NDA 2.0: What it means for India’s environment?
With the renewed mandate that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has received, there is a likelihood of it continuing its environmental policies, focusing on the ease of business and…
Mongabay series: Hewing The Regulatory Tree
Amid elections, government proposes overhaul of environment clearance rules
In April, as India was busy in the 2019 parliamentary elections, the central government moved to “re-engineer” the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006, which governs environment clearance for industrial…
[Commentary] Nearly a decade old, is the National Green Tribunal losing its bite?
The genesis of the National Green Tribunal (NGT, for short) is itself what makes it different from the other Tribunals in the country. It was established under the weight of…
Emissions in Indo Gangetic Plain linked to nearly half of untimely deaths due to outdoor air pollution
Toxic air does not know borders. A simulation study has gauged that 80 percent of the total untimely deaths in India due to outdoor air pollution is caused by emissions…
Bullet train on track with coastal and wildlife clearance
Land acquisition for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, the bullet train, is far from over, but just ahead of India’s parliamentary elections the project has now received the Coastal Regulation…
Give faster clearances to hydropower projects: parliament panel
Calling for an increase in efficiency and speed of environmental clearances and better coordination among ministries, a parliamentary committee has pushed for the development of the hydropower sector in India…
Will the national government be known for its speedy clearances and neglected environmental priorities?
Ahead of the 2014 parliamentary elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) manifesto had promised to “frame the environmental laws in a manner” that will lead to “speedy clearance of proposals…
India changes coastal rules, bonanza for the industry
Eyeing massive economic growth and employment generation, the Indian government has overhauled the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules which govern developmental activities along the ecologically sensitive 7,500-km-long Indian coastline. Doing…
India’s plan to breathe easy is out, but targets are not legally binding
The Indian government has unveiled its long-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) that aims at 20-30 percent reduction of particulate matter (PM) concentration over the next five years, with an…
Speed up environment clearances for ports: parliament panel
Stating that the development of port infrastructure is necessary to the economic health of the nation, a parliamentary committee has asked the environment ministry to speed up the environmental clearance…
