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 …
Cities are choking because of their own construction and demolition (C&D) waste with serious environmental consequences warned the sustainable building experts at the conference organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) & Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA). While construction necessitates enormous amount of construction material that accounts for about …
Nervous Govt Hurries Bill Through LS New Delhi: After a 46-year wait, India is set to get a Lokpal after the Lok Sabha on Wednesday took barely an hour to pass the landmark legislation to create a powerful anti-corruption ombudsman amid sustained disruptions by anti-Telangana MPs. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi …
After eight unsuccessful attempts, India took the historic step of enacting the Lokpal law on Wednesday, by which an anti-corruption watchdog would be established that will have in its purview even the office of the Prime Minister. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2013, was passed by voice vote amid a …
Sending out a clear message against corruption in high places ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote a Bill for setting up a Lokpal with vast powers to look into complaints against the Prime Minister, his Cabinet colleagues and Central Government officials, …
Prime Minister included in its ambit with conditions; Anna Hazare thanks government In a show of solidarity, marred only by Samajwadi Party walk-out, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed by voice vote the historic Lokpal Bill that provides for setting up an independent ombudsman to investigate charges of corruption against …
The Lok Sabha will take up the Lokpal Bill debate on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011 which provides for formation of an anti-graft ombudsman. The Lok Sabha will take up the Lokpal Bill debate on Wednesday. Social activist Anna Hazare’s supporters started …
The UPA government’s ambitious Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act was notified on Tuesday, and will come into effect from January 1 next year. The rules to the Act, however, are yet to finalised. The Act, which replaces the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, …
Parliament on Wednesday passed the Lokpal bill with the Lok Sabha adopting the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion, amid the din created by members for and against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Members from Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena, opposed the bill and staged …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a body of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This document contains the text of the Bill as passed by Lok Sabha …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of Coal Regulatory Authority to regulate and conserve resources in the coal sector, protect the interests of consumers of coal and producers of coal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Suresh Kumar Koushal & Others Vs NAZ Foundation & Others dated 11/12/2013 regarding the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The respondents say that Section 377 creates obstacles in carrying out AIDS awareness …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Rajasthan and Others Vs M/s. Basant Agrotech (India) Ltd. & Others dated 06/12/2013 which challenged the constitutional validity of Chapter VII of the Rajasthan Finance Act, 2008 which provides for levy of cess on mineral rights. The …
Samaj Parivartan Samudaya, Jana Sangram Parishad and the National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources have demanded that the State legislature debate issues such as illegal mining, land grab and corruption. Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, samudaya founder-president S.R. Hiremath said that the legislators participating in the winter session of …
The livestock wealth of India is one of the highest in world. India is the world’s largest exporter of buffalo meat and accounts for 58 per cent of the world's buffalo population. Buffalo in India contributes about 30% of total meat production in the country. However despite this potential and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Lahariya Vs. State of M.P. & Ors. with reference to complying with the directions of the Plastics Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 issued on 04.02.2011 by the Ministry of Environment and Forest under its notification of the above …
202 cases of inhuman practice reported from Bangalore Manual scavenging is prevalent in most of the cities, including Bangalore. The State government has decided to strictly enforce the ban on manual scavenging. Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya said on Thursday that officials of the respective urban local bodies (ULBs) will …
This comes days after IFC reported serious lapses in supervision of Rs 20,00 crore Ultra Mega Power Project Power Over a hundred non-governmental organisations focused on environmental and social issues have demanded the World Bank withdraw assistance to a 4,000 Megawatt power project operated by Tata Power at Mundra in …
Corruption, an undeniable reality in the health sector, is arguably the most serious ethical crisis in medicine today. However, it remains poorly addressed in scholarly journals and by professional associations of physicians and bioethicists. This article provides an overview of the forms and dynamics of corruption in healthcare as well …
The European Union is on course to approve cultivation of a new type of genetically modified maize for the first time in more than a decade, according to a draft proposal from the bloc's executive seen by Reuters. The proposal was drawn up after Europe's second highest court last month …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for devising a “broad over-arching” national legal framework that will pave way for essential legislation on water governance in the country. He described the current legal framework pertaining to water in India as “non-uniform and inadequate”. Mr. Mukherjee said a concerted effort is required …
