Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
The Supreme Court Tuesday took serious view of a report that said the West Bengal government had decided to take "regressive" steps to reduce the elephant population by introducing contraceptives/sterilization to avoid train-elephant accidents. Taking note, a bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Vikramajit Sen said: "If it is …
As part of the Green Kumbh campaign, around 200 students of KN Kela School on Monday formed a human chain and performed street plays from the school at Jail Road to Sant Janardan Bridge to spread awareness about the environment and river pollution. While hearing the public interest litigation (PIL) …
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday asked the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to take steps to educate the public on the need to segregate sanitary napkins/diapers from other wastes. The court also asked the BBMP to come out with regulations to streamline the process of building demolition, disposal …
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has found an eco-friendly way to make bangles. The UP pollution control department had recently asked 13 bangle manufacturing units to put a stop on the use of lustre in bangle industry. An expert team of IIT-K has now assured the manufacturers that …
Banning autos in CBD not feasible either; two-stroke vehicles plying illegally The Department of Transport and Road Safety has described as illogical the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board's (KSPCB) order that it should stop registration of new vehicles in Bangalore until pollution levels are controlled The Department of Transport and …
Order of the Uttaranchal High Court in the matter of Prof. Ajay Singh Rawat Vs Union of India & Others regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake as well as from the roads and other public properties, Nainital District, Uttarakhand dated 28/08/2014.
The High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to hold a meeting with all stakeholders and come up with an action plan on how the air and noise pollution in the City can be controlled, and submit the plan at the next hearing on September 16. The High Court …
In a landmark judgement on 25 August 2014, the Supreme Court declared illegal all allocation of coal blocks between 1993 and 2010 and cancelled the allocation of nearly 200 coal blocks. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Manohar Lal Sharma Vs. Principal Secretary & Others …
Gujarat High Court today directed the Centre to constitute a new committee to probe alleged violation of environmental norms by Adani Group for a project at Kandla Port Trust (KPT) in the state. A division bench of Justices Akil Kureshi and J B Pardiwala asked the Ministry of Environment and …
The multi-crore rupees Tata Camelot Housing project near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh falls within the area which is ecologically sensitive and "prone to seismic activity", the Delhi high court was told on Thursday. A bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw is hearing two PILs, earlier …
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stalled the beautification work of Jamnagar’s famous Lakhota Lake being done by the city municipal corporation. The court, while ordering the stay on the works, directed the state to show whether any scientific study was conducted to measure the environmental damages that may be …
Granting relief to street food vendors in the city, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside two notices issued by the three municipal corporations of Delhi (MCD), which had, in effect, banned street vendors from selling food and fruit juices on Delhi roads without licences. Food standards are already …
People For Animals, Uttarakhand has stated that it will have to approach the Uttarakhand High Court if the State government does not follow the directions of the HC and present a note to the Chief Minister Harish Rawat to enable him to take a decision regarding the serious allegations leveled …
The Union Environment and Forests Ministry has been directed by the Delhi High Court to detect the pollution level in a water body formed in the midst of forest near the Tughlakabad Fort here by collecting water samples from it. The Ministry will submit a report on its contamination to …
THANE: After deciding to monitor noisy Dahi Handi celebrations, the city police have shifted their attention to loudspeakers at religious places in Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli and Mumbra. According to sources, V V Laxminarayana, the joint commissioner of police (Thane), has instructed police stations within the Thane commissionerate to survey religious …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sangli Zilla Sudhar Samiti Vs Chief Secretary PWD State of Maharashtra dated 12/08/2014 on the issue of the proposed plan of 6-lane wide road in between Pushpraj Chowk to Vishrambag Chowk on Sangli - Miraj Road …
The Goa Government is working on a compromise with the promoters of the scrapped Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects to release huge tracts of lands locked in litigation. The Government has also promised to take the parties (local activist groups) who had challenged the ‘SEZ land scam’ in the High …
Once again the Adani Group has been accused of violating green norms and causing damage to environment. The Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to Adani Power Ltd following a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging environmental damage by the company due to discharge of untreated water in sea from …
The Supreme Court today asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court to adjudicate a PIL by Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) chief Kuldeep Bishnoi seeking quashing of laws enacted by Haryana and the Centre to facilitate the setting up of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Bishnoi had filed the PIL in the …
Despite Kaziranga National Park's mounting notoriety as a poaching haven, not a single poacher has been convicted since 2009. The unscientific way of collecting evidence, lack of coordination among security forces and their poor knowledge of wildlife laws have resulted in the abysmal track record. As per official figures, between …
