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 …
kerala-based Mavoor Gwalior Rayons, the Grasim Industries' pulp and fibre factory owned by the house of Birlas, was pulled up for causing pollution in the area at a public hearing in Kozhikode, Kerala, on October 28. The Kerala state assembly committee for environment and the residents of Mavoor village, district …
it is business as usual for timber traders of the Northeast despite the Supreme Court's ( sc 's) interim ban dated December 17, 1996, on felling and movement of timber. Their business flourishes under the guise of developmental work by the government, which is exempted from the ban. A prime …
the computer software industry in India feels threatened by a bill in the us , which if enacted, would affect the country's software exports to the us . According to the National Association of Software and Service Companies ( nasscom ), the bill, seeking to amend the Immigration and Nationality …
A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board to stop all stone quarrying and blasting operations around Kukatpally area in light of the report submitted by the Andhra Pradesh pollution control board. The report had said that …
The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Union and the state government on a petition for stopping construction of a multi-storeyed building in the Santhome area near Adyar creek in Chennai. Environment groups say that one of the main reasons for the accelerated rate of deterioration of the …
A Mumbai court has ordered the release of five blind lions and lionesses that were performing for the Golden Circus. The tigers will now be kept in the Borivilli National Park. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had instructed the Union environment and forest ministry to consider the 1991 ban on …
the Union ministry of environment and forests ( mef ) has finally taken the first step towards enacting a biodiversity legislation. On October 27, 1997, Saifuddin Soz, the Union minister of environment and forests released to the press the report submitted by a 16-member expert committee headed by the renowned …
The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Union government, Reliance India Limited (RIL), US-based Enron and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on a public interest litigation challenging the awarding of the controversial Mukta-Panna oil contract to RIL-Enron joint venture. The petition claimed that the statement of B …
The Supreme Court has turned down an application by the Karnataka government to raise the height of the Almatti dam on the Krishna river in Karnataka. The Andhra Pradesh government says that Karnataka is not entitled to increase the height of the Almatti dam by beyond 519 metres. It said …
The Delhi High Court is planning to restrict the making of noisy crackers. It has sought suggestions from the Delhi Fire Cracker Manufacturers Association in this regard. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice A P Mishra and Justice N G Nandi has asked the Association to submit before the …
Both the CPI(M) and the Samata Party, have come out with public statements urging the Union Government to ratify the Basel ban that seeks to prohibit the movement of hazardous waste from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries to non- oecd countries. However, they have made it clear …
• The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has prosecuted 142 people after holding them responsible for mosquito breeding in different parts of the city. Cases have been registered against them for disobeying Government orders under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. • The minister of state for health and …
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition contending that the Harihar Polyfibre company near Bangalore was discharging untreated effluents into the Tungabharda river and that the villagers in the vicinity using the polluted water should be compensated. Samaja Parivartana Samudaya Sanghatane, a non-profit organisation based in Dharwad had …
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to consider all aspects of the manufacture and sale of fireworks and pass an order fixing the sound level of fireworks in the state. Burrabazar Fireworks Dealers' Association had filed a writ petition challenging the recent imposition of …
legislations against smoking will hit tobacco companies in Goa. A legislation that bars the sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 has already been passed in the state assembly. Smoking in public places and advertising of tobacco products has also been banned. Vendors selling tobacco products to those below 21 …
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the collector of Thanjavur to initiate prosecution against the Commissioner of the Mayiladuthurai Municipality in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu if no proper steps are taken to check pollution in the Cauvery river within three months. The …
The uk government will appeal against a ruling by the High Court in London that entitles Spanish fisherfolk to claim millions of pounds in compensation for being barred from using the UK's fishing quotas in the '80s. It plans to seek permission from Spain to carry out spot checks on …
The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board has ordered closure of four chlorinated parafin wax manufacturing units located at Taliwal in Una district which were releasing higher than permissible levels of chlorine gas into the atmosphere. An inspection team had detected the leakage of chlorine gas. The managements of these units …
differences between industrial concerns and non-governmental organisations on the formulation of the Plant Variety Protection Act ( pvpa ) were the highlight of the first public hearing on patenting of genetic resources and traditional knowledge systems. The hearing, conducted by the People's Commission on Biodiversity, Indigenous Knowledge and People's Rights, …
Environmental groups in California have challenged the idea of pollution trading strategies, which they say are an infringement of civil rights. Law suits have been filed in the federal district court and a complaint registered with the state air pollution prevention agencies that the emission trading initiatives selectively subject certain …
