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 …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked Sharad Pawar-headed agriculture ministry to respond to a PIL which sought implementation of the National Policy on Farmers and said despite spiralling agricultural product prices, the tillers continue to be poor and debt-ridden and were forced to commit suicide. A bench of …
The Bombay High Court at Goa Wednesday issued notices to the Director of Mines, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) over illegal mining in the state. The division bench comprising of Justices A P Lavande and Sondurbaldota issued notices in a public interest …
Kohima: Gauhati High Court has issued notices to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Central Government and Nagaland Government to respond to a PIL, filed against the ONGC, following largescale crude oil spillage in Champang and Tssori villages of Wokha district. According to official sources here today, the High Court …
KOHIMA: Gauhati High Court has issued notices to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Central Government and Nagaland Government to respond to a PIL, filed against the ONGC, following large-scale crude oil spillage in Champang and Tssori villages of Wokha district in Nagaland. According to official sources here today, the …
Shillong: The cement lobby is a powerful group in Meghalaya. They have succeeded in toppling governments and changing chief ministers. The State Forest Department is a willing collaborator in the forest land acquisition of cement companies. The MoEF’s repeated attempts to blow the whistle over the issue met with inaction. …
SHILLONG: The State Forest Department recently held a workshop on the theme “Definition of Forests and Conflict Resolution in the context of Meghalaya.” This year is also the International Year of Forests. For decades, forest land in Meghalaya has been diverted for non-forest purposes, mainly for mining particularly in Jaintia …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here alleging that the Madurai Collector and Executive Officers of Uthangudi, Y. Othakadai and Narasingam Panchayats have not taken steps to clear the garbage and drainage water stagnation abutting the exclusive pathway for High Court judges …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has told the Madhya Pradesh High Court in an affidavit that the DRDO facility at Nagpur has neither the requisite infrastructure nor the storage facilities for handling toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal. What's more, the incinerator at the facility has …
Project proponents should prepare Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports in a manner that the public can comprehend easily, Environmental Lawyer Jagath Gunawardena said . He said that EIA reports were subjected to public scrutiny at scoping sessions and public hearing sessions. He said that public participation and feedback on them …
Kohima: A PIL, filed in Gauhati High Court representing Champang and Tssori villages of Nagaland, has sought Rs 1,000 crore as compensation following the damage caused allegedly due to unabated oil spillage by Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). The PIL filed yesterday held the ONGC and the Nagaland State …
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri on Wednesday advised the State Government to come out with a proper plan to minimise man-animal conflict within three weeks. “Elephants are invading cities as happened at Mysore recently. Every time you are telling the same story. …
Pune Construction activity at Lavasa, Pune — being developed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) — has been at a standstill for the last nine months as the stop work order issued by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is yet to be withdrawn. The ministry is expected to pass …
GUWAHATI, Aug 22 – The constant practice of raising the levels of the city roads has led to the sinking of the plinth levels of the houses located along these roads and water logging even is some newly built areas. Countless number of individual houses built with lifelong savings, have …
It has been six years since the July 26 deluge, but the fear of flood during monsoons still lingers among Mumbaikars. Especially among the residents of Mumbai’s western suburbs who have been facing severe waterlogging for the past six years. The city municipal corporation claims to be well prepared this …
A NAGPUR Bench of the Bombay High Court has stalled the transfer of toxic waste from Bhopal to Maharashtra amid protests by residents and activists. The decision comes a week after the Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered that 350 tonnes of the hazardous material lying at …
CARBONATED drinks and junk food may soon be off the shelves of school and college canteens. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said this in a counter-affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court on July 18. Global bans • US passes bill in December 2010 banning junk …
Despite missing a May 31 deadline set by high court for cleaning Neela Hauz lake, Delhi Development Authority and Public Works Department(PWD) are still sparring over increasing the depth of the water body. Needless to say, no work on developing the lake has beugn even though plans have been ready …
Cafe Mocha on Wednesday told the Bombay high court that hookahs are far less dangerous than cigarettes asthey contain less quantity of nicotine and are not easily available. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Girish Godbole was hearing petitions filed by Berry’s Hotel, which runs Mocha, …
MUMBAI: An advocate has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the HC against the "mindless" use of hand-held and door metal detectors in places like railway stations, malls and courts. Cautioning against the health risk posed by radiations emitted by these metal detectors, Suryakant Lavte (27) has urged the …
Luhri Hydro-electric project proposed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd. (A Joint Venture of Government of India & the State Government of Himachal Pradesh) aims at harnessing power potential of the waters of Satluj river. It also covers probable environmental impacts of various project activities to be undertaken during …
