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 …
The controversy over Bakun dam is getting murkier. The Malaysian government has decided to appeal a High Court order that said that the proposed dam did not meet environmental laws of the land (Down To Earth, Vol 5, No 4). The ruling threatens to hold up construction of the us …
Irked by Britain's failure to enforce European Union (EU) standards on the quality of drinking water even after six years of efforts to reach an agreement, the European Commission (EC) has decided to take the issue to court. The EC's decision to take legal action differed sharply with a report …
shaken out of apathy by a recent study on the health hazards posed by industrial fibre, the government finally announced a ban on asbestos from next year. The ban, which is already in effect in most other industrialised nations, came after a new study revealed that asbestos
A RECENT High Court ruling has put the breaks on the construction of the controversial Bakun dam. The country's High Court ruled on June 19 that the us $5.5 billion dam violated environmental laws of the land. The suit was filed by three Sarawak longhouse tribals. The court upheld the …
A recent federal court ruling spelled victory for the Environment Protection Agency over the chemical industry. The US district court for the District of Columbia, upheld the agency's decision to expand the requirements for public disclosure of emissions of certain toxic chemicals. The ruling would mean that chemical companies and …
The UK was at the receiving end when the European Court of Justice ruled recently that a ban on export of live sheep imposed by it on Spain, was unlawful. The Luxembourg court ruled that the UK agriculture ministry had been wrong to deny a licence to a sheep exporter …
A new land reform law in the country aims to strike a balance between conservation and community development. The reforms seek to restore property taken from some 3.5 million South Africans during the apartheid era. Large areas of national park; as well as some farms and primate game reserves, will …
The Supreme Court of India came down heavily on the government for its failure to stop the import of hazardous chemicals. Passing strict orders on the environment ministry on May 10, the court warned that it would declare that the government machinery had broken down if it does not clamp …
Foreseeing the threat posed by mining to the Surajkund and Badkallakes in Haryana, the Supreme Court has ordered the closure of all mines on May 13. No mining operation will be allowed within a two km radius of the tourist resorts. The court also directed that no construction of any …
• The municipal corporation of Shimla has finalised a Rs 7.5 crore integrated waste management plan for the town. Under the plan, separate arrangement will be made for the disposal of solid waste, hazardous hospital waste and sewage. • A recent study carried out by the Indian tea industry has …
RECENTLY, the Supreme Court's deliberations on some cases of environmental defaults indeed came as a breather when the Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) secretary, N Krishnan, was hauled up by the Court. A division bench comprising Justice J S Verma and Justice B N Kripal, severely castigated him …
THE Russian Supreme Court's judgement was toud and clear: no to nuclear waste. And claiming a pat on its back was Greenpeace, the international environmental organisation, which had moved the Court on Russian plans to import nuclear waste from the western nations for reprocessing. The landmark judgement was all the …
In an order passed on April 9, the Supreme Court of India gave an ultimatum to all 28 industrial areas in the National Capital Territory of Delhi to either chip in their share of the fund for setting up 28 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP), or face immediate closure of …
Polluting companies in the US - the country which has often screamed the loudest at the merest hint of environmental negligence - can now rest easy. Protecting them from engendering environmental disruption are several American states. Strange as it may sound, one US state after another is now adopting laws …
WITH the German ban on azo dyes having come into effect from April 1, the ministry of environment and forests has issued a notification which aims to ban handling of 1-4 more azo dyes as they could cause cancer to humans. With this ban, the number of banned hazardous azo …
• India was one of the signatories to the draft international convention on liability and compensation for damages in connection with the carriage of hazardous and rundous substances by sea, organised by the International Maritime Organization. The convention was ratified on April 15 in London. • Come June, and the …
THE Indian judiciary has done it again. Taking on the mantle of protecting the environment from further onslaughts, it has issued its most far-reaching order yet - the ban of toxic waste import on Indian shores. The Delhi High Court ordered on April 15, 1996, the ban of toxic waste …
1987 0 P Agarwal buys and illegally acquires land adjoining Bichhri village and sets up a chain of chemical factories on it September 1988 The villagers launch an agitation and write letters to the President, the Prime Minister, the state chief minister and the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) September-October …
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute study, carried out at the behest of the Supreme Court, lists the 'dewatering' of the aquifer around Bichhri as a measure to repair the damage done by the H-acid plants. But environmental engineer and senior professor of Aligarh Muslim University, R L Siddiqui, explains …
Plot no 6104, Phase IV industrial estate of the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Vapi, could be any other industrial unit among hundreds others in this township. There is no signboard proclaiming the name of the company. The unit, Golden Colourchern Ltd, is owned by 0 P Agarwal, and H-acid …
