Incessant honking, loud construction activity, loudspeakers at odd hours – all contributors to noise pollution – could soon fall heavy on the pockets of those violating norms. The country’s pollution…
Following in the footsteps of the coal ministry, which secured exemption from public hearings for capacity expansion of coal mines by up to 40 percent, the union ministry of mines…
Continuing its push for ensuring a smoother path for industries in securing environment clearances, the Indian government's environment ministry is in the process of changing the environment impact assessment (EIA)…
India’s average temperature has already increased by around 0.7 degree Celsius during the 1901–2018 period due to greenhouse gas emissions and by the end of 2100 it is expected to…
Remixes are back and India’s state governments seem to have caught on to the trend. Their choice for remix though is mega hydropower and irrigation projects which are being revived,…
A senior forest officer in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was left with no work allocated to him, after he highlighted to the Indian government’s environment ministry that the construction…
There is a common thread between Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in Assam, Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and Mollem National Park in Goa. While India stayed…
Following the stress on the agricultural sector by the COVID-19 related lockdown, the central government has announced medium to long term relief measures as part of an economic package. However,…
With governments looking to attract investment and jump-start the economy that has taken a beating due to COVID-19, land banks are once again in the limelight, but pursuing the idea…
The forest advisory committee (FAC) of the Indian government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has dismissed numerous representations that warned against irreversible damage to ecology if the…
