Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and fines over unintended acceleration in Toyotas and faulty ignition switches in General Motors' vehicles provide a glimpse of what consumers and the government might get from Volkswagen for cheating on diesel emissions, legal scholars say. But the Volkswagen case comes with a …
Johannesburg - South African gold-mining companies, some of which are being sued for historical incidents of lung disease, formed a working group to pay compensation to affected workers and prevent new cases occurring. The group, which includes AngloGold Ashanti [JSE:ANG], Anglo American South Africa [JSE:AGL] and Sibanye Gold [JSE:SGL], plans …
When the annals of corporate accountability, culpability and negligence in India are compiled, the erstwhile Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) is sure to top the list. But not far behind will be Hindustan Unilever (HUL). On4 March, HUL reached an out-of-court settlement with 591 of its former employees from the now …
Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of Nirmalabai Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 17/03/2016 regarding acquisition of land to rehabilitate oustees of the Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project. The petitioner is still in possession of the land in question. The amount of compensation has …
The three-day cultural extravaganza organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) has altered the fragile ecosystem of the Yamuna floodplains, say environmentalists. According to them, the event has left “a gasping floodplain, with hardened soil and stripped of its natural vegetation and water-recharging capabilities”. “They have driven poles into …
Last year, AAP government had announced a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers who faced losses due to crop damage caused by rain. Following unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday ordered Divisional Commissioner A Anbarasu to assess the damage to …
‘India has taken measures to discourage use of fossil fuels to reduce carbon footprint’ Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday claimed that in the 21 months of the NDA government at the Centre his Ministry has given environmental clearances to 943 projects, unlocking investments of up to about Rs …
The issue of ongoing protest by villagers displaced by the construction of the Damodar Valley Corporation's (DVC) Maithon dam in Jharkhand was raised in the Rajya Sabha today. "In Baliapur area of Dhanbad district, adivasis and tribals are protesting for last 10 days. In fact, the third generation is protesting …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. dated 11/03/2016 regarding the holding of World Culture Festival on the banks of river Yamuna. Vyakti Vikas Kendra, India (Art of Living International Center) filed an Application M.A. No. 227/2016 giving an …
The budgetary proposal to double the coal cess will make solar power more competitive by increasing the cost of the dry fuel, a report by Mercom Capital Group today said, adding increased cost may pass on to consumers in the form of higher electricity bills. "The Clean Environment Cess previously …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the government was providing adequate compensation as per the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) norms to farmers whose land was being acquired for the Kiratpur-Manali four laning project. He was replying to the issue of grant of adequate compensation to the farmers raised …
The Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly on Wednesday demanded setting up of a commission to look into issues pertaining to land acquisition, particularly those protected under the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act (SPT) and the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (CNT). “Let the government announce a commission to resolve all land-related issues,” …
Jaipur: In order to demoralize the older vehicles plying on the roads that add to the pollution of their respective hamlets, villages and cities, chief minister Vasundhara Raje in her Budget for 2016-17 on Tuesday proposed for green tax classification based on the age of the vehicles. However, Raje has …
Fund will be used to offer subsidy or incentives to people who generate more than 1,000 units of electricity. The Delhi government has proposed a ‘green fund’ to keep the air clean by promoting solar plant installations. The fund will come from the amount collected from the cess levied on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. And Pramod Kumar Tyagi Vs. Art of Living International Center & Ors. And Anand Arya Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. And Ojasvi Party Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forest & Ors.) …
Ludhiana: Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal's assurance to Ludhiana industrialists to defer the city's master-plan by five years has failed to placate a section of businessmen, with garment industrialists saying they got short shrift. Apparel manufacturers who have factories in areas like Shivpuri, Haibowal, Sunder Nagar, Kundan Puri and …
Hailstorm and strong winds in many parts of the state have flattened the wheat crop. Farmers have demanded a special girdawari and adequate compensation from the state government. Ranjit Singh, a marginal farmer from Gurusar village in Gidderbaha sub-division, said that the wheat crop flattened at this stage would not …
Surat: The Adani-Hazira Port Pvt Ltd (AHPPL) and its associate Hazira Infrastructure Pvt Ltd have deposited Rs 25 crore with the Surat district collector's Escrow Account towards the compensation and restoration for carrying out work at their near Surat without acquiring environment clearance (EC). The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had …
An expert committee appointed by the NGT has recommended imposing a fine of Rs 120 crore on the Art of Living Foundation. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday questioned the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for granting the Art of Living Foundation permission to conduct its World Culture Festival on the …
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has ordered the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), the nodal agency for toll tax collection, to instruct its contractor DEP Toll LLP to continue levying environment compensation charge (ECC) until further notice. The Supreme Court, in October 2015, imposed the ECC on an experimental …
