Abstract
Throughout 2011, India tried to balance the competing priorities of economic growth and environmental protection. The government felt increased pressure to give infrastructure development priority over conservation and found itself caught in a battle over ‘go’ and ‘no go’ zones for commercial exploitation. It ultimately decided to abandon the whole concept of industry-free ‘no go’ areas. Moreover, irregularities in environmental clearances issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) regularly came to light. The Supreme Court was in agreement with the public on controversial issues such as the use of the pesticide Endosulfan. The court had banned its production, sale, and distribution and even spurred a shift in the Indian government’s international position on the chemical. With the National Green Tribunal coming into existence in 2011, the trend of judicial intervention and oversight of environmental matters in India is likely to continue. India’s new minister of...
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