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 …
Jammu and Kashmir High Court today expressed its displeasure and dissatisfaction over the pace of work and utilization of funds for conservation, preservation and protection of Wular Lake and asked the Attorney General of India for deputing an officer not below the rank of Assistant Solicitor General to assist the …
The Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Government to concentrate on efforts to restore the pristine beauty of the world-famous Dal Lake even as it rejected the plea of the State Government for discontinuing the service of Irfan Yasin, Vice-Chairman of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), …
Judgement of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Kharai Juth Gram Panchayat & Others Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 20/06/2014 regarding the encroachment of the Gauchar land, water bodies, lake and also upon the private lands of various agriculturists by Jaypee Cement Ltd in Village …
The city is likely to get another `lung area' like Cubbon Park within five years if the state government accepts a proposal of a group of naturalists to declare Hesaraghatta lake and its nearby grasslands a conservation reserve. The proposal for the Greater Hesaraghatta Conservation Reserve covers around 5,000 acres …
The High Court today asked Pollution Control Board to submit status report tomorrow with regard to hotels in operation at Gulmarg not conforming with the pollution control norms. A division bench of the high court comprising of Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice M H Attar asked the Pollution …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje has spoken to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the "unchecked supply of contaminated water" through canal bodies. "Raje told us that the Punjab Chief Minister has assured that proceedings to check the discharge of chemical waste by industries in the main canals in …
Admission comes after High Court seeks comprehensive report on sources polluting the river For the first time, the authorities in Kashmir have admitted that in the absence of proper drainage and sewer system, almost all untreated sewage, filth and drainage generated from all major townships of the Kashmir valley, including …
The High Court today asked the state government to submit a comprehensive report on spending of funds meant for conservation of Wullar Lake within two weeks. As the Public Interest Litigation-Kashmir Environment Protection vs State of J&K; and others came up for hearing, a division bench of the High Court …
The municipal commissioner has set up an inquiry committee to conduct a survey of the 65 silver oak trees that have allegedly been hacked illegally on the road from ABB Circle to City Centre Mall. On Monday morning, environmental activists noticed that only six of the 71 silver oak trees …
Taking up a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Hanumangarh (Rajasthan)-based farmers, the National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Centre and the Punjab Government for July 21. The PIL was filed by Hanumangarh Zila Parishad chairperson Shobha Singh Doodi and vice-chairperson Shabnam Godara seeking a check on supply …
The Delhi government had claimed that it did not have adequate laboratories and could currently test for only 28 varieties of pesticides. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations for food imports and may soon make it mandatory for importers of food and vegetables …
Hanumangarh-based progressive farmers Shobha Singh Doodi and Shabnam Godara, chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, of zila parishad, have filed a public interest litigation (PIL) with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking a check on the supply of “highly contaminated” canal water from Punjab to Rajasthan. The PIL, also signed by Panchayat …
At last year’s annual session of the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature, Li Keqiang, the prime minister, said the notoriously bad air quality in Chinese cities made him “quite upset”. At this year’s session, in March, Mr Li went much further, saying it was time for China to “declare war” …
Hearing on a Public Interest Litigation on Thursday, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to strengthen the State Forest Department’s anti-poaching cell while leaving on the Chief Minister, the decision regarding complaints against the principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife warden SS Sharma remaining apathetic …
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a study for ascertaining the level of pollution in mineral-rich Sukinda region of Jajpur district due to indiscriminate mining and industrial activities. A division bench of Justice I Mohanty and Justice SC Parija has also …
The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an injunction till June 3, restraining the assistant director of mines and minerals from issuing permits for quarrying of sand or any other minor mineral in and around the Keelmudalambedu Lake in Gummidipoondi taluk of Tiruvallur district. A Vacation Bench comprising Justices S. …
Mangroves in the city are slowly dying with cement walls coming up around them, say activists. Concrete barricades are visible near the wetlands between Mansarovar and Kharghar stations and in Sector 20 of Airoli. "By building walls around mangroves, there is blockage of fresh tidal water," Stalin Dayanand of Vanashakti …
The High Court has closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on illegal quarrying operation around an oldest Kashmiri Pandit cave, popularly known as ‘Batta Goff’ in Beerwah in Budgam district, with a direction to district administration ensure no quarrying at the site. A division bench of the High Court comprising …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Jagat Ram Chicham Vs State of M.P. Ors. dated 08/05/2014 regarding restraining the functioning of Madhya Pradesh Forest Development Corporation from cutting the trees in the forest. The Applicant alleged that indiscriminate cutting of trees in …
Puducherry government flayed for showing scant regard to environment matters The Union Territory administration and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests have been flayed by environmental activists for not constituting a separate appellate authority to decide the appeals against consent given by Puducherry Pollution Control Committee and showing scant …
