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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.
Protest in ‘Struggle To Save Aarey ‘ in Mumbai
On 21st August, A protest demonstration was staged at Picnichen...
SC forbids Mumbai Metro from cutting trees in Aarey colony
Matter to be heard on August 30 as counsel for the Maharashtra government sought time to collate documents
Himachal Pradesh’s vulnerability to Floods and Landslides increasing
There is an urgent need for more ecologically protective policies instead of mindless development projects that eventually end up threatening people’s lives
Himachal Pradesh: Apple growers continue protest over adverse impact of Big Business
Will start a campaign to court arrest from today
India’s tree lovers get together for a nation-wide tree festival
The August Tree Festival will be held from 15th...
Kolkata: Civil Society, Tribals Protest, Demand Cancellation of Coal Mines in Deucha-Panchami
The protesters demanding the cancellation of Deucha Pachami coal mining project have alleged that the government is illegally occupying the land.
Climate Change May Increase Mortality Rate by 6 Times Due to Excess Heat: Lancet Study
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The study said rise in night heat events will nearly double by 2090, from 20.4 degrees Celsius to 39.7 degrees Celsius across 28 cities from East Asia, increasing the burden of disease due to sleep disruption.
Swaraj India decries MoEFCC’s Forest Conservation Rules 2022 notification
Experts voice concern that the new rules will completely disregard Gram Sabha, Tribal and Forest dwellers’ consent during developmental project
Floods wreak havoc in Assam’s Barak valley
Floods overwhelm people of northeast India, but is the Indian media more interested in reporting on Shiv Sena MLAs in Assam
Dhinkia: Three more anti-Jindal activists arrested by the police!
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