Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/02/2025. The matter related to conservation and protection of Delhi Ridge which is an extension of Aravali Range extending from Tughlakabad and branching out in Wazirabad in the north …
This critique assesses if the National Water Framework Bill 2016 and the Mihir Shah Committee report are truly interdisciplinary and based on the principles of integrated water systems governance. The question still remains whether the recommendations are enough to bridge existing gaps and address future challenges in water governance.
A new bill currently before the Brazilian Congress will create far greater flexibility regarding existing rules for environmental permits. The new bill if it is passed will reduce social participation and weaken access to public information at a time when environmental protections are needed more than ever. The bill proposes …
Air pollution travels over long distances and over national boundaries having a negative impact on human health. In order to limit air pollution which is also responsible for acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone pollution, the EU has policies in place limiting individual sources but also national totals of atmospheric emissions …
Preserving Quad Cities and Clinton nuclear plants will save businesses and consumers in Illinois more than $3 billion in power costs in the next 10 years, a study conducted by global consulting firm The Brattle Group showed on Monday. Exelon Corp, which owns the plants and plans to close them, …
An online tool now allows timber traders to verify the sustainability of their purchases from important tropical timber countries such as Brazil and Indonesia. More than ever before, global consumers are demanding products made from responsibly sourced timber, and importers are increasingly being asked to account for where their timber …
KOLKATA: Though a National Green Tribunal (NGT) glare on Rabindra Sarobar lake saved the waterbody from being polluted deeply, rules set by the green body were grossly flouted on the occasions of performing Chhat puja on Sunday evening and Monday morning. From allowing plastic materials to bursting of crackers, the …
Having emerged on top in implementing energy conservation and efficiency measures in the country, Andhra Pradesh is now set to enact a legislation to consolidate the gains and ensure sustainability. “We are now working on a model Act for energy efficiency and conservation in the state. This is in tune …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/11/2016 regarding increase of female foeticide and resultant imbalance of sex ratio and the indifference in the implementation of the stringent law that is in force in …
In 2002, the Belgian Act on Euthanasia came into effect, regulating the intentional ending of life by a physician at the patient’s explicit request. We undertook this study to describe trends in officially reported euthanasia cases in Belgium with regard to patients’ sociodemographic and clinical profiles, as well as decision-making …
CHENNAI: Who is responsible for ineffectiveness of environmental laws? Speakers at a regional conference on environment here on Saturday found no unanimous answers, but agreed that the onus was largely on the executive to enforce environment laws. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, empowered to crack down on offenders, however, …
TEHRAN — Iran’s parliament (Majlis) on Wednesday approved clean air bill which could greatly help deal with sources of pollution in the country once in comes into force. The bill will be discussed in detail later this week, IRIB reported. The chief of Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar, explained that …
DDA’s by-laws sought to merge green clearances with building approvals DDA's by-laws sought to merge green clearances with building approvals on the basis of MoEF notification The chairperson bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put brakes on the implementation of the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) ‘Unified Building Bye-Laws’ …
Seeking to resolve several inter-state disputes over the sharing of river waters through model legislation, the Centre has come out with the draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016, to provide a mechanism to develop and manage river basins in an integrated manner so that every state gets an “equitable“ share …
Telangana was the youngest state in the country it had the highest scope for better road safety law enforcement. Tampere (FINland): Road safety experts of the World Health Organisation said that as Telangana was the youngest state in the country it had the highest scope for better road safety law …
The majority of naturally occurring freshwater on small islands is groundwater, which is primarily recharged by precipitation. Recharge rates are therefore likely to be impacted by climate change. Freshwater resources on small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they are limited in size and easily compromised. Here we …
This report, released on the first anniversary of the Dieselgate scandal, exposes the shocking number of dirty diesel cars on the EU’s roads and the feeble regulation of cars by national authorities that have focused on protecting their own commercial interests or those of domestic carmakers. In the US, following …
China's top oceanic authority urged provincial governments to better protect Northeast China's severely polluted Bohai Sea via new legislation, media reported Monday. During a two-day visit to Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province last week, an investigation team from the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) stated that most of the pollutants in …
Justice Rahim was addressing a workshop on `Role of NGT in environment protection' organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth's New Law College in Pune recently. PUNE: Judicial member of National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western region bench in Pune has said that the green tribunal has a mission to strike a fine balance …
Australia’s environmental laws are too weak, a new report argues, citing the Carmichael coalmine as an example. Even what the environment minister has described as the “strictest” environmental conditions on the development allow the destruction of endangered species habitats, the degradation of ecologically and culturally significant water bodies, as well …
This report asks whether the conditions connected with the approval of Adani’s Carmichael mine would actually achieve their objective, or are they allowing destruction of our environment? Is the condition-setting process in fact granting Adani a licence to kill?
