Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Vizag gas leak: Govt report details short and long-term impact on nearby areas
The gas leak resulted in several impacts on the health of the people who lived in five villages located near the chemical plant managed by the&…
Vizag gas leak: Curtain calls on the accountability of LG Polymers
Lapses in managing styrene monomer gas in the plant and lack of timely emergency response measures led to the styrene gas leak
Visakhapatnam pharmaceuticals ‘unit’ leaks gas; 2 dead, 4 injured
The city unit of Sainor Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, in Parwada area, reported a leak of benzimidazole gas at 11.30 pm
Bullish turn: The return of the bullock to India’s farms
Post mechanisation, for the first time there is innovation in farm equipment to revive bullocks and aid small farmers
Vizag gas leak: Who is liable?
Centre for Science and Environment attributes accident to LG Polymers’ negligence, not adhering to safety protocol
Vizag gas leak: How styrene affects humans, animals
Exposure to 20 parts per million of styrene over eight years of working around styrene increases reaction time in subjects
Visakhapatnam gas leak: LG Polymers neglected safety norms, finds govt probe
The company — owned by South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd — also ignored a warning sign in December last year, the report said
Hudhud intensifies into a category 1 cyclone
Phailin had intensified rapidly from a category 1 cyclone on this day last year. Will Hudhud follow in its footsteps?
Why are lives so cheap in Indian steel plants?
Centre for Science and Environment report had highlighted poor safety conditions in steel plants. Two mishaps in a row at the Bhilai and …
Dahej chemicals factory blast: Is it another case of negligence?
Chemical industries usually neglect the availability of skilled workforce and operate with untrained employees, despite knowing the …
Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold
The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …
Tribal villages in Visakhapatnam may face landslides
Many of these villages in Eastern Ghats are neglected by administration and not priority areas when it comes to disaster management
This time, it’s Andhra Pradesh
State braces for severe cyclonic storm as Hudhud is expected to hit between Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam
Ludhiana: Ineffective manhole cleanup, chemicals disposed in sewers emerge as theories for Giaspura tragedy
Steps to be taken in the event of an industrial accident or to gauge its environmental impact lacking, say experts
People’s rights and status of forest in limbo for 53 years in Andhra Pradesh
The rights of the people were supposed to be settled under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act; but they were not, eventually
THE FOUNTAINHEAD DONGRIPARA, DHAMTARI DISTRICT, CHATTISGARH
Spark came from non-recognition as a village • Integrated management of forest and water • Sees self-governance as a matter of …
THE SECOND INDEPENDENCE
Tiny forgotten villages teach India a firsthand lesson in governance. Down To Earth reporters and photographers fan out to six states to discover …
A memo to the government
To be a truly participatory republic, India must take tutorials from these tiny republics
In Birsa's Land: Horomocho (Hazaribagh, Jharkhand)
A coal mine to own and manage • Sustainability not profit as a principle • Revival of an ancient Santhal system of governance
Unshakable: Nimalapedu (Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)
Reminded India of its constitutional mandate for village autonomy • Fought bauxite companies for not getting gram sabha consent • Has …
A Republican Paradise: Mendha (Gadchirolli, Maharashtra)
Defied the Forest Act ÔÇó Every resident contributes part of annual income for community works ÔÇó If somebody bribes a …
PM Modi to visit cyclone-affected Visakhapatnam on Tuesday
Andhra chief minister asks the Centre to declare cyclone ‘national calamity’
Seizure of LG Polymers: Was it a good or bad decision
While some aspects of the Andhra Pradesh High Court were well thought of, others could have been given more consideration
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)