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 …
Ranchi, April 15: Jharkhand High Court today once again pulled up the government and the state power board for erratic supply in the capital. A division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice Prakash Tatia, while hearing a PIL on poor power supply in Ranchi, said all government and …
MUMBAI: Despite strong opposition from BJP members, the legislative assembly at midnight on Wednesday passed a controversial bill empowering a group of ministers (GoM) to divert water from irrigation to industry. BJP member Devendra Phadanvis alleged that the Congress-led Democratic Front government's decision will defeat the purpose of setting up …
The Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) on Thursday inspected the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project, promoted by Enercon India Ltd. (EIL), for environmental impact assessment at a time when local activists had alleged environmental violations. The company, through its Rs. 772-crore project, plans to erect 445 wind turbines in …
BANGALORE: The State government on Monday submitted anaffidavit in the High Court stating that it would construct toiletsand provide safe drinking waterin all the pre-primary, pri maryand secondary schools. Accordingto the statistics provided government, of the40,000 primary schools in the State, 5,447 don
The govt would have to remove encroachments, stop sewage flow Bangalore, The High Court on Thursday came out strongly in support of lake conservation and set the ball rolling with a direction to implement the recommendations on the development of Bangalore lakes, made by the Justice N K Patil committee …
KOLKATA, 5 APRIL: A public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an interim order to restrain West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) from giving effect to a notification on 29 December, 2009, which completely prohibited the use of loudspeakers in open areas, was filed in Calcutta High Court today. Filed by Trinamul …
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the public prosecutor to secure records pertaining to work on Tungabhadra Left and Right Bank canals in Bellary, Raichur and Koppal districts. A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by Noor Mohammad and Riyaz Ahmed alleging substandard work has gone into the …
MUMBAI: The state public works department (PWD) will construct a building in every district using crushed sand, instead of river sand, to see if it can be an effective substitute. In a letter last month, the PWD told its regional offices to use crushed sand and report its efficacy within …
MUMBAI: The public works department's decision to try out crushed sand as an alternative to river sand has evoked mixed reactions. Sumaira Abdulali, who filed the first public interest litigation (PIL) against illegal sand mining, said it was replacing one ecological disaster with another. "In developed countries, efforts are being …
Acquisition of huge tracts of fertile land in Gurgaon district by the Haryana Government has come under the scanner in the Supreme Court with a PIL questioning the absence of environmental impact assessment being undertaken prior to such exercise. Issuing notice to the Centre and Haryana Government, the Bench of …
After Jindal Steel and Power Plant (JSPL), another group company could face trouble for allegedly violating green norms. This time it is steel-pipe manufacturer Jindal SAW Ltd, which is learnt to have started construction work for its project in the Kutch district of Gujarat, without getting prior environmental clearances. A …
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Thursday granted a major relief to electricity consumers in the state when it stayed the proposed power tariff hike as planned by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) from April 1. Admitting a PIL filed in this connection, a division bench consisting of Justices B …
The child sex ratio has dropped to a new low, 914 girls per 1,000 boys from 927 in 2001, and activists in the area say this is because states have been dragging their feet on the implementation of the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act. Sabu George, who in 2000 …
The number of people fined by the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) for smoking in public places shot to three times between 2007 and 2010, with more than 16,000 people being prosecuted over last year itself. Vendors prosecuted for selling tobacco products in restricted areas also grew three times during …
Delhi Has Unilaterally Allowed A Slew Of Constructions, Ignoring Environmental Concerns New Delhi: First came the Commonwealth Games Village on the Yamuna floodplain, then the facilities at Siri Fort at the cost of a few hundred trees, then the stop-gap Millennium bus depot, again on the Yamuna bed. While concerns …
Petition terming proximity to colony as eco-hazard submitted to Ramesh Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in South Delhi are up in arms against a waste-to-energy plant coming up 150 metres away from the colony
The Supreme Court has warned it may step in if the Union government does not do anything to stop the alleged misappropriation of funds meant for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in Orissa. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the Centre to …
