Environmental Laws
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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
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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.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Court rejects plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge University speech
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Calls for an environment-friendly Ramzan revive Islam’s long tradition of caring for the planet
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: SUV is stranded in the middle of a river, passengers have to be rescued
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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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
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India’s Biodiversity Act is being amended to help exploit bio-resources, not conserve them
The proposed changes to the law prioritise exploitation and profiteering over sustainable use of biodiversity, say experts.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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Modi government is pursuing ‘ease of business’ at the cost of the environment
The environment ministry has introduced a series of changes in the regulations through office orders that pave way for the diversion of forest land.
Mayank Aggarwal
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Centre proposes to amend Forest Conservation Act to ease norms for border infrastructure projects
The existing norms to obtain approval for non-forestry use of forest land often delay strategic and security projects, the government said.
Scroll Staff
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Centre bans single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022
The items include earbuds, balloons, ice-creams and candies with plastic sticks, plastic flags and thermocol used in decoration.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nitu, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety reach finals
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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma on workload management for World Cup – ‘Up to IPL franchises and players’
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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Watch: When Mesut Ozil produced 19 assists for Arsenal in the 2015-’16 Premier League season
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan