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Labourers work at a metro line project in Aarey colony, amid protests against felling of trees in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Representative image. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Supreme court upholds centre’s power to notify post-facto clearance

Kundan Pandey 7 Aug 2026

Tribal council calls recognition of forest rights on Great Nicobar Island ‘false’

Simrin Sirur 17 Jul 2026
A large container ship at Vizhinjam port in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Government proposes increasing clearance validity for ports and harbours

Simrin Sirur 15 Jul 2026
Sub-tropical pine forests in Himachal Pradesh. Image by Meenakshi Kapoor.

Rules for forest conservation may facilitate diversions [Analysis]

Meenakshi Kapoor 30 Apr 2026
A highway being constructed on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Ministry changes land acquisition requirements for select projects seeking clearance

Simrin Sirur 12 Jan 2026

Court submission challenges ‘confidential’ report on the Great Nicobar Island plan

Simrin Sirur 27 Aug 2025
A highway under construction in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Image by iMahesh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The long road to regulating earth use for highways and railways

Akshay Deshmane 17 Jul 2025

Government pushes for post facto environment clearances while apex court disapproves

Mayank Aggarwal 6 Apr 2020

India’s proposed overhaul of environment clearance rules could dilute existing regulations

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Mar 2020

Environment ministry expert committee defers EC decision on Dahej power plant

Mayank Aggarwal 21 Sep 2018