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 Bombay high court's recent comprehensive order on noise pollution, issued after hearing ten PILs on different aspects of noise pollution, potentially changes the way festivals are celebrated in Maharashtra. In spite of specific court orders, the state government has not given publicity to toll-free, anonymous complaint mechanisms through WhatsApp, …
Awaz Foundation members at the launch of ‘Gods Against Noise’, the first campaign under ‘Your Voice against Noise’ Initiative is to make citizens act as pressure group on govt to ensure implementation of rules Enthused by the rising number of people and citizen groups raising their voice against increasing noise …
Raps State for having no disaster management plan yet Observing that the State Disaster Management plan still remains on paper as a draft for six years, the Madras High Court, on Tuesday, observed that last year’s December floods could have been averted if the plan was in place. The First …
MUMBAI: The decibel levels are already on rise and amplifiers continue to blare, even at night with the beginning of the festive season, starting with idol parades for Ganesh Chaturthi next month. In the crusade for a quiet Mumbai, Awaaz Foundation is gearing up to curb noise attacks during the …
The PIL filed by an advocate alleged that despite 320 cases of dengue reported this year, no measures are being taken. A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court accusing the AAP government and MCDs of not acting vigilantly and responsibly to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease. …
New Delhi: Failure to check rising pollution and crime graph may be one of the reasons why people are leaving Delhi, the high court remarked on Wednesday. The court's observation came while hearing a suo motu matter where it is monitoring steps taken to improve women safety in the city, …
Mumbai: Maharashtra has officially notified 15,087.6 hectares of mangrove land across the state as reserved forest, the first state to do so. "Only mangroves on government land have been notified as reserved forest. The land will now be transferred to the forest department, which will be responsible for its protection …
Drought 2015-16 has affected more than 330 million people in more than 2.5 lakh villages of 266 districts from 11 states. It has had a devastating impact on people’s lives as it affected water availability, agriculture, livelihoods, food production and food security, natural resources and also put a huge burden …
Court tells govt to educate students on noise rules to effectively deal with pollution The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the civic body to not allow pandals and mandaps on roads and footpaths as they disturb traffic flow and cause inconvenience to citizens. The order assumes significance in view …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shramik Adivasi Sangathan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 12/08/2016 regarding illegal excavations by various private persons including contractors and violations of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 in Harda, Betul and Khandwa Districts of Madhya Pradesh. HISTORY …
CUTTACK: The row over river Mahanadi between Odisha and Chhattisgarh has reached the Orissa High Court which on Tuesday issued notices to the State Government and the Centre and directed them to file response within 10 days. Acting on a PIL writ petition filed by Barada Prasanna Patnaik, convener of …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Swami Achyutanand Tirth & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2016 regarding growing sales of adulterated and synthetic milk in different parts of the country. The petitioners are residents of the State of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, …
MYSURU: Even as the state government is facing opposition to the works on the multi-level parking lot and other facilities atop Chamundi Hills, authorities have temporarily halted the civil works. The public works department, which has taken up works to the tune of Rs 79.34 crore near the hill shrine, …
Delhi high court on Thursday warned that it may take action against central and state government officials who fail to check rising air pollution in the capital. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar pointed out that disappearing green and forest cover poses a grave threat to …
A division bench of justice Abhay Oka and justice Amjad Sayed has directed the collector while hearing a public interest litigation filed by social activist Shiv Shankar Joshi. The Bombay high court has asked the district collector suburban to verify and submit a report by September 20, on whether dumping …
AN environmental group has won a landmark public interest lawsuit against a glass manufacturer, with the firm fined US$3.3 million for excessive pollution, a court said. Jinghua Group Zhenhua Decoration Glass Ltd Co, based in Dezhou in the eastern province of Shandong, was ordered to pay nearly 22 million yuan …
Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government in response to a PIL alleging corruption in contracts for the development work at the country's largest solar power project in Santhalpur tehsil of Patan district. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V …
Nashik: The Kumbh Mela finally comes to an end on August 11; and while the river has swelled to capacity with the onset of monsoon, the Godavari is once again filled with drainage, sewage and other waste, bringing the focus once again to the cleanliness issues marring the holy waters. …
Ghaziabad: The Allahabad high court has given the district magistrate and the pollution board chief time till August 3 to act on pollution in Ghaziabad, failing which their salaries will be withheld. The high court was on Tuesday hearing a contempt petition filed by the Society for Voice of Human …
Hyderabad: Questioning the purpose of taking up plantation on one hand and resorting to indiscriminate felling of trees on the other, the Hyderabad High Court has taken up as public interest petition (PIL), a letter written by journalist Kingshuk Nag on the wisdom behind the plan to axe 3,100 precious …
