NDA 2.0: What the BJP-led government’s re-election will mean for the environment

Since 2014, the NDA regime has carried out a series of changes to India’s environmental laws. Activists fear dilutions will continue unabated.

Mayank Aggarwal

· May 28, 2019 · 08:30 pm

While all eyes were on elections, the government moved to overhaul environmental clearance rules

The suggested changes will weaken environmental clearance processes, favour industry, say experts.

Mayank Aggarwal

· May 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm

India bans all imports of solid plastic waste

A loophole in a similar existing law had led to a four-fold increase in such imports within a year, an environmental organisation claimed in January.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 07, 2019 · 11:50 am

Bharat Stage IV vehicles should not be sold from April 1, 2020: Supreme Court

The country is scheduled to switch to the cleaner Bharat Stage VI fuel from that day.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 24, 2018 · 05:00 pm

Clearance to controversial coal terminal in Goa is based on outdated rules from the 1990s

A petition has been filed in the High Court, challenging the environmental clearance to the project.

Nihar Gokhale

· Aug 09, 2018 · 09:00 am

Centre says sale and manufacture of Bharat Stage VI non-compliant vehicles will be banned from 2020

India is scheduled to switch to Bharat Stage VI in April 2020.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 23, 2018 · 07:54 pm

Uttar Pradesh government bans use of plastic from July 15

It is the second state after Maharashtra to announce such a ban.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 06, 2018 · 01:05 pm

Opinion: Why felling of thousands of trees for South Delhi redevelopment project must be reviewed

Concerns about environmental damage and the use of the Capital’s limited resources are too pressing to ignore.

Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon

· Jun 26, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Tamil Nadu to ban use of most disposable plastics from 2019

The state government made the announcement on World Environment Day.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 05, 2018 · 12:17 pm

Thoothukudis will happen as long as Delhi-NCR remains the focus of environmental violations in India

The national capital region is a priority area for the government, judiciary and even some civil society groups so far as abatement of pollution is concerned.

Ritwick Dutta

· May 30, 2018 · 06:30 am

India’s government is slowly killing its pollution rules to benefit thermal plants

After letting old power plants pollute beyond limits, the Union government now wants to lift pollution curbs from under-construction plants too.

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava

· May 11, 2018 · 09:00 am

Vedanta got clearance for Tamil Nadu copper smelter by misrepresenting its location, activists say

The expansion project in Tuticorin is facing stiff resistance from local residents.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Apr 04, 2018 · 09:00 am