environment

EIA 2020: Why A Petition In Karnataka HC Wants Some Provisions In Draft Law To Be Scrapped
The petition says that if a final notification based on the controversial draft is published, it will shake the very foundation of environmental jurisprudence in India.
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EIA 2020: Why A Petition In Delhi HC Is Seeking 60 More Days For Public Consultation About Modi Govt's Controversial Draft Law
The MoEF failed to comply with the Delhi HCs order directing translation of draft EIA 2020 into 22 local languages, the application claims. The environment ministry has been asked to respond by the court.
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EIA: Delhi Polices Secret Probe Against Green Portals Still On, RTI Reply Shows
Contrary to public perception, web portals which were blocked during the campaign against the EIA 2020 on the direction of entities linked to the Narendra Modi government, continue to be under police lens.
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2020 Is Proving Another Disastrous Year For Our Earth's Climate
The year already has been marked by rising global temperatures, Arcticice melts and intensifying wildfires and storms.
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The Problem With Environment Ministrys Guide To Check Human-Elephant Conflict
Experts highlight that the booklet, released by Prakash Javadekar, speaks against the principle of coexistence and talks about restricting elephants in their natural habitats.
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Who Is To Blame For The 2020 Mumbai Floods?
Activists and experts state that what caused the severity of floods this year was a combination of natural and man-made factors.
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When Adivasis Feel Secure, They Will Be Able To Enjoy Freedom: Climate Activist Archana Soreng
Odisha based activist Soreng was appointed to a six member Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change recently to advise UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Here she reflects on the true meaning of freedom for adivasi communities.
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SC Tells Modi Govt To Translate Draft EIA 2020 To Local Languages
CJI Bobde's bench allowed the Environment Ministry to withdraw its appeal against a Delhi High Court judgement, suggested the union government to translate the draft law into local languages and consider amending the Official Languages Act, 1963.
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WHO Seeks $76 Million For Lebanon After Beirut Blast, Concerned About Coronavirus
The blast put three hospitals out of operation and has left three others working at partial capacity in the middle of a pandemic.
By Aidan Lewis and Mahmoud Mourad, Reuters

Sonia Gandhi Calls For Withdrawal Of Draft EIA 2020, Terms It 'Disastrous'
In an op-ed published in 'The Hindu', the Congress President said EIA will "unleash unprecedented devastation on our environment".
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