Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/05/2025. The SC perused the affidavits filed on behalf of the Municipal Corporation, Agra and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban). Affidavit, April 11, 2025 filed by the Municipal Corporation, Agra indicated …
The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj …
In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
The National Biodiversity Authority has released a new set of rules to manage sharing of benefits generated through the use of biological resources. The Biological Diversity (Access to biological Resources and Knowledge Associated thereto and Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits) Regulation 2025 was approved by the Central government and …
At present there is no State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)/State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) existing in Delhi, stated the report filed by the Department of Environment, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), April 30, 2025. All cases related to environmental clearance are being dealt with by …
Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Sugra Adiwasi & Others Vs Pathranand & Others dated 29/04/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the state of Madhya Pradesh as well as the central government through the the Ministries of Tribal Affairs and …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/04/2025. Affidavit has been filed by NABHA Power Limited which runs the Rajpura thermal power plant in Rajpura, Punjab. It is stated in the affidavit that the NABHA Power Limited has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re: Sinking Ba’deshi vessel dumps toxic fly ash in river near Ghoramara, shows video shared by panchayat member News item published in the Times of India Kolkata Section dt 17.02.2025 dated 29/04/2025. West Bengal Pollution …
Affidavit on behalf of Union Territory of Puducherry in the matter of a news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 Global Forest Watch" which appeared in the Indian Express, April 13, 2024. The report dated April 25, 2025 said that there is no loss …
Affidavit by the state of Goa in the matter of news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 global forest watch" appearing in the Indian Express dated April 13, 2024. As per the State of Forests Report of 2023, the total forest cover in Goa …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) regarding illegal coal mining in Dhanbad. The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad was directed by the NGT to file a fresh affidavit bringing on record the current status of seizures of illegally mined and transported sand and FIRs lodged against the environmental …
Climate change is fuelling a global surge in violence against women and girls, with one in 10 cases of intimate partner violence projected to be linked to climate impacts by the end of the century, a new United Nations report has warned. For every degree Celsius increase in global temperature, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Vishaw stream gasps for breath amid mining pollution" appearing in Greater Kashmir dated 16.12.2024 dated 23/04/2025. In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal is examining the grievance of a deteriorating trout population in the Vishaw …
Compliance affidavit by Tahasildar, Jaleswar, District Balasore dated April 22, 2025 in the matter of news item titled "Odisha erection of sand walls in Subarnarekha worries villagers in Jaleswar" which appeared in the New Indian Express dated May 16, 2024. The matter related to erecting of walls in the Subarnarekha …
Affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of News item titled "Glacial lakes multiply in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, posing a threat to lives and infrastructure downstream" appearing in the Hindu, August 11, 2024. The report said that the Ministry of Jal Shakti …
Compliance report by the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee in compliance to the National Green Tribunal directions dated January 9, 2025 in the matter of Yasser Farooq Khan Vs CPCB & Others. The matter related to stone crusher units/ hot and wet mix plants of district Poonch. The NGT …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item appearing in India.com dated 27.07.2024 titled Saving Kashmir Brown Bears is a Race Against Time Wildlife SOS and J & K Wildlife Protection Dept take challenge dated 22/04/2025. The Member Secretary, J&K PCC submits that now the snow …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghubir Singh Garia Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 22/04/2025. The matter related to illegal mining of soap stone in village Papon, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The complainant, a resident of the village said that illegal mining of soap stone …
For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are melting faster than ever, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. And because of glacial retreat, floods, droughts, …
