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The Judicial Ouroboros: The Vanashakti Reversal & Crisis of Environmental Finality in India
Much comment was made about the obvious conflicts between two verdicts of the Supreme Court of India –the Vanshakti judgements—between May and November 2025 and as India lives with the consequences, it is essential to situate the dispute within the broader evolution of environmental constitutionalism in India.
Is Adani enterprises illegally acquiring land for coal mining in Chhattisgarh?
Sarguja district collector deployed a team which reported that Adani Enterprises acquired land allotted to farmers under the Forest Rights Act
Sterlite plant to remain shut; Madras HC dismisses petition
“Shocking and sad day for India,” says Vedanta CEO, will challenge the judgment in court
Malicious advertorial in Business Standard irks activists, paper probes accountability
The advertorial by CCFI mentioned names of many environmentalists who had spoken about pesticides and made libelous remarks about them
Draft EIA: K’taka HC extends date for filing objections, restrains Centre from releasing final notification
The court questioned the Centre on why the notification was not published in regional languages
Env group asks Guj gov’t about land acquisition for bullet train project
The Vadodara based group has been following the project developments, and deems it necessary to increase public spending rather than investing in such projects
Unmindful mining will bring permanent pandemic
A closer look at the allocation of the country’s natural resources to crony corporates during the Covid-19 lockdown
Climate activism website, Fridays for Future India, restored!
The website had been allegedly blocked by the GOI and been served a notice by the Delhi Cyber Crime Unit which cited anti-terror law UAPA
Another explosion at Baghjan oil well injures three foreign experts
The explosion reportedly took place while the Baghjan oil well capping operations were underway
Floods wreak havoc on 31 out of 33 districts in Assam
Over 25 lakh people displaced, standing crop destroyed, over 3,000 villages affected
Did Labour Ministry delete its paper on Gov’t ban on asbestos mining and use?
Paper was presented at India-EU Seminar 2011, but asbestos still used for for making Amphan, Covid-19 shelters, says Toxics Watch Alliance
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