EIA & Biodiversity

Draft EIA 2020 will toll the death knell for Western Ghats, say experts

Draft EIA 2020 will toll the death knell for Western Ghats, say experts

September 9, 2021 at 9:09 am 0 comments

The EIA 2020 draft notification encourages further pollution with diluted regulations over industrial and development practices opine experts.

Diluting clearance norms for polluting industries is an invitation to environmental disaster

Diluting clearance norms for polluting industries is an invitation to environmental disaster

August 31, 2021 at 4:01 am 0 comments

The new rules will allow polluting units to expand their operations and change their product mix without full scrutiny, say experts.

EIA 2020: Undermining India’s biodiversity and climate goals

EIA 2020: Undermining India’s biodiversity and climate goals

August 24, 2021 at 3:51 pm 0 comments

Anurag Mishra, Neha Mohanbabu, Krishna Anujan | Down to Earth

The proposal to weaken policies for environmental protection with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft, 2020, has resulted in widespread public concern

The uber costs of EIA 2020: Green clearance to 239 dams will inundate an estimated 900 hectares of forest land

The uber costs of EIA 2020: Green clearance to 239 dams will inundate an estimated 900 hectares of forest land

September 25, 2020 at 11:53 pm 0 comments

Courtesy: Down to Earth

With easier green clearance under the new EIA regime for dams and hydroelectric projects, experts fear mass inundation of forested areas.

What the new green clearance regime will mean for India’s Northeast

What the new green clearance regime will mean for India’s Northeast

August 11, 2020 at 5:17 am 0 comments

Sayan Banerjee | Down to Earth India’s northeastern region — comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura — is a unique biodiversity hotspot. The region, however, faces many environmental problems. Successive Indian forest surveys in 2015, 2017 and 2019 reported net deforestation of 628, 630 andRead More

India’s interminable quest for uranium

India’s interminable quest for uranium

November 29, 2019 at 10:26 am 0 comments

Sonali Huria | The Ecologist

India’s interminable quest for uranium rides roughshod over environmental and health concerns and democratic processes.