Environment

Whose ‘ENVIRONMENT’ is it, anyway?

The editorial of the latest issue of the prestigious ‘Economic and Political Weekly’ (Vol. 61, Issue No. 22, 30 May, 2026) has a very incisive lead. It is entitled...

Why did J. Sanjiv Khanna dissent from the Central Vista majority judgment?

While the top court upheld the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, the decision was split 2:1 with Justice Khanna giving his distinct and separate opinion

EXCLUSIVE! River erosion washes away over 35 percent of Assam’s agricultural land

Erosion of land has been a key reason for migration, and therefore a major factor affecting the citizenship issue in Assam

Equity to be maintained between industrialisation and ecosystem: Orissa HC

The court noted that although development is necessary for enhanced revenue, it cannot be at the cost of human beings

Gujarat’s environmental group demands cancellation of GPCL’s environmental clearance

The NGO expressed anger at the company’s lax attitude towards past tragedies that put local village-life in danger

Maharashtra’s fishing community fights to protect its ‘golden belt’ coast

Fearing a fate worse than Maharashtra’s southern sea-coast, Dahanu fishing communities demand suspension of Vadhavan port project

Central Vista Project: SC bars Centre from construction, allows paperwork and foundation stone ceremony

SG Tushar Mehta undertook that no construction, demolition or cutting of trees will be carried out

Goa: Environmental groups call on political parties to protect generational resource inheritance

The GMM manifesto aims to protect natural resources and wealth for future generations in an economically beneficial manner

Goa Foundation reconsiders its stand on the mining auction announcement:  Victory at last?

After initial celebrations, environmental action group takes a step back to consider the real benefits of the auctioning of mining leases

Dahanu locals reject JNPT survey that pushes for a new port at Vadhavan

Women, children, workers, adivasis, farmers, all gathered at the shores of Shankhodar beach to oppose the biodiversity survey by the JNPT

Goa government considers auctioning 88 halted iron ore mining leases

After two years of halt, the state government finally blows the dust off the dormant mining leases and considers auctioning

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