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The Pandemic was no deterrent to dilution of Environmental Clearance Law

The Pandemic was no deterrent to dilution of Environmental Clearance Law

May 24, 2021 at 3:38 pm 0 comments

Even the COVID-19 pandemic has been no deterrent for the current government which continued diluting environmental clearance norms to promote ‘ease of doing business’.

Why India’s draft EIA 2020 should concern us

Why India’s draft EIA 2020 should concern us

February 12, 2021 at 8:10 pm 0 comments
Delhi HC baffled by Centre’s resistance to its order to translate EIA 2020 in 22 languages

Delhi HC baffled by Centre’s resistance to its order to translate EIA 2020 in 22 languages

January 27, 2021 at 4:28 am 0 comments

The Delhi High Court expressed its dismay at government’s reluctance to translate the draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 on grounds that doing so would cause ‘administrative problems’.

Criminalising ecological dissent in India

Criminalising ecological dissent in India

January 21, 2021 at 10:15 am 0 comments

Sonali Huria | The Ecologist

The targeting of environmental justice groups shows how the Modi government’s criminalization of dissent is gaining pace.

Is EIA 2020 contra legem to international conventions & judicial verdicts?

Is EIA 2020 contra legem to international conventions & judicial verdicts?

October 20, 2020 at 3:56 pm 0 comments

Abhishek Chakravarty | Down to Earth

The draft EIA 2020 notification aims to set aside several essential provisions such as public consultation, and plans to introduce ex-post facto clearance for many projects

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.

Centre seeks to stymie civil society attempts and judiciary’s directions to translate EIA 2020, files review petition

Centre seeks to stymie civil society attempts and judiciary’s directions to translate EIA 2020, files review petition

September 4, 2020 at 4:37 am 0 comments

Courtesy: Scroll The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to environmental conservationist Vikrant Tongad after the Centre filed a review petition against an order to translate the draft Environmental Impact Assessment notification into 22 vernacular languages, PTI reported. The Centre had initially filed an appeal before the Supreme Court, butRead More

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UN Special Rapporteurs: EIA 2020 undermines transparency and human rights

September 1, 2020 at 1:27 am 0 comments
Traditional kolam as a motif of protest against the 2020 draft EIA notification

Traditional kolam as a motif of protest against the 2020 draft EIA notification

August 25, 2020 at 5:48 pm 0 comments

Akshaya Nath | India Today

The ‘kolam protest’ against EIA 2020 draft was organised by members of the civil society in Tamil Nadu. The organisers said initially the plan was to organise public gatherings, but due to the prevailing coronavirus pandemic, it was decided that they would voice their opposition by making colourful kolam designs.

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