Environmental Laws
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States must follow definition of ‘forest’ laid out in 1996 judgement, says Supreme Court
The 1996 verdict protects vast tracts of eco-sensitive and Adivasi lands, even if they are not formally classified as a ‘forest’ in revenue records.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court stays environment ministry’s directives allowing ex-post facto clearance for projects
The Centre’s office memos allowed projects that violated the environment impact assessment notification to be regularised later.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court refuses to stay ‘death knell’ amendments to Forest Conservation Act
The modified law will remove protection for large swathes of eco-sensitive and Adivasi lands across India and open them up for development.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Patanjali team stopped from installing 100-kg statue in reserved forest in Uttarakhand
The Forest Conservation Act prevents any forest land from being used for non-forest purposes without approval from the Central government.
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Kochi fire: National Green Tribunal fines city civic body Rs 100 crore
On March 2, a fire broke out at the Brahmapuram waste treatment, which took 11 days to be doused.
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How a new law in Europe may be able curb deforestation around the globe
Under an import law, commodities will not be permitted for sale in European markets if they have come from land that was deforested.
Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Madras High Court exempts Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation from seeking prior environmental clearance
The court quashed a notice issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, seeking to prosecute the foundation for not obtaining environmental clearance.
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National Green Tribunal imposes over Rs 2,000 crore fine on Punjab for failing to treat waste
The tribunal’s chairperson said that it is the ‘absolute liability’ of the state to have a comprehensive plan to control pollution.
Scroll Staff
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The threat to India’s biodiversity becomes more acute as parliamentary panel endorses changes to law
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, excludes codified traditional knowledge from the purview of benefit claims.
Kundan Pandey
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Single-use plastic banned in India from today
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 in August.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court has set a bad precedent by letting industry get retrospective environmental clearance
Ex post facto approval allows industries to proceed with projects without prior sanction and compensate for any damage with fines.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
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After 8 years and Rs 4,633 crore, the Ganga waterway project’s environment impact is still unknown
The question of an environmental clearance for the Jal Marg Vikas Project has been put off 14 times by the National Green Tribunal.
Avli Verma, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces