Government to reduce protected sanctuary area
Bypassing Supreme Court directions to declare a 10km radius around Okhla bird sanctuary as eco-sensitive, the Uttar Pradesh forest department has moved a proposal to reduce it to just one kilometre. The
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Illegal mining of slates continues along Khaniara village
The illegal mining in the mountains along Khaniara village is continuing despite ban orders of the Himachal High Court. When The Tribune team visited the area, slates mined illegally from mountains were
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AP, Pollution board told to submit report on measures
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the state government and the AP Pollution Control Board to file a report on the implementation of Supreme Court directions with regard to pollution control measures in Patancheru industrial area. While dealing with a batch of writ petitions, a division bench comprising Justice B. Prakash Rao and C.Y. Somayajulu expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in the implementation of the Apex court orders.
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Posco: Orissa govt to file plea in SC
Even as the Meena Gupta Committee wound up its visit to Orissa on Posco case, the state government is all set to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court within next one week, challenging the Orissa High Court
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Shriram Chirping Woods project coming up between Kaikondrahalli and Kasavanahalli lakes in the City of Bengaluru, 01/02/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Vs State of Karnataka dated 01/02/2016 regarding Shriram Chirping Woods project coming up between Kaikondrahalli and Kasavanahalli
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Uttarakhand tragedy fallout: SC orders review of 24 hydel projects
Deeply concerned about the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered fresh environment impact assessment of 24 hydro-electric projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers and scrutiny
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No more hydro-power projects in Uttarakhand: SC
Expressing “deep concern” over the recent tragedy caused by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state government not to clear any hydroelectric power
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure of the mining activities carried out on the Gaucher land without obtaining environmental clearances, Rajasthan, 15/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ganpat Ram Mirdha Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding closure of the mining activities carried out
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Court makes environment friendly order
When a fundamental rights petition in respect of air pollution and city traffic congestion came up before the Supreme Court today, the Court directed the relevant parties to modify the silencers of the private buses and also regulate the introduction of uniforms for the private bus drivers and conductors and make the use of ticket machines mandatory.
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When the state squats inside a national park
On paper, it is an open-and-shut case. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), a public sector undertaking (PSU), mined the rainforests of Kudremukh in Karnataka till 2005 when a ban on mining operations
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding permission to buy 500 diesel buses by Gujarat State Transport Corporation, 19/05/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak M Kadri Vs. State of Gujarat & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding permission to buy 500 diesel buses by Gujarat State Transport Corporation.
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Orissa HC no to mining ops on deemed renewal
The Orissa High Court has stopped operations by those mines that are operating on deemed renewal. The court has directed not to operate mines on deemed renewal without its permission. A division Bench comprising chief justice V Gopal Gowda and justice BN Mohapatra, while admitting a PIL, has directed not to operate mines on deemed renewal without its permission till the disposal of the case.
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Odisha HC Notice on Mineral & Concession Rule
The division bench of the Odisha High Court headed by Chief Justice VG Gowda on Wednesday issued notices to the central and state governments and asked authorities concerned not to put into effect a regulation
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Justice Swatanter Kumar takes over as first NGT chief
Justice Swatanter Kumar on Thursday became the first chairperson of the National Green Tribunal — the apex body constituted under a 2010 Act for deciding cases pertaining to environmental protection and
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Report of the Justice Patil Committee regarding privatisation of lakes, dated 10th Oct 2011
In a significant development, the Committee appointed under the Chairmanship of Justice Mr. N. K. Patil, Judge of the Karnataka High Court and Chairman High Court Legal Services Committee, in response
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HC rules on Ganges water treaty
The High Court on Thursday asked the government to explain in four weeks why it would not be directed to review the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and take steps to ensure due share of waters. The bench of Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana and Justice M Rezaul Haque gave the ruling after hearing a public interest litigation writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyers MK Muraduzzaman and Faruk Hossain on June 8.
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Failure to tackle garbage woes may attract fine
While municipal councils have foiled several attempts of the High Court to get them to attend to the garbage problem in their respective jurisdictions in the last two years, the High Court on Wednesday contemplated imposing fine on defaulting civic bodies would work as deterrent.
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High Court seeks status report on trash dumping in lake
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to submit the status report on illegal dumping of debris and waste in Subramanyapura Lake in Uttarahalli of Bangalore South. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on the garbage crisis in the City on December 13, the Division Bench of Justice N Kumar and B V Nagarathna took note of the Deccan Herald report on illegal dumping of debris and garbage in the lake.
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NTCA's ecotourism guidelines challenged
The Pench Jungle Lodges Federation has challenged the fresh comprehensive ecotourism guidelines issued by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body under the ministry of environment
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Reply to Adarsh society plea to transfer petition to green tribunal: High court
The high court bench of acting Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice K K Tated on Tuesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to file its reply to a plea by Adarsh housing society