The individual has a means to assert his or her choice, which may be at variance to the so-called 'natural order', on how his lifetime's ef...

International Women’s Day 2024 was commemorated by Google with a doodle celebrating the wisdom and achievements of women across generations...

The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to provide its perspective on whether iron ore mining in...

Iron ore exports from Karnataka were banned in 2012 by the apex court with an aim to preventing environmental degradation and to ensure tha...

When young people perceive that adults are not taking substantial action on climate change and when their voices go unheard, these experien...

The fault lines in this half-transition are exposed in the small city of Thoothukudi, located in south of Tamil Nadu, where the Sterlite co...

An evolving concept, energy justice has slowly gained importance across the globe. Availability and affordability are the two most widely-a...

SC asked the Centre to update its national policy that envisages state support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter ...

SC asked the central & Odisha govt and Central Empowered Committee to formally explain allegations in a PIL alleging widespread mining ille...

Environmentalists are now facing a challenge from a very unusual quarter —a section of dalits , who are demanding a right to exploit natura...

SC today finalised four names of a six-member expert committee which will suggest the annual cap on the volume of iron ore to be extracted ...

The issue of environment carrying capacity relates to what extent the environment and surroundings of a mine can sustain or bear ore extrac...

The Supreme Court today said there should be a proper system in place to regulate mining and other related activities in Goa.

SC said it would consider the submissions of experts and the govt, instead of a mining firm, on the principle of inter-generational equity ...

Sustainable development is an integral part of fundamental rights conferred on citizens by the Constitution, the Supreme Court has said.

In the commission's view, sustainable development requires that future generations have no less of the means to meet their needs than we do...

The nation’s first environmental court, the National Green Tribunal, will be notified on October 18 with the appointment of retired SC Just...