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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …Dutch government ordered to speed up greenhouse gas cuts
A district court ordered the Dutch government on Wednesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster than currently planned in a rare use of the legal system to curb global warming. A judge in The Hague said the state must "ensure that the Dutch emissions in the year 2020 will be …Order of the Hague District Court regarding action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands, 24/06/2015
Order of the Hague District Court in the matter of Urgenda Foundation Vs The State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) dated 24/06/2015 regarding action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands. The Hague District Court has ruled today that the State must take more …Malawi to ban plastics by June 30
Malawi has announced that it will effect a ban on the use of thin plastics below 60 microns by June 30, government officials said. Deputy Director for Environmental Affairs Department (EAD), Tawonga Mbale, told journalists in the capital Lilongwe on Saturday that the department delayed the ban due to court …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining of minor minerals in Oarakam village in Thirurangadi Taluk in Mallappuram District, Kerala, 22/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of U.M. Shamsudheen Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/06/2015 regarding mining of minor minerals in Oarakam village in Thirurangadi Taluk in Mallappuram District, State of Kerala.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution by burning tyres in the open, Uttar Pradesh, 22/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mahaganga Printpack Industries & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 22/06/2015 regarding air pollution by burning tyres in the open and emanating black carbon by industries leading to severe damage of the health …Belgium and Bulgaria in the EU dock over poor air quality
EU regulators are referring Belgium and Bulgaria to the bloc's top court over the quality of their air, which poses a major risk to health, the European Commission said on Thursday. It has also issued a final warning to Sweden that it needs to take action. Commission data shows about …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining being carried out without environmental clearance, District Mahendergarh, Haryana, 19/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ltd. Gen. Satyevir Yadav (Retd.) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regardiing illegal mining being carried out without obtaining Environmental Clearance and consents under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding water supply in the city of Delhi, 19/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regarding water supply in the city of Delhi. The Tribunal noted that stinking and dirty water flows through the water supply lines …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for setting up a thermal power station in District Tiruppur, 19/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vadamugam Kangayempalayam Vs. MoEF dated 19/06/2015 regarding Environment Clearance granted to M/s IG3 Infra Ltd. for setting thermal power Station in the village Vadamugam Kangeyampadayam, Taluk Avinashi, District Tiruppur, which falls in SEZ area.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Piling of garbage on the streets within the limits of East Delhi Municipal Corporation, 17/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saurabh Sharma Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 17/06/2015 regarding Piling of garbage on the streets within the limits of East Delhi Municipal Corporation.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activities in Gair Mumkin land, Sirmour (D), Himachal Pradesh, 16/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ramesh Chand & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/06/2015 regarding construction carried out in Khasra No. 614/46 called as Jangal Jhari and Khasra No. 1,6/1, 8 & 1273/723/4 called as Gair mumkin, river …Order of the High Court of Madras regarding sharing of water for irrigation between the Ayacutdars of three irrigation tanks, 16/06/2015
Order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 16/06/2015. This Writ Petition, designed as a Public Interest Litigation, has been filed by a society consisting of members who are 'Ayacutdars'. The petitioner has prayed for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the Government Order in …Nigeria: Ijaw Indigenes Fault Appeal Court Verdict On Oil Spillage
Indigenes of 254 Ijaw communities from Bayelsa State at the weekend protested against the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt which struck out the $1.5bn oil spillage and environmental degradation case against oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development of Nigeria. The group lamented that the judges who handled …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure of the mining activities carried out on the Gaucher land without obtaining environmental clearances, Rajasthan, 15/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ganpat Ram Mirdha Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding closure of the mining activities carried out on the Gaucher land without obtaining environmental clearances, Rajasthan.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the discharge of toxic industrial effluent by the textile industries in Barmer District, Rajasthan, 15/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding the discharge of toxic industrial effluent by the textile industries in Barmer District, Rajasthan.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorised dumping around the floods plains of river Ganga, Haridwar, 15/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding unauthorised dumping around the river bank/flood plains of River Ganga flowing within the limits of Nagar Nigam, Haridwar. The counsel …Shell's Alaska Arctic spill response plan wins court approval
A divided federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by a coalition of environmental groups to revoke federal approval of Royal Dutch Shell Plc's oil spill response plans related to drilling on Alaska's remote Arctic coast. By a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the environmental flow of river Yamuna, 11/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India &Ors. dated 11/06/2015 regarding the environmental flow of river Yamuna. The Chairman of the Principal Committee on the project “Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalization Plan, 2017” submited its Report to …Court throws out lawsuits challenging climate plan before it was final
Coal-reliant states and a mining company had sued, saying even though the far-reaching plan to curb pollution is not yet final, it’s already costing them money The ruling from the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit is a temporary setback to opponents of the plan, who …Court Gives Obama a Climate Change Win
WASHINGTON — A federal court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the nation’s largest coal companies and 14 coal-producing states that sought to block one of President Obama’s signature climate change policies. The lawsuit, Murray Energy v. E.P.A., challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas …