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 …
State election commissioner (SEC) Ashok Kumar Chauhan on 4 January 2016 announced that toilets will be mandatory requirement for eligibility to contest panchayat elections. This declaration means that no one can contest the Bihar panchayat elections scheduled in 2016 without having a toilet at their home. SEC said that candidates …
AHMEDABAD: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has filed a petition in Gujarat high court questioning provisions of the 2013 land acquisition laws by which the acquisition is rendered void if the state government fails to pay compensation and take possession of the acquired land within five years. RIL's questioning the provisions …
To increase conservation efforts and crack down on illegal trophy hunting, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has granted two lion subspecies - one native to India and central and western Africa, and the other to eastern and southern Africa - protection under the Endangered Species Act (EPA). There …
Plug-&-play, cost pass-through recommended; private power developers happy Centre drafts imported coal-based UMPP guidelines To revive the private sector’s interest in power generation projects, the Ministry of Power released draft guidelines for awarding imported coal-based 4,000- megawatt (Mw) Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs). The guidelines propose passing-through variations in input …
The recent uproar about the toxic levels of pollution in the country’s national capital region has once again brought to fore the failure of the regulatory and legal mechanisms in India to control air pollution. Despite an early legislative acknowledgment of the issues relating to air pollution, and regulatory mechanisms …
After two years of dithering, Uttar Pradesh is implementing the food security law from the New Year’s Day. While 24 districts, mostly in western UP, will roll out the scheme on Friday, the remaining 51 districts will join the bandwagon on March 1. According to Sudhir Garg, principal secretary, Department …
Soaring pollution levels, crippling floods, quivering Richter notes to scores of environment laws awaiting their implementation - this, in short, was India's environmental standing this year. As alarming as the climatic challenges posed to the nation have been, India is still found struggling to find the right laws to fight …
'Time for govt to go for dynamic, spatial vision to shape City's future' A couple of ministers from Bengaluru have also backed the views expressed by planners and feel that time has come to move from planning in isolation to an integrated and interdisciplinary approach. As the Bangalore Development Authority …
The revised draft of Law on Protection of Wildlife was presented to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation on Monday. The revised draft tightens regulation on illegal purchase and consumption of wildlife. It said buying and eating wildlife and related products should follow laws and regulations …
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill on Sunday designed to regulate the renewable energy sector in Israel while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating new jobs in the industry. The bill, proposed by MK Eitan Broshi (Zionist Union), calls for setting national targets for producing electricity from renewable …
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that public agencies reviewing a development proposal generally do not have to consider the effects of environmental conditions on future occupants unless the project itself would worsen those conditions. "It is the project's impact on the environment — and not the environment's impact on …
In a bid to fast-track environmental clearances for industrial projects, the Narendra Modi government constituted a high-level committee in 2014 under T S R Subramanian to review key environmental laws. In the context of the controversial recommendations made by the T S R Subramanian Committee to ease environmental norms and …
Legislation follows a string of U.S. actions to combat the illegal wildlife trade. In 2014, U.S. marines traveled to the West African country of Gabon to train rangers to fight ivory trafficking. In September 2015, the U.S. embassy in Costa Rica supported training of customs and border inspectors on how …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajbala & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding the constitutionality of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 8 of 2015).
Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Handbook) has been developed in support of the Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Checklist), a tool to assess whether and to what extent the existing legal framework of a country is meeting its full potential in supporting DRR. The …
The Central Government is considering the need to draft a "comprehensive" legislation for the rejuvenation of the Ganga, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti shared the information responding to questions, including ones on the status of the Namami Gange …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the mater of Government of NCT of Delhi Vs Poonam Gupta dated 08/12/2015 regarding allotment of alternative plots under the Scheme of Large Scale Acquisition, Development and Disposal of Land in Delhi, 1961. The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs formulated a …
Arusha — The EALA, the East African Community lawmakers, last week passed the EAC Forests Management and Protection Bill 2015 placing a regional framework to conserve the environment. The Bill, whose mover was Christophe Bazivamo, sailed through at its 3rd Reading after the Committee stage scrutinized its various clauses, proposing …
BHUBANESWAR: An increase of around 500% in collection of revenue from stamp duty and registration fees helped the state government achieve a 26% growth in overall revenue collection from the mining industry in the state till October-end. Sources in the state finance department said the state government generated 1670.57 crore …
The Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 7, 2015. The Bill was introduced by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Ms.Nirmala Sitharaman. The Bill amends the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951. The1951 Act provides for development and regulation of certain …
