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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.
Will take legal action if Guj gov’t fails to check flooding, water-logging: Environmentalists
They write that that if there is any damage to the environment or communities, authorities will have to compensate
Deep Sea Mining: Boost for economy but bane for future generations?
Will the exploitation of the ocean floor leave the future generations bereft of its bounty?
40,000 trees cut in Odisha!
Just like in Chhattisgarh, officials obtained a fake Gram Sabha certificate to take over tribal land
Chhattisgarh HC orders PSU to stop all mining activity
The PSU had obtained a fake NOC from the gram sabha to begin mining
Bad Air Day: UP Govt to cut nearly 64,000 trees in Lucknow for Defence Expo
The Uttar Pradesh state government is preparing to cut down nearly 64,000 trees along the Gomti river for India’s Defence Expo scheduled to be held in February next year.
Children living in extreme poverty are most vulnerable to effects of climate change
Suburban rains, Chennai Text of the note prepared by...
Toxic Emissions World Needs To Slash Soared To Record High In 2018: UN
New Delhi: The world needs to drastically reduce greenhouse...
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UN Report Warns Only Rapid and Transformational Action Can Stave Off Global Climate Disaster
An alarming United Nations report released Tuesday said global temperatures are...
‘Discussed’ with Modi, Gujarat Rann Sarovar proposal in Kutch runs into rough weather
Top Saurashtra industrialist Jaysukhbhai Patel’s by now controversial proposal to convert the 4,900 sq km Little Rann of Kutch area, an eco-sensitive zone – a UNESCO biosphere, world’s only wild ass reserve, and a nesting ground of lesser flamingoes – into a huge sweet water lake, called Rann Sarovar, appears has suffered a major roadblock. At least three Central agencies have expressed serious doubts about its feasibility.
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