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Our latest and long issue of the 'In-flux' newsletter is out. It covers regulatory, legal and policy updates for this year so far. There is a book review as well. Do let us know if you want a copy in your inbox. Thanks,
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Do not miss this story by @DeshmaneAksha about PMO's push for dilutions made to the forest conservation rules since Nov 2023 👇
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Documents show 3 amendments in 3 years to forest conservation rules dismantled restrictions on the use of degraded forest lands for compensatory afforestation, with key decisions taken at closed-door meetings in the Prime Minister’s Office. newdelhipost.co.in/pmos-fore…
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Apart from experts, officials & civil society groups, the Union Minister Jitendra Singh & Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary have openly linked these damages to excessive mining in riverbeds and near bridge foundations weakening their structural stability. sandrp.in/2026/06/09/2025-ri…
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Himachal passes a regularisation policy. While it says structures over forests will be regularised to the benefit of the landless, such exercises in the past have favored commercial interests. I shared the experience from Dharamshala @MongabayIndia
india.mongabay.com/2021/06/a…
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-How does the island city claim water frm outside its own jurisdiction? The answer lies not just in dams, pipelines, engineering or even Mumbai’s economic & political power as capital. It is in something less visible: how the region ws mapped & imagined. scroll.in/article/1093128/mu…
Rules for forest conservation may facilitate diversions
Last year, the Indian envt ministry brought changes into the forest conservation rules. Read the latest by me for @MongabayIndia to find out how they compromise public & expert scrutiny of forest diversion proposals & may result in an overall forest loss.
india.mongabay.com/2026/04/r…
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"Defying The Law It Must Uphold—Wildlife Board’s Decisions Violate Wildlife Act & Supreme Court Orders" by Prakriti Srivastava and @prernabindra
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“If the proposed standing committee consists of ex-officio members appointed by the Union government, the independence and expert-driven nature of the appraisal stage may come under question,” says Shibani Ghosh, Advocate, Supreme Court. @jayashreenandi
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NEW: @moefcc creates Standing Authority on Envt Impact Assessment (SAEIA) for the times when the State Envt Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAA) are non-functional.
Nothing should come in the way of approvals!
Delayed reports to attract costs before being taken on record: NGT mybs.in/2g32qSr
NGT directs MoUD to pay Rs 1 lakh cost for non-appearance, warns against delaying environmental casesRead more At: aninews.in/news/national/gen…
Latest issue of our quarterly newsletter on envt governance is here. It has updates from Sep to Dec 2025. It has regulatory updates, court verdicts, year-end summary & a book review.
You can find it here. If you want a copy in your inbox, let us know.
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LATEST by the MoEFCC: "The project proponent being directed to make a separate presentation before the SEIAA is not in line with the provisions of the EIA Notification 2006 and it leads to duplication of effort and unnecessary delay in the overall timeline for the grant of EC"
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Ropeways are not without environmental impacts, their green image notwithstanding. Reposting this piece by me on impacts of ropeways in the Himalayas dialogue.earth/en/justice/di… @DialogueEarth_
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Despite government claims that no tree-felling permissions were granted, locals report that ~ 80 of the 200 marked trees have already been cut.
Allegedly documents have been forged & many approvals unauthorised @himachalhdlines
#HimachalPradesh
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NEW: The @moefcc adds 'zero period' to the validity of environmental clearance for the time period during which a project remains sub judice.
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Urgency Clause Invoked for Land Acquisition for Critical Military Infrastructure in Great Nicobar’s Govind Nagar
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Additional 75% urgency amount given in other cases will not apply to acquisitions for national security or strategic interests. #GreatNicobar
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"Does the world still need the annual jamboree of COP, given its record?" by @Indian_Rivers
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Environment ministry panel relies on 'false, outdated data' to review Sharavathy project
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Our newsletter covering updates on environmental law and policy from May-September 2025 is out! It also has a book recommendation.
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