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 …
Amendment is also proposed to extend the mining leases deemed to be extended from the date of their last renewal to March 31, 2030 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre has reached out to states in a bid to pass a legislation by replacing the Mines and …
US agencies, funders such as the Gates Foundation, and agribusiness giant Monsanto are trying to force unwilling African nations to accept expensive and insufficiently tested Genetically Modified (GM) foods and crops, according to a new report released. The US, the world's top producer of GM crops, is seeking new markets …
Despite increasing emission controls, particulate matter (PM) has remained a critical issue for European air quality in recent years. The various sources of PM, both from primary particulate emissions as well as secondary formation from precursor gases, make this a complex problem to tackle. In order to allow for credible …
Government has invited consultants to help the environment ministry in drafting green laws as suggested by its high-level panel. The technical consultants, hired by the ministry through a bid, will help it draw a draft of an umbrella environmental law which will subsume the existing legislations and set up central …
The Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Bill-2014 which provides for protecting lakes and removing lake encroachment in urban areas. Forest Minister Ramanath Rai said the bill provided for exercising regulatory control over all lakes within the jurisdiction of 11 municipal corporations in the …
The EU Tuesday decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from India after the world’s biggest producer made significant improvements in plant health controls and certification system, clearing the way for them to return to the 28-member bloc by March. However, the ban on the import …
Under the UPA government, a working group was formed to look into the revision of pollution categories The Union environment ministry has begun work to ensure greater self-certification and self-regulation by industries. It has also asked state governments to do away with their licensing powers under environmental laws. These changes, …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the much-awaited ordinance for auction of iron ore and other minerals, which will help the government bring in a system of competitive bidding for mine allocations. It will also allow it to create District Mineral Funds for the welfare of project-affected people. “The President …
Top environment experts have questioned the recommendations of the government-appointed committee to suggest changes to six existing environment and forest laws. In a deposition yesterday before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Forests, Science and Technology, which Congress leader Ashwani Kumar heads, eight civil society groups trashed majority recommendations …
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has passed a Bill from the provincial assembly to consolidate the laws relating to protection, preservation, conservation and management of wildlife and Biodiversity in the province. The aims and objectives of the Act to be come into force at once and extended to the …
On 29th August 2014 the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change of the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as MoEF & CC) set up a High Level Committee headed by former Union Cabinet Secretary Mr. T. S. R. Subramanian, IAS (Retd.). This Committee was given a comprehensive mandate: …
Rubbishing the opposition to amendments to land acquisition law by way of an ordinance, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said it would ensure higher compensation for farmers. In an article posted on the BJP website and several social media platforms, Mr. Jaitley said the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 had …
The draft National Health Policy (NHP) 2015 unveiled on Wednesday envisages a potentially achievable target of raising public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of the GDP. It, however, maintains that an ambitious expenditure of four to five per cent is needed to meet the current health needs of the …
PM Modi to head panel that will give strategic advice On New Year’s Day, the Modi government set up NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) in place of the Planning Commission. The Prime Minister will head the new institution tasked with the role of formulating policies and direction for …
Before giving his assent to the land acquisition ordinance, President Pranab Mukherjee is learnt to have sought a “clarification” from ministers in the Modi government to explain to him “the urgency” in bringing the executive order. The President signed the ordinance on land acquisition on Wednesday night after the ministers …
In India, the 1971 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, while allowing abortions under a broad range of circumstances, can be considered a conservative law from a feminist perspective. The Act allows healthcare providers rather than women seeking abortion to have the final say on abortion, and creates an environment within …
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India is the first country to provide substantial rights to farmers and registration of their varieties for IPR under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act. Obviously, in the initial years the filing of applications was slow and inconsistent, and it was restricted to few crop species. …
Different legislations have been enacted at the State and Central level to deal with different types of disasters. Of these there are certain Acts whose operation spread across different types of disasters and deal with disasters in general. Also there are disaster specific statutes prescribing norms for tackling a particular …
