Environmental laws
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Great Nicobar Project: No laws, court orders violated in grant of environment clearance, says Centre
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NGT tells Adani company to address claims that it is illegally building power plant on forest land
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A new environment ministry rule may make clearances smoother, but raises fresh concerns
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States must follow definition of ‘forest’ laid out in 1996 judgement, says Supreme Court
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Supreme Court stays environment ministry’s directives allowing ex-post facto clearance for projects
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Supreme Court refuses to stay ‘death knell’ amendments to Forest Conservation Act
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Patanjali team stopped from installing 100-kg statue in reserved forest in Uttarakhand
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Kochi fire: National Green Tribunal fines city civic body Rs 100 crore
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How a new law in Europe may be able curb deforestation around the globe
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Madras High Court exempts Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation from seeking prior environmental clearance
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National Green Tribunal imposes over Rs 2,000 crore fine on Punjab for failing to treat waste
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The threat to India’s biodiversity becomes more acute as parliamentary panel endorses changes to law
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Single-use plastic banned in India from today
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Supreme Court has set a bad precedent by letting industry get retrospective environmental clearance
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After 8 years and Rs 4,633 crore, the Ganga waterway project’s environment impact is still unknown
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India’s Biodiversity Act is being amended to help exploit bio-resources, not conserve them
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Modi government is pursuing ‘ease of business’ at the cost of the environment
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Centre proposes to amend Forest Conservation Act to ease norms for border infrastructure projects
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Centre bans single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022
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Centre’s plan to let some environmental violators off the hook is legally untenable, say lawyers
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Indian government allows industries violating coastal laws to get away by simply paying compensation
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Delhi HC asks Centre not to take its order on translating EIA draft in 22 languages ‘combatively’
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SC says it is inclined to strike down Centre’s notification on EIA exemption for some road projects
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Can’t understand why Centre is resisting order to translate EIA draft in 22 languages, says Delhi HC
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Centre files review in Delhi HC against order to translate EIA draft in 22 vernacular languages
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Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea for 60-day extension to reply to translated EIA draft
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EIA 2020: Jairam Ramesh says draft part of moves by Centre to dilute environmental laws
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‘EIA notification should be in consonance with rights of tribals,’ Chhattisgarh CM tells Javadekar
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EIA 2020 criticism is premature as draft is not final, says Prakash Javadekar
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Natural allies? Administrations in both India and US are trying to dilute environmental protections
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EIA 2020: Karnataka High Court directs Centre to not publish draft notification till September 7
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Young Indians are asking the Modi government not to imperil their future. It must listen to them
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EIA 2020: Over 50 environmental groups, activists call for withdrawal of notification
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EIA 2020: Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh defends his letter of concern over draft law
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EIA 2020: ‘Your suggestions are unfounded’, Centre tells Congress leader on his criticism of draft
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Police use UAPA to block website campaigning against draft environment rules, later claim error
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Centre-run agency blocks website of environmental collective after it criticises draft law
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Over 60 former bureaucrats urge Centre to withdraw draft Environment Impact Assessment policy
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Delhi HC extends time to file objections to draft Environment Impact Assessment till August 11
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Prakash Javadekar dismissed extending feedback time on environment impact norms, shows RTI
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As forums for public scrutiny of environmental decisions shrink, public interest is dealt a blow
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Opinion: Aarey tree cutting should not have begun before Supreme Court could hear appeal
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NDA 2.0: What the BJP-led government’s re-election will mean for the environment
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While all eyes were on elections, the government moved to overhaul environmental clearance rules
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India bans all imports of solid plastic waste
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Bharat Stage IV vehicles should not be sold from April 1, 2020: Supreme Court
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Clearance to controversial coal terminal in Goa is based on outdated rules from the 1990s
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Centre says sale and manufacture of Bharat Stage VI non-compliant vehicles will be banned from 2020
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Uttar Pradesh government bans use of plastic from July 15
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Opinion: Why felling of thousands of trees for South Delhi redevelopment project must be reviewed
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Tamil Nadu to ban use of most disposable plastics from 2019
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Thoothukudis will happen as long as Delhi-NCR remains the focus of environmental violations in India
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India’s government is slowly killing its pollution rules to benefit thermal plants
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Vedanta got clearance for Tamil Nadu copper smelter by misrepresenting its location, activists say
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Adani Mundra project: First, Rs 200-crore fine cancelled. Now, officials find company did no wrong
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NGT puts a stay on Environment Ministry notification exempting real estate projects from green nod
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Blackbuck poaching case: Trial court dismisses plea by ex-forest officer against Salman Khan
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National Green Tribunal will get new members soon, environment ministry assures Delhi High Court
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CBI registers corruption case against Jayanthi Natarajan, searches her home
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Amendment to environment law ready: Polluters could pay up to Rs 1 crore without judicial review
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When a river has the status of a person: From New Zealand to India, nature gets its day in court
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Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan claims innocence, says the animal died of natural causes
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Blackbuck case: Salman Khan, four other actors told to appear before court on January 25
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What if nature was given the same rights and protections that humans (and corporations) have?
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India ratifies Paris climate change agreement
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Centre sends showcause notice to 21 e-commerce firms for selling used phones, electronic equipment
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Whose job is it to protect the Arctic?
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As cases doubled in the National Green Tribunal, the court cut delays by half
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Cost of environmental litigation in China is deterring NGOs from seeking action against polluters
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Big diesel cars pollute less, should not be banned, Centre tells Supreme Court
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Supreme Court refuses to stay culling of nilgai, other animals across northern states
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Government seeks corporate advice on changing green laws that will govern Indian firms