India, March 26 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Balance protection of Great Indian Bustard together with arrangement of power lines: SC

The Supreme Court March 21, 2024 directed the constitution of an expert committee to determine the scope, feasibility and extent of overhead and underground electric lines in the area identified as a priority area for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican in the reports of the Wildlife Institute of India in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

The committee was asked to identify the measures to be adopted in the priority areas to ensure long-term survival of GIB. Another task that the expert committee was...