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 …
Under the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 1994, amended in 1997, the company seeking environmental clearance submits to the concerned state pollution control board (SPCB) an executive summary (ES) of the project The SPCB gives a 30-day notice for environmental public hearing with details of the time, date and venue. The …
The first United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972 led to a spate of comprehensive legislative measures for protecting the environment. India being one of the signatories to the Stockholm declaration enacted several laws and also amended the Constitution in 1976. Two important changes were made, …
Bangladesh will soon introduce environmental courts to enforce strict laws on conservation. The courts will try cases under tough new legislation. There will be seven courts in total, two of which will be in the capital city Dhaka and the other five in divisional headquarters. According to government officials, the …
MUMBAI Death for Hire Diesel taxis are raising hell. Their drivers are lodged in a pitched battle with the civil society If you live in the business capital of India, it is not difficult to see the byproducts of the industrial boom. A constantly rising number of vehicles has sent …
Bangalore is a relatively green city. There are no big industrial units in the immediate vicinity. As with most other metros of India, vehicular emissions are the most important cause of air pollution. According to B Shivalingaiah, chairperson of the Karnataka Pollution Control Board (kpcb), there are about 1.4 million …
Hyderabad is at crossroads. A city rooted in history, it is raring to attain the title of being India's information technology capital. From being a congested old city with very high population density, it wants to become an industrial monolith with a surging economy. If only things were this simple. …
In recent years the Supreme Court (SC) has caught several ministries napping. Recently, the SC pulled up the labour ministry and ministry of environment and forests (MEF) and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them. Some months ago, it had penalised the Delhi government for failing to …
The Madras High Court has ordered the Central Ground Water Board to conduct a scientific study on the groundwater in Erode area of Tamil Nadu within two months. It has also directed the Tamil Nadu state Pollution Control Board to take appropriate action depending on the findings. The decision was …
1982: Balwant Singh Mehta, an Udaipur citizen who turns 101 this year, approaches the Rajasthan High Court to intervene and save the dying lakes of Udaipur 1992: The Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS) is formed and starts a campaign to save the lakes 1994: The court, responding to Mehta's petition, directs …
In a determined move to protect the Taj Mahal from being severely affected by vehicular emissions, the Supreme Court has banned the passing and parking of vehicles within 500 metres from its boundary walls. The rule will be applied even for the VIPs who visit the historic monument. The court …
on may 10, the Supreme Court announced a clear schedule for supply of cleaner petrol and diesel to the capital. The apex court has directed the ministry of petroleum and natural gas ( mpng ) to supply petrol with 0.05 per cent sulphur to the entire National Capital Region ( …
Should right to a clean environment be made a fundamental right? It is a fundamental right that can be enforced in the court of law. A person who is affected by environmental pollution can enforce his right to life. Should there be harsher laws to deal with pollution? There are …
the Thames Water company was fined us $403,400 by a London court for allowing millions of litres of raw sewage and industrial chemicals to flow into the Thames before diverting it into family homes. Ten families in Erith, Kent, were evacuated as their houses were flooded with sludge in November …
The Delhi government's decision to ensure all new commercial vehicles registered in the capital switch over to compressed natural gas (cng) from April 1 has run into trouble and is unlikely to be implemented immediately. The move to install environmental-friendly cng engines in vehicles more than eight years old was …
reeling under a total halt to its timber trade after the Supreme Court imposed a ban on all timber-related activities in the Northeast five years ago, the state government of Assam has formulated a new set of "Assam Wood-based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 1999'. This has come in response …
A legislation that would have permitted the Canadian government to sue tobacco companies for recovery of smoking-related healthcare costs has beeg rejected by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The rejection comes as a major setback for the provincial governments, which had hoped to emulate the success of many US …
The Supreme Court has prevented the Himachal Pradesh government from implementing it's decision to permit the cutting of trees until further notice. Taking serious note of the move, the court has also sought an explanation from the state government. The decision to lift the ban on felling was taken by …
In an unusual incident, a hotel manager in Puri, Orissa, was sentenced to five years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 by a Bhubaneswar environment court. The court said that the hotel and its manager were guilty of not complying with norms set under the Water (prevention …
six months after it was first drafted, the Bill to ban the use of plastics was finally cleared by the Delhi government on December 2. The Bill, which will come into effect from December 24, has been assured of a safe passage. Under the Bill, coloured plastic bags have been …
The Sendai High Court in Japan dismissed an appeal filed by residents Onagawa Miyagi Province which demand a halt to the construction of a nuclear reactor and operations of an existing one by Tohoku Electric Power Company. Judge Toshimi Muto upheld a 1994 district court ruling that acknowledged the nuclear …
