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Why Supreme Court struck down the Centre’s orders on retrospective environmental clearances
May 20, 2025 12:02 pm
The SC bench rapped the Centre for issuing orders “to protect those who have caused harm to the environment”. What was the court’s rationale?
Knowledge nugget of the day: India’s 58th tiger reserve
March 17, 2025 11:09 am
India recently got its 58th tiger reserve. What are tiger reserves and how are they created? Also, go beyond the nugget to know about the conservation efforts for tigers and all tiger reserves of India.
Centre merges Project Tiger and Project Elephant ‘without any discussion’; experts demand PM intervention
July 22, 2023 11:27 am
Forest officials and wildlife experts say that Project Tiger will soon lose its edge in conserving endangered tigers as it will be bogged down in bureaucratic quagmire. They say that Project Tiger was given a quiet burial with the merger.
Take a call on bringing slaughterhouses under environment clearance regime, NGT directs ministry
May 05, 2023 12:10 pm
The tribunal was hearing a matter in which the applicant had pointed to the ‘inadequacy of environmental regulatory framework’ to evaluate the impact of slaughterhouses.
Forest Act: Centre to decriminalise minor offences
July 12, 2022 7:00 am
The notice, issued on Saturday, says the Ministry is undertaking a review of the Act to decriminalise minor sections of the law, including carrying timber into the forest, trespassing by cattle, and felling a tree.
NGT questions state environment authority over ‘continuous norms violation in construction projects’
May 28, 2021 9:08 pm
The NGT questioned the SEIAA for the "continuous violation of environment norms in construction projects".
Maharashtra: Ministry proposes 10-yr plan to protect birds, their habitats
March 02, 2020 3:26 am
The draft plan envisages 15 major programmes and activities, which will be implemented over short-term (2020-24), medium-term (2024-27) and long-term (2027-30).
Green nod for bauxite mining near marine park
June 20, 2015 12:08 am
The two mines are located within 10 km of Jamnagar national park.
Jumbo Killed in Bangladesh: State wildlife wing report to Centre details tusker’s journey
April 23, 2015 5:13 am
The report says the elephant’s entire journey was being tracked by the wildlife officials, and later by the Border Security Force, but none could stop or divert it from crossing the border.
A greenprint for reform
April 06, 2015 12:12 am
New ideas are needed to protect India’s forests, reduce horrors of climate change.
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