 46 years. Blame the wind
The pests are being carried into the region by the southern branch of winds entering India north of the Western Ghats
Power plants in Singrauli-Sonebhadra region fail to manage ash: Analysis
Incidents of fly-ash breaches points to serious, unaddressed issue of unutilised fly-ash piling up in the region
Ganga speaks volumes on flawed govt plan, yet makes no poll ripples
Uttar Pradesh's rivers find no mention in election discourse despite clean-up projects being the keystone of the Centre