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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.
Has the recent Supreme Court order further diluted Eco-sensitive zones?
The union government came up to the apex court seeking modification in its June 2022 order that a strict 1 km buffer zone be kept around National parks and Sanctuaries
Maharashtra Govt compelled to withdraw 144 orders against residents & protesters: Barsu Refinery
Justices Revati Deore and Sharmila Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court rejected the request to silence protesters and residents of Rajapur who were protesting against the #Barsu refinery.
State govt clamps down on peoples’ protests in the Konkan: Maharashtra
A media blackout, a ban on television crew, externment notices and a massive police force – the Maharashtra government has unleashed all these and more, in its arsenal to break the staunch resistance of villagers to a refinery project in the Konkan . Though shaken by the killing of journalist Shashikant Warishe in February this year, the villagers are steadfast.
#NoToBarsuRefinery: Protestors manhandled and arrested, activist re-arrested after attaining bail
Despite the government's use of restrictive measures, protesters are still refusing to give up and are fighting to safeguard their livelihood.
Activist actively involved in protesting against the Barsu-Solgaon refinery project detained by police
Activists in the area have been facing many legal road blocks, intimidation tactics exercised against protesters, meanwhile support for the refinery is creating havoc. Section 144 CrPC imposed.
Arrests of fisherfolk from Uran Koliwada condemned: PUCL
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Will the Joshimath Devastation Lead to A Change in Policy for Himalayan Region?
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Armed cops, paramilitary sent to ‘protect’ top mining group, ‘oppose’ Odisha tribal rights
The civil rights group, Forum Against Corporatization And Militarization...
India’s First Draft Bill for Geo-heritage Conservation Ignores Rights of Adivasi Communities
The absence of focus in the Bill on participatory governance, as a possible model for the conservation of geologically important areas, has been pointed out by experts.
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