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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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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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.
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
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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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
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins