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Dr. Prachi Jain

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A Growing Toxic Legacy: The Global Plastics Crisis

A new report in The Lancet warns that the 8 billion tons of plastic waste accumulated on Earth now pose a severe and escalating...

Cloudburst in Dharali: When Nature’s Fury Meets Human Folly

On August 5, 2025, the serene Himalayan village of Dharali in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district was transformed into a scene of devastation. A sudden cloudburst...

Devastation in the Himalayas: Flash Flood Leaves 100 Missing and Town in Ruins

A sudden and powerful cloudburst triggered a devastating flash flood in Dharali village, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday, sweeping away buildings and homes in a violent...

Supreme Court Quashes Center’s Blanket Exemption: Educational and Inustrial Buildings must undergo Environmental clearances

In a landmark judgment delivered on August 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, in the case of Vanashakti v. Union of India, struck...

Pollution Control Boards Empowered to Impose Environmental Compensation

In a watershed judgment delivered on August 4, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, in the case of Delhi Pollution Control Committee v. Lodhi...

SC Reaffirms SEIAA & SEAC as Authoritative Bodies for Project-Level Environmental Clearances

In a vital judgment delivered on August 6, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, in Vanashakti v. Union of India (W.P.(C) No. 166/2025), decisively addressed...

The Court Has Spoken: Why the ICJ’s Climate Opinion Is a Legal Earthquake the World Must Heed

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has just delivered what may be the most consequential legal verdict of our generation—not in the form of...

Forests Are Not Real Estate’: Supreme Court Halts Bulldozers in Kancha Gachibowli Deforestation Case

In a powerful intervention upholding India’s environmental rule of law, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the large-scale overnight deforestation in Kancha...

Alimony and Accountability: Supreme Court Challenges Entitlement in ₹12 Crore Maintenance Claim

In a thought-provoking development that combines equity with economic accountability, the Supreme Court of India recently made headlines by addressing the growing trend of...

ESG and Legal Compliance: From Voluntary Values to Mandatory Mandates

The corporate world is witnessing a seismic shift—one where Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles are no longer relegated to glossy sustainability reports or...

Mediterranean Marine Heatwave Raises Alarms for Ocean Life

A severe marine heatwave sweeping across the Mediterranean has triggered serious concerns among scientists about its impact on marine ecosystems. Driven by the human-induced...

Melting Ice, Rising Fire: How Climate Change Could Trigger a Surge in Volcanic Eruptions

Keywords: Melting glaciers, Volcanic eruptions, Climate change impact, Antarctica volcano risk A new study reveals that the climate crisis, by accelerating the melt of...

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