HC order on Khan Market parking today
Khan Market will on Friday receive the final word from the Delhi High Court on whether parking at Capital
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Big shortfall in Gurgaon water supply
Conceding that there is a huge gap in demand and supply of water in Gurgaon, the Haryana Government recently submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that water supply in the city is short by 22 Million Gallons per Day (MGD). In an affidavit in the Court on the requirement of water in Gurgaon, Town and Country Planning Department Principal Secretary S.S. Dhillon has admitted that there were about 133,900 sanctioned water connections in the entire city of Gurgaon, including 29,942 connections in the Old Town.
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Supreme Court may order CBI probe into Belekeri ore export
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Karnataka government for its failure to check large-scale illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port in Karwar district. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam also indicated that it may direct CBI probe into the illegal export of 35 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore and eight lakh metric tonnes of seized mineral from the port. The Bench directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to devise ways to “segregate” the case relating to illegal export in a manner which could speed up the investigation leading to early “conviction” of those guilty within six months.
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Breathe easy, 90dB noise limit remains in Bengal
The 90 decibel limit for firecrackers will remain in force in Bengal. And all crackers that are noisier than that will stay banned, the National Green Tribunal ruled on Thursday, just 12 days before Kali
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Assess Godavari pollution levels, plan remedial steps
Traditionally, the Kumbh Mela is held after every 12 years. As per the estimate of the state, lakhs of sadhus and devotees took the ‘holy’ bath on September 13, 2015. The Bombay High Court Thursday
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HC order may hit Noida-Ext projects
The Allahabad High Court order directing the Greater Noida Authority to maintain status quo regarding land acquisition in Bisrakh and Devla villages may have an impact on some residential projects in the area.
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Govt moves Nat’l Tiger Conservation Authority
NAGAON, Aug 22 – Addressing media persons at Nagaon Circuit House here today, Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain observed that a vested circle has been trying to create misunderstanding among the people
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Audit of environmental impact of quarries sought
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that a clear audit should be done on the effect and impact of mining activities on the environment so that mishaps and natural calamities of larger order could be prevented. A Bench comprising Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice C.T. Ravikumar observed that unscientific mining was creating impacts on environment. The court said that the geo-physical challenges posed to the terrains even on the onset of the monsoon would have to be treated as an eye opener.
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Delhi gets 2 wks to decide on gutkha ban
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government to examine and decide in two weeks a plea to ban oral tobacco products like ghutka, supari, pan masala and zarda in Delhi. A division bench of
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding extraction of sand from the rivers of Udupi District, Karnataka, 27/02/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Udaya Suvarna & Others Vs Deputy Commissioner/ Chairman District Sand Monitoring Committee, Manipal, Udupi dated 27/02/2017 regarding extraction
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a printing industry, Balotra, Rajasthan, 27/02/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Rahul Texo Print Vs. Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board & Ors dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution caused by the printing industry
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No order on helipads, Bombay high court asks for silence zone details
Alok Deshpande / DNA Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Thursday declined to give any injunction to construction of helipads in private buildings in the city. You may also want to see The court, instead, gave the state government four weeks time to file an affidavit on the condition of silence zones demarcated by local governing bodies in different parts of the state.
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Jumbo translocation: HC seeks objections from forest dept
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State Forest department to file objections in a petition challenging the proposed translocation of captive elephants from Karnataka to Madhya Pradesh. Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA), a city-based animal rights group had moved the High Court stating that the State government had identified 11 elephants for translocation to Madhya Pradesh for safari and that the dry deciduous forests of MP were not suitable for the pachyderms. The petitioner had sought a direction to restrain the government from shifting the jumbos.
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MoEF does U-turn on tiger tourism ban
New Delhi: A month after the Supreme Court relied on the government’s guidelines to ban tourism in core areas of tiger reserves making popular destinations like Corbett National Park out of bounds for
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High Court pulls up civic bodies for failure to stop water-logging
On a day the Capital received the season’s heaviest rain and traffic was thrown out of gear due to water-logging, the Delhi High Court pulled up the three municipal bodies on Tuesday for not taking concrete steps to deal with the poor drainage system. A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice S. K. Kaul and Justice Vipin Sanghi scolded the three local bodies -- East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation -- when their counsel submitted that the drains in their respective areas were very old which were coming in the way of draining of rain water fast and smoothly.
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SC Judgement on Captive Mine Crucial for Posco
South Korean steel manufacturer Posco faces a critical moment as India’s apex court takes up for hearing the grant of a captive iron ore mine in Odisha. Posco hopes, once some of the country’s leading
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Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board report on steps taken to control river pollution, 24/02/2021
<p>Monthly progress report by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for the month of January 2021 in the matter of Original Application No. 673 of 2018 in compliance of the National Green Tribunal
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Mopa EC granted, but can be appealed in the NGT
EC also subject to disposal of SC petition of Goa Foundation against giving post-facto environment clearances PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change granted Environmental
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Demand for equitable distribution of water grows
The on-going battle for equitable distribution of water is likely to intensify in coming days as an action committee demanding release of water in Jayakwadi dam from the upstream Godavari basin on Tuesday
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Order of the National Green Tribunal for banning every commercial activity in respect of charcoal, 29/10/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Institute of Sustainable Development Vs. U.O.I. & Ors. dated 29/10/2015. This application has been filed for banning every commercial