Topic

Environmental Regulation

149 articles · 2004–2021

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  1. A landscape of degradation

    Report · Adivasis · Environment · Rajasthan · 17 June 2021

  2. A new draft of old failures

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 4 May 2020

  3. Regulations delayed are regulations denied

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 1 October 2018

  4. The need to reform environment clearance process

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 24 May 2017

  5. Crying out for strong environmental regulator

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 17 April 2017

  6. New regulations welcome, but the proof will be in the eating

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 11 April 2016

  7. The poisons we play with everyday

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 31 March 2016

  8. How non-compliance is condoned: A short story

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 29 March 2016

  9. Too many questions? Take away the right to ask!

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 28 February 2016

  10. Easing building regulations: Where’s the groundwork?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 7 September 2015

  11. Coal-based power plants: What is the government missing?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 2 July 2015

  12. The holes that make our coasts vulnerable

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 3 May 2015

  13. Ignoring the institutions that can save our coastal regions

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 13 April 2015

  14. How Karnataka's mega port project is bending the rules

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Karnataka · 27 March 2015

  15. When people are merely roadblocks

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · 6 February 2015

  16. Missing the woods and the trees

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 22 December 2014

  17. A continuous struggle between ‘power’ and the people

    Report · Energy · Environment · 4 December 2014

  18. Finding the right reasons for reform

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 29 November 2014

  19. The fate of Sikkim's sacred river hangs in balance

    Report · Culture · Environment · 28 October 2014

  20. A new course for iron ore mining in Odisha

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 27 October 2014

  21. A season of change

    Report · Energy · Environment · 26 September 2014

  22. An uncertain future for our fauna

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 9 September 2014

  23. When companies flout norms and regulators look away

    Report · Consumers · Environment · 18 July 2014

  24. 'E' is for efficiency, but what about empathy?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 11 July 2014

  25. Ignoring the ‘public’ at a public hearing

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 28 May 2014

  26. A battle that hasn’t been won in nine years

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 5 May 2014

  27. Who will spare a thought for the environment?

    Report · Adivasis · Elections · 9 April 2014

  28. Rampant diversion, tardy reforestation in Himachal

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Forests · Himachal Pradesh · 4 April 2014

  29. Mundra SEZ: Deemed, but not approved

    Report · Economy · Environment · Gujarat · 25 February 2014

  30. Old approvals from a new regulator?

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 19 January 2014

  31. At Kandla, no room for marine ecosystem

    Report · Economy · Environment · Gujarat · 1 January 2014

  32. Ministries turn a blind eye to impact of small hydel projects

    Report · Energy · Environment · 13 December 2013

  33. Powerful forces get water for power

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 5 December 2013

  34. Can illegal mining be stopped?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 25 November 2013

  35. Is CCI a bypass lane for the laws?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 30 October 2013

  36. Hydropower: Will new committee break new ground?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · Uttarakhand · 29 October 2013

  37. Biosafety: Who is liable for damages?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 22 October 2013

  38. Why poaching still thrives in India

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 9 October 2013

  39. Can accreditation ensure accountability?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 25 September 2013

  40. 'Courting' controversy

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Laws · 15 August 2013

  41. In Uttarakhand, yet another chance to learn

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 13 July 2013

  42. National Water Law needed, but not this!

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Laws · 30 June 2013

  43. New report on POSCO - who's listening?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 24 June 2013

  44. Uttarakhand tragedy: How we ignored the writing on the wall

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · Uttarakhand · 21 June 2013

  45. GM Crops: Can India follow the Philippines example?

    Report · Agriculture · Environmental Regulation · 10 June 2013

  46. Different reef, same barrier

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 12 September 2012

  47. POSCO ruling sets new terms

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 30 April 2012

  48. Mera Bharat aur Mahan

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Madhya Pradesh · 31 March 2012

