environment

Green Activist Demands Equal Space To Respond After Business Standard Publishes Advertorial Accusing Her Of 'Peddling Half Truths'
Kavitha Kuruganti says the publications response to the controversial advertorial has been inadequate, demands it payback the revenue earned to set a high bar of media ethics.
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Grim Report Shows How Many Environmental Activists Were Killed Last Year
Four people die defending planet Earth every week, a new Global Witness study finds.
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EIA 2020: Documents Show How Modi Govt Misled Karnataka High Court
In a written statement to the court, the environment ministry mentioned its past communication with state governments and state-level green agencies about an older version of the proposed EIA law 2020 to claim that it gave the latest draft 'wide publicity'.
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Ocean Plastics Could Triple If We Dont Act Now, Warn Experts
And they have a plan to dramatically reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040.
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First UAPA, Then IT Act: Cyber Cops Sent And Withdrew Notices Blocking Website Opposing EIA 2020
The website www.fridaysforfuture.in was blocked after environment minister Prakash Javadekar complained that his email was getting multiple emails mentioning EIA 2020.
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EIA 2020: Karnataka HC Says It Could Stay The Modi Govts Controversial Draft Green Law
If adequate publicity in local languages is not given to the proposed law and people are not allowed enough time for sending feedback, the notification could be stayed, said the court in an order.
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Modi Govt Blocks Website Campaigning Against Controversial Draft Green Law
Weeks after its emails demanding withdrawal of the new draft law flooded the environment ministrys inboxes, LetIndiabreathe.in was blocked by a government controlled firm.
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North Atlantic Right Whales 'One Step From Extinction,' Report Warns
The whales are newly listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Exclusive: Modi Govt's New Green Law Has A Major Loophole That Could Help Rich Builders Pay Less
The new law restricts the scope of Corporate Environment Responsibility in line with the real estate lobby's demands, letting developers avoid mandatory payments for some activities that address environmental damage.
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Exclusive: Documents Show How Javadekar And Harsh Vardhan Diluted India's Green Law
The specific terms of reference and objectives approved by the two ministers for an expert committee working on drafting Indias new law for environment clearances resulted in controversial provisions being added to its draft, official documents show.
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