Search For "environmental law"
NGT directs DPCC to inspect Rohini Park over alleged illegal installation
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Member Secretary of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to visit a district park in Rohini Sector-20 and verify allegations regarding the illegal installation of swings and alleged violations of rules governing the use of public
Read More
Mere passing orders isn't enough: SC closes suo moto case on river polluti
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed its 2021 suo motu (self initiated) proceedings on pollution in rivers, holding that continued monitoring should be undertaken by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which was specifically constituted to deal with environmental matters.
Read More
NGT takes suo motu cognisance of Meghalaya illegal coal mine blast that ki
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding a deadly explosion at an illegally operated rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district that claimed 18 lives.
Read More
Pakistan: Lahore project halted as environmental rules questioned
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Lahore has halted a proposed underground parking project at Nasir Bagh after environmental objections and court orders. Activists and experts warned the project would damage green spaces and worsen pollution, prompting the Lahore High Court to demand strict compliance with environmental laws
Read More
Pak: Rawalpindi authorities fail to curb pollution from non-compliant bric
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Authorities in Rawalpindi have failed to stop pollution from brick kilns operating without mandatory zig-zag technology, particularly in Gujar Khan. Residents report health risks and weak enforcement, while kiln owners cite high costs. Citizens and legal experts have demanded stricter action
Read More
"Stand committed for protection of Aravalli range": Union Environment Mini
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put in abeyance its November 20 ruling that had accepted the Central Environment Ministry's definition of the Aravalli Hills and Aravalli Range and reaffirmed his commitment to the protection and
Read More
Congress' Jairam Ramesh criticises Govt's new definition of Aravalli, BJP'
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a major step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of any New
Read More
Centre committed to keeping Aravalli safe, says Environment Minister Bhupe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the union minister, the reclassification has been done to bring uniformity in the enforcement of environmental laws across states, as before each state had its own classification to allow mining. Similarly, he also informed that only 0.19 per cent of the whole range has been ope
Read More
SC Judges to attend NGT's regional environment conference in Chennai on De
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The two-day conference aims to strengthen institutional collaboration and advance a unified approach to environmental protection and sustainable development.
Read More
Collaborative, holistic approach essential for effective enforcement of en
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Agency for Research and Judicial Training of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law (ICEL) and ClientEarth, with the support of the Judicial Academy of the Philippines, organized the Asia Pacific Judicial Convenin
Read More
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi closes industrial facility for violating en
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) suspended the operations of an industrial facility specialised in processing used oils in the Al Mafraq Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi City for violating environmental laws and regulations as well as its failure to comply with the environmental requirem
Read More
37 pc spike in fossil fuel lobbyists at UN talks to curb plastic pollution
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Around 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, including 11 from India, have registered for the United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution in Ottawa, according to an analysis by the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL), a nonprof
Read More