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Modi Govt’s Coal Reform Policy Quashed Over Environmental Concerns
NGT rules coal source changes need fresh environmental clearances; criticises dilution of regulatory oversight through office memoranda.
K’taka: fisher-folk take to the sea in defiance of Honnavar port project
Amid heavy police crackdown and government indifference, fishermen in Kasarkod stage protests, risking their lives to halt the controversial port survey
Noise Pollution Ban: Unequal standards for diverse practices?
The recent Bombay High Court judgment (23rd January 2025) addresses the contentious issue of the use of loudspeakers at places of worship and their legal standing under Article 25 of the Constitution. The case was initiated following complaints by residents about persistent noise pollution caused by loudspeakers from religious institutions (masjids), particularly during early morning and late-night hours. The court examined whether such practices constituted an essential religious function or merely a cultural practice subject to regulation under existing noise pollution laws. The court ruled that loudspeakers are not an essential part of religious practice and directed the Maharashtra government and police to take strict action against violations of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. This ruling aligns with past judicial pronouncements while also raising questions about unequal enforcement of noise regulations across different religious communities.
Problems, Struggles and Policy for Himalayan Region as seen in the Writings of Sunderlal Bahuguna
A Gandhian Vision of Himalayan Region
Can the Swaraj path be India’s answer to climate change?
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From Madrid to Baku: A chronicle of inadequate climate action at UN Conferences
Why are international measures to mitigate Climate Change so slow and ineffective?
River Ganga, communities, cultures & livelihood: will Indians preserve its life-sustaining legacy?
The author’s simple point, addressed to the power elite is to stop destroying the identity of indigenous communities; a destruction of the Himalayas will bring unprecedented crisis to Gangetic plains in India and so, we must not do anything that escalates the crisis we already facing.
250+ activists from across India call for immediate release of Jammu and Kashmir’s environmental defenders
Support democratic and peaceful movements for safeguarding ecology in J&K and the entire Himalayan region says the detailed statement issued today
Detentions and intimidation of social and environmental activists in J&K arbitrary: NAPM
Expressing solidarity with recently detained Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) environmental activists,...
Faith v/s Environment: 17,600 trees felled in U.P. to pave way for proposed Kanwar Yatra route, fact-finding panel tells NGT
The UP govt. plans to cut 33,776 trees in total for the controversial project, says joint committee; green tribunal directs govt. to clarify if number of trees to be axed has been calculated strictly in accordance with provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Protection of Trees Act reports The Hindu
Indian Coal Giants Pushed for Lax Pollution Rules While Ramping Up Operations
Senior Journalist Akshay Deshmane exposes how giant Indian coal companies influenced the Narendra Modi led Indian government to weaken pollution regulations and expand the sector
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