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 …
`Stop Fast Food Sale In And Around Schools' Junk food could be banned in cafeterias in and around schools if Union minister Maneka Gandhi has her way . The minister has written to her Cabinet colleagues HRD minister Smriti Irani and health minister J P Nadda seeking a ban on …
Chinese legislators are considering a new air pollution law that could give the state new powers to punish negligent local authorities and industrial enterprises and provide a legal mandate to impose caps on coal consumption. Amendments to China's 15-year old Air Pollution Law are expected to be approved this week …
Some in NDA want to wait till Bihar polls As the crucial Bihar Assembly polls get closer, the confusion within the government on repromulgation of the Land Acquisition Ordinance seems to be growing. While a section wants it to lapse since the proposed legislation has been bitterly opposed by the …
Legislators on the mainland are considering changes to the air pollution law that could give the state new powers to punish negligent local authorities and industrial enterprises and provide a legal mandate to impose caps on coal consumption. Amendments to the country's 15-year-old Air Pollution Law are expected to be …
This UNEP publication presents a critical analysis of successful cases for regulating wastewater treatment and management in six countries - Argentina, Austria, Finland, Jordan, Singapore and South Africa. It reviews procedures and processes in the implementation of wastewater legislation and may be useful for other countries in addressing the global …
Farm organisations horrified they will be swept up in changes to environmental laws that aim to stop green groups taking legal action against resource projects Angry farm organisations have learned they will be caught by changes to federal environmental laws aimed at stopping “environmental saboteurs” using the courts to delay …
India had reported over 5,800 environment related crimes last year with maximum over 83% of it being recorded for violation of the Forest Act, 1927 where the offenders were booked for illegally cutting trees in forest areas and transiting forest produce without required permission. The figures of environment related crimes …
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s conservative government plans to amend environmental laws to prevent green groups from challenging mining projects in which they have no direct involvement. Opening another front in what has been a long-running battle with environmental movement, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane told Parliament on Tuesday that “there is a strategy …
Anti-vaxxers in Australia will no longer be able to send their children to childcare or kindergarten under proposed reform by the government of Victoria. The state is to introduce new legislation that says only fully vaccinated children can attend such care groups, as well as closing a loophole that exempts …
In what could be a further push to introducing “bolder” pictorial warnings on tobacco products, the ministry of agriculture has come out in full support to the proposal. Citing that the ministry “do not support” tobacco cultivation and, hence, they have “no objection” to the amendments for bolder pictorial warnings, …
Keri: The Goa government has been involved in various violations of environmental laws and rules under the guise of development work. If citizens fail to restrain the increasing incidents of environmental violations, then they will have to pay a heavy price for it, said Norma Alvares, an environment lawyer. Alvares …
Conservative government argues that already watered-down laws to limit toxic pollution that causes tens of thousands of deaths each year will cause job losses in the coal mining sector Leaked documents show the UK is pushing for watered-down EU air pollution laws to be weakened further, arguing they would cause …
40 organisations have committed themselves to be part of federation. In order to give a fillip to eco-conservation, the Save Western Ghats Federation of Tamil Nadu formed in Coimbatore recently has resolved to urge the State government to enact a legislation to save the fragile eco-system. President of OSAI K. …
The federal government is considering changing national environment laws in the wake of an embarrassing federal court setback that overturned its approval of what would be Australia’s largest mine. The approval of the $16bn Carmichael mine, to be located in Queensland’s Galilee Basin region, was set aside on Wednesday following …
A second draft framework of the World Bank, for environmental and social safeguards policies, is said to “vastly weaken protections for affected communities and the environment at the same time as the bank intends to finance more high-risk projects,” and it could have a serious impact in India, which is …
BEIJING - China's top court has demanded heavy penalties for people breaking food safety laws that enter effect on Oct 1. The Supreme People's Court (SPC) released a circular on Wednesday stressing that those selling food online via their own websites should be considered wholly liable, while those who run …
The Bihar legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a legislation incorporating a provision making it mandatory for candidates contesting panchayat polls in Bihar to have toilets at their houses. The provision has been incorporated in the Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 which was passed by the Assembly by a voice …
The Mauritanian parliament late on Tuesday approved a new draft bill penalizing the manufacture, importation, distribution, marketing and use of flexible plastic bags, reliable sources in Nouakchott disclosed Wednesday.In a message to MPs ahead of the adoption of the draft, the minister of Water and Sanitation, Mohamed Ould Khouna, also …
Just weeks before countries meet to finalise the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN has adopted a resolution that calls upon countries to collectively fight against wildlife crime and put an end to the global poaching crisis. The resolution encourages the development of sustainable and alternative livelihoods for communities affected by …
India may see a spurt in malaria cases this year, thanks to a slip-up by the country’s central procurement agency, the Central Medical Service Society. A tender floated to buy the Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN), the best way to prevent malaria in endemic areas, has fallen flat as it was …
