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Notifications & Circulars
GEAC Sends Public Comments on Assessment of Food and Environmental Safety Report on Environmental Release of GE Mustard to Sub-Committee(06.10.2016)
A total of 759 comments were received from various stakeholders on the Assessment of Food and Environmental Safety (AFES) report on environmental rele.....
Tags : Food, Environmental Safety, Report, Public Comments
Shri Ashwini Lohani launches "Guidebook for Creating a Child Friendly and Protective Environment for Children in Contact with Railways'(16.05.2018)
A "Guidebook for Creating a Child Friendly and Protective Environment for Children in Contact with Railways', developed by National Commission for pro.....
Tags : Guidebook, Launch, Protective Environment, Railway Stations
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Finland on Environmental Cooperation(10.10.2018)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Finland on Environmental .....
Tags : Environment, Protection, Co-operation, Approval
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding among BRICS Nations on Environmental Cooperation(24.10.2018)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed .....
Tags : MOU, Approval, Environmental Co-operation
India gets UN Environment award for combating trans-boundary environmental crime(22.11.2018)
United Nation Environment has awarded Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India wi.....
Tags : Award, Trans-boundary, Environmental crime
Amendment in Import policy of Iron and Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC(HS), 2017 Schedule-1(21.11.2019)
1. Kind reference is invited to DGFT Notification No.'s 17/2015-2020 & 32/2015-20 dated 05.09.2019 & 13.11.2019 respectively. Further vide Circular No.....
Tags : Amendment, Import policy, Iron and Steel
Judgments
Fresh environmental clearance necessary for expansion beyond limits approved by Prior EC(03.12.2019)
The present Civil Appeal arises from an order of the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal. In its order, the NGT held that, the increase in .....
Tags : Environmental impact, Regulatory procedure, Compliance
India and Finland sign MOU for developing cooperation in the field of environmental protection and biodiversity conservation(26.11.2020)
India and Finland today signed a MOU for developing cooperation between two countries in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conserva.....
Tags : MOU, Signing of, Environmental protection
Central Government declares the services engaged in iron & steel industry to be a public utility service for ID Act, 1947 for a further period of six months effective from 17th Feb., 2024(14.02.2024)
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that public interest so requires that the services engaged in the Iron and Steel, which is covered under i.....
Tags : Services, Iron and steel industry, Public utility
News
Centre Bans Cattle Slaughter Across India, Restrictions on Sale Too(26.05.2017)
Environment Ministry has banned cattle slaughter and introduced restrictions on sale of cattle to prevent their killing. Rule states that no one can b.....
Tags : Environment Ministry, Cattle Slaughter
CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner,Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)
NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....
Tags : NGT ,Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), UP Govt., Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)
NGT Quashes Centre’s Notification Diluting Provisions of Environmental Clearance For Constructions(04.01.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed notification dated 09.12.2016 issued by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, whereby substantive prov.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Clearance
NGT Orders Maharashtra Government to Pay ?12,000 Crore Compensation for Improper Waste Management(12.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal while directed the State of Maharashtra to pay ?12,000 crores as environmental compensation, has held that compensation under .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Compensation, Waste Management
Environment Ministry Grants 6 Months Window For Green Clearance to Units(21.03.2017)
Environment Ministry has granted a six-month window as one-time opportunity to secure environmental clearance to units which have not obtained such a .....
Tags : Environment Ministry, environmental clearance
Bombay HC Calls for Safe Working Environment for Women(05.10.2016)
Bombay HC has held that any misconduct against women employees must be dealt with most sternly and asked organizations to draw up a list of "dos and d.....
Tags : Bombay HC , Safe Working Environment for Women
NGT to Govt.: Explore Alternatives to Traditional Cremation Modes(03.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Union Environment Ministry and Delhi Government to initiate programmes to provide alternative modes of crem.....
Tags : National Green, Tribunal , Union Environment Ministry, Delhi Government
Govt Notifies Graded Response Action Plan to Fight Air Pollution in National Capital(17.01.2017)
Ministry of Environment has notified a Graded Response Action Plan to fight air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region area, which means that Nati.....
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NGT Slaps Penalty on Hindustan Zinc for Violation of Environmental Norms in Rajasthan(08.02.2022)
National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs. 25 crore on Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd. for violation of environmental norms in Rajast.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Violation of Environmental Norms in Rajasthan
SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre for Failure to Publish Notification(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoE.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Proceedings Against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
SC: Fresh Environmental Clearance Necessary for Expansion Beyond Limits Approved by Prior EC(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a fresh environmental clearance is necessary for the expansion of a project beyond the limits approved by the prior envir.....
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Delhi HC: Sincere Efforts Made by Centre for Providing Better Environment(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while hearing PIL filed implementing promises by Centre before UNFCCC, has appreciated efforts made by Ministry of Environment for en.....
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SC: Make EIA Mandatory for Urban Development(11.01.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to preserve the heritage of 'Corbusier' Chandigarh, has recommended Centre as well as the State to make necessa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Environmental Impact Assessment, Urban Development
Supreme Court: NGT to Ensure Lawful Grant of Environmental Clearence(26.07.2024)
SC while setting aside NGT's order allowing establishment of a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility, has observed that it is NGT’s duty to satis.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal, Environment Clearance
SC Upholds NGT Order Imposing Damages on Real Estate Developer for Violating E-Clearance(13.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while upholding a National Green Tribunal order, has imposed damages of Rs.100 crores or 10% of the project cost, whichever is higher, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Environmental Clearance
NGT: Impose Fine on Airlines Disposing Excreta Before Landing(21.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed aviation regulator DGCA to issue a circular to all airlines asking them to pay Rs. 50,000 as environmental .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, environmental compensation, airlines, excreta
NGT Fines Union Environment Ministry & DGCA Over Delay in Reply(06.04.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed costs of Rs. 5,000 each on Union Environment Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for d.....
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Delhi HC Imposes Costs on Petitioner Seeking Financial Assistance for Implementing Project(30.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has imposed heavy costs of Rs 50,000 on a Petitioner seeking financial assistance of Rs 70,000 from the Central Government for implem.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Clean Environment Project
SC Refuses to Completely Remove Ceiling Limits on Iron Ore Production in Karnataka(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to accept the recommendation of Centrally Empowered Committee, to grant complete relaxation of the ceiling limit imposed on .....
Tags : Supreme Court, CEC Recommendations, Iron Ore
NGT to Govt.: Consider Setting Up of ETPs Instead of STPs for Treating Sewage Water(15.01.2016)
NGT has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to consider setting up effluent treatment.....
Tags : NGT , Central Pollution Control Board , