A Union government proposal to amend the Fifth Schedule of the Indian constitution not only sidesteps an earlier SC order, but also threatens to deprive tribal people their land rights

Cornered by the SC and buckling under pressure of protesters, the Delhi government dilutes household industry norms

The Supreme Court (SC) has directed iron foundries in Agra to either shift from the ecosensitive area surrounding the historic monument Taj Mahal or immediately start using natural gas as fuel. The

The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and the state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to file replies on the outcome of a meeting organised to discuss the safety aspect of the Mullai

The present unrest in Delhi has little to do with industrial pollution or loss of livelihoods. The way in which the government has chosen to act was bound to provoke anger

The Supreme Court s decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.

It is a good judgement. It lays down the framework, within which the project can continue. To expect everything to happen at one go is inappropriate. Rehabilitation, unlike resettlement and

An open Letter on the Supreme Court Judgement on the Sardar Sarovar Project

The Supreme Court on October 30, 2000 has declined to fix an early date for the hearing of an application by the Narmada Bachao Andolan. "It will not be possible to disturb the hearing schedule

Six years of litigation over the Sardar Sarovar dam comes to an end with the Supreme Court giving the go ahead to construction. The fate of those displaced by the dam still hangs in balance

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