India’s push for ease of doing business will weaken environmental checks on development projects

A recent draft notification flouts National Green Tribunal norms and weakens public consultation.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 21, 2020 · 08:30 pm

After Supreme Court order, India’s forest ministry has made restoration of mined-out areas mandatory

Stricter conditions are welcome but compliance is rarely monitored, say experts.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Feb 02, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Why Modi government’s LPG scheme has failed to take off in Odisha’s forest-dependent villages

Around 75% of the residents of one village have received an LPG connection. But only 5% refill it regularly.

Pragati Prava

· Jan 21, 2020 · 01:30 pm

The environmental cost of India’s efforts to promote ‘ease of doing business’

A slew of measures has relaxed protocols to regulate pollution-causing industries.

Meenakshi Kapoor, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Odisha, a coal mining project has undone years of tree-conservation efforts in one fell swoop

In Talabira village, a green expanse has been replaced by a checkerboard of tree stubs.

Manish Kumar

· Jan 03, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Under President’s rule, J&K has given up 243 hectares of forest land for army and paramilitary use

Over 727 hectares of designated forest land was diverted between September 18 and October 21.

Athar Parvaiz

· Dec 16, 2019 · 10:30 pm

Net loss: We need to consider the environmental cost of the digital economy

Urgent actions must be implemented to ensure that the digital economy and green economy are compatible with each other.

Raynold Wonder Alorse, The Conversation

· Dec 10, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Years before tree-cutting protests, Aarey Milk Colony was an Indian welfare state dream project

Mumbai’s ‘last green lung’ started out as the home of the revolutionary Bombay Milk Scheme, envisioned by a man who gave Indians the concept of toned milk.

Aarefa Johari

· Nov 03, 2019 · 06:30 am

Goa: Piyush Goyal calls for ‘mass movement’ against those who oppose development

The Union minister said the action of NGOs and people who impede development was the ‘worst form of obstructing justice’ for the poor.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 20, 2019 · 05:53 pm

Disaster or development? Why locals are up in arms against the Sikkim rail project

The ambitious 45 km-long route will upend over 800 houses and have severe environmental consequences, say activists.

Gurvinder Singh

· Sep 07, 2019 · 09:30 pm

13 railway projects cutting through India’s wildlife reserves don’t need forest approvals anymore

The environment ministry said approval processes do not apply if the project is on railway land or on land under non-forest use before 1980.

Nikhil M Ghanekar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Bye, bye birdie: As plans for Pune metro speed up, a bird sanctuary risks becoming collateral damage

From garbage to road construction, Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary has faced several threats, with the latest being an elevated metro line.

Aditi Tandon

· Apr 24, 2019 · 09:30 pm