  49. Do verdicts matter?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 11 March 2012

  50. NGT: The first seven months

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 2 February 2012

  51. Third time around the law

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 22 November 2011

  52. Radiation looms over power plans

    Report · Energy · Environment · 10 October 2011

  53. The cost of the coast

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 30 August 2011

  54. Niyamgiri again

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 18 July 2011

  55. Anguish in Angul

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 26 April 2011

  56. Lights, camera, destruction!

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 19 April 2011

  57. Bullet holes in the regulations

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 6 March 2011

  58. At Bhadreshwar, the clock is ticking

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 22 February 2011

  59. Exigent, not principled

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 24 January 2011

  60. Nuking dissent over Jaitapur

    Report · Energy · Environment · Maharashtra · 24 January 2011

  61. Setting the clock back on clearances

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 8 January 2011

  62. Already destroyed? Ok, then.

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 25 December 2010

  63. A crevasse in the regulatory environment

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 28 November 2010

  64. Where does the Yamuna flow?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 31 October 2010

  65. Mining vs. Communities

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Laws · 5 October 2010

  66. RTI and EIA collide at NIO

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 14 September 2010

  67. Appointment without perspective

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 5 August 2010

  68. Round and round the sacred hills

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 5 August 2010

  69. Holding their ground against POSCO

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 11 July 2010

  70. Green talk alone doesn’t suffice

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 30 June 2010

  71. Damming and damning the Teesta

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 22 June 2010

  72. Cleared, denied, cleared, ...

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 18 May 2010

  73. Narmada authorities allowed to proceed with impunity

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · Gujarat · 11 May 2010

  74. Construction, at any cost

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 14 April 2010

  75. Embankments that doom the people

    Report · Displacement · Environment · Bihar · 9 April 2010

  76. Swamping environmental regulations

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 31 March 2010

  77. UN e-waste report spotlights India

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · Karnataka · 31 March 2010

  78. Environment clearance: A sham again

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 22 March 2010

  79. Kerala going greener

    Report · Economy · Environment · Kerala · 4 March 2010

  80. Narmada dams continue to roll over the rules

    Report · Displacement · Environment · Madhya Pradesh · 15 February 2010

  81. Lokayukta slams mining in Karnataka's forests

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Karnataka · 17 January 2010

  82. Delhi HC overturns environmental mockery

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 12 December 2009

  83. Kerala mangrove island under threat, cabinet divided

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · Kerala · 21 November 2009

  84. The 'power' to protect rivers

    Report · Energy · Environment · Kerala · 20 October 2009

  85. Study the impacts first!

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Maharashtra · 14 October 2009

  86. Exempt, but not exempt

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 31 August 2009

  87. Red flags over green tribunal

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 29 August 2009

  88. AP coastal crisis leaves fishermen marooned

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 15 August 2009

  89. Awarded in haste, withheld

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 17 June 2009

  90. River basin studies: A half-hearted attempt

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 16 June 2009

  91. High Court pulls up the NEAA

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 24 February 2009

  92. A boost to transparency in environment regulation

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 5 January 2009

  93. Legalising coastal destruction

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 24 November 2008

  94. Lessons up the hill

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Himachal Pradesh · 31 October 2008

  95. Another anti-environment ruling at the NEAA

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Maharashtra · 29 September 2008

  96. Kerala's unconvincing shot at the environment ministry

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Kerala · 21 August 2008

  97. Tiger terror in Chandrapur

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Maharashtra · 17 August 2008

  98. Institutionalising compensation for lost forests

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 17 August 2008

  99. From biodiversity to biotech

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 7 July 2008

  100. Karnataka defers decision on Chamalapura power

    Report · Energy · Environment · Karnataka · 24 June 2008

  101. Still advising the Forest Committee?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 11 June 2008

  102. Vedanta - the suspense continues

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 26 May 2008

  103. A hazardous smokescreen of words

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 29 April 2008

  104. Old conflict resurfaces at Athirappilly falls

    Report · Energy · Environment · Kerala · 9 April 2008

  105. Fail, fail, fail .... and pass!

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 23 March 2008

  106. Divide and conquer, with plant and port

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 9 February 2008

  107. Mine today, gone tomorrow

    Report · Adivasis · Environment · Odisha · 30 December 2007

  108. Setting a precedent for trafficking hazardous waste

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 5 October 2007

  109. Uneasy quiet on the POSCO front

    Report · Economy · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 4 October 2007

  110. All legislation and no conservation

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 31 August 2007

  111. Whittling away at NPV costs

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 27 July 2007

  112. Kerala re-assessing the environment

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Kerala · 27 March 2007

  113. A faint new wind at NEAA

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 9 March 2007

  114. Will the Blue Lady do a Le Clemenceau?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · Gujarat · 17 February 2007

  115. Whose expert is an expert?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 30 January 2007

  116. Mine? What mine? Ah, yes, the mine.

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 20 December 2006

  117. Railways violating forest conservation law

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Karnataka · 7 November 2006

  118. India's pro-asbestos position sets back international treaty

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 1 November 2006

  119. An undemocratic environment

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 19 October 2006

  120. Periyar discolouration: state board slammed

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · Kerala · 25 September 2006

  121. Defining temporary permissions

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 17 September 2006

  122. Kali river dam proposal resurfaces dubiously

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Karnataka · 23 August 2006

  123. Ministry of Corporate Environment?

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 4 August 2006

  124. Persisting on two left feet

    Report · Agriculture · Agriculture Policy · 26 June 2006

  125. States unhappy with centralised clearances

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 14 June 2006

  126. The Blue Lady anchors, quietly

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 8 June 2006

  127. Understanding the Bt Cotton maze

    Interview · Environmental Regulation · GM Crops · 1 June 2006

  128. Rewarding violators with room for expansion

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 3 April 2006

  129. Kerala: rain-blessed and short of water

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Kerala · 31 March 2006

  130. The scrapping of Riky

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 23 March 2006

  131. No public, no hearing

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 16 March 2006

  132. EIA: The foundations of failure

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 10 March 2006

  133. Coca Cola moving out of Plachimada?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Kerala · 27 January 2006

  134. Dissent at home, as abroad, for Colas

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 6 January 2006

  135. MoEF fails to act once again

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 30 September 2005

  136. Malls trampling Delhi's green belt

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Delhi · 19 August 2005

  137. Expanding steel maker skirting enviro-law?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 3 August 2005

  138. NEAA rejecting clearance appeals coldly

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Uttarakhand · 21 June 2005

  139. Centre's no to Bt cotton in AP

    Report · Agriculture · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 1 May 2005

  140. Expert committees under the lens

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 21 April 2005

  141. The half-life of justice and common sense

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 18 April 2005

  142. North East: Apex court rules the forests

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 15 March 2005

  143. High 'court' of appeals, 2004: no cases

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 28 January 2005

  144. Sethusamudram: Court opinion amiss?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Tamil Nadu · 21 January 2005

  145. India's legal backing for conservation

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 1 December 2004

  146. Civil, but criminal

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 1 November 2004

  147. When 'good practices' turn ugly

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 1 November 2004

  148. A road through the laws

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 1 October 2004

  149. Pushing an environmental policy

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 1 October 2004