Expansion of coal mining projects
<p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT) disposed of the application challenging the validity of office memorandum (April 11, 2022 and May 7, 2022) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
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Resilient mountain solutions: ten local solutions for global impact
This book presents 10 efficient, cost-effective and custom-made solutions that have been tested in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region and are suitable for up-scaling and out-scaling to other regions.
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Affidavit filed by the Member Secretary, Puducherry Pollution Control Committee regarding the vacancies, lab infrastructure in the SPCB, 08/01/2025
<p>Affidavit filed by the Member Secretary, Puducherry Pollution Control Committee in the matter of News Item titled "Pollution Control Boards are the weak link" appearing in Deccan Herald dated
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(De)regulating the environment?: an analysis of regulatory changes introduced during COVID-19 in India
This study is aimed at systematically examining the nature and scope of regulatory instruments (“instruments”) such as orders, office memorandums (“OMs”), circulars, letters, and notifications, issued
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EnviStats India 2023: Vol. I – environment statistics
Environment statistics cover a wide range of topics, including air and water quality, waste generation and disposal, biodiversity and land use, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy consumption. These data
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding carbon emissions affecting the environment, 05/12/2024
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Ridhima Pandey Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/12/2024. The issue arising for consideration relates to carbon emissions affecting the environment.
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Surveillance data of the Indian Network for Fishery and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR): an analytical report 2019–2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as a major global public health problem which has been aggravated by the irrational use of antimicrobial agents in human and animal health as well as the
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Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC) on September 18, 2023, notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023 further
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated sewage and waste water contaminating land and flowing into Bhima river, Pune, Maharashtra, 07/03/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vishwajit Ramchandra Dixit Vs Union of India & Others dated 07/03/2025.</p> <p>The issue raised in the application
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Order of the High Court of Rajasthan regarding installation of a petrol pump near a crematorium and high-tension line, 05/03/2025
<p>Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Deepak Acharya Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dated 05/03/2025.</p> <p>The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated / partially treated sewage in river Ganga and its tributaries, Uttar Pradesh, 04/03/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/03/2025.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/STP-Ganga-UP-NGT-order-Mar2025.pdf"
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding chromium dumps at Rania, Kanpur Dehat, Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar and Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, 07/03/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajat Verma Vs Member Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 07/03/2025.</p> <p>The matter related to chromium dumps
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State of global environmental governance 2023
The year saw the last of the COVID pandemic-delayed milestones completed. Countries adopted major decisions to improve global chemicals management and protect marine life in international waters. But most
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Used heavy- duty vehicles and the environment: a global overview of used heavy-duty vehicles- flow, scale and regulation
This Used Heavy- Duty Vehicles and the Environment: A Global Overview of Used Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Flow, Scale and Regulation report analyses the flow and scale of used heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) from
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EnviStats India 2021, Vol. 1: environment statistics
Environment statistics enumerate various aspects of the environment and human interactions with it. The scope of environment statistics encompasses all dimensions of the environment, be it Earth, Water
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’
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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated
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Connecting the dots: plastic pollution and the planetary emergency
The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, the latest report warns. The new report Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary
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Living Animal Species (Reporting and Registration) Rules, 2024
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change notified the Living Animal Species Rules 2024 stating, Every person who is in possession of any animal species (in schedule IV) shall report the
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Selling out Nigeria: Shell’s irresponsible divestment
The oil firm Shell cannot be allowed to withdraw from the Niger delta before it takes responsibility for its toxic legacy of pollution and the safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure, a report