The Supreme Court’s strikedown of the two executive instruments of the Union environment ministry for ex post facto environmental clearances is significant The Supreme Court’s strikedown...
Read MoreIn Short: The Supreme Court has invalidated government orders allowing post-facto environmental clearances, reinforcing that prior approval is critical for any project. The ruling highlights...
Read MoreSharing my article published today as a cover story in the Sunday Special Section - Rasrang of leading Hindi news daily Dainik Bhaskar! Here I discuss how climate change affects our livelihood...
Read MoreLast week, the Supreme Court of India passed its final judgment on the matter concerning the undergrounding of high-tension power lines in Rajasthan and Gujarat. While doing so,...
Read Moreभारत सरकार ने ग्रीन क्रेडिट प्रोग्राम (जीसीपी) के अंतर्गत बाजार आधारित...
Read MoreThe Green Credit Rules 2023 were notified in Oct last year with the objective of creating a market-based mechanism under the Green Credit Programme (GCP). Last week, the Centre notified the...
Read MoreThe Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 threatens India's forests and environmental legacy, ignoring expert advice and public opposition. The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023...
Read MoreIn recent times, there have been a diversity of interpretations, confusions, assumptions, and concerns surrounding the protection of ‘unclassed forests’. All of these have been prompted by...
Read MoreThe amendment bill proposes to include only those lands within the ambit of the FCA which are recorded as the forest on or after 25th October 1980, thus restricting the applicability of the...
Read MoreThe original 1972 act has given legal protection to important wildlife habitats and native wildlife. On December 8, 2022, the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill 2022 was passed by the...
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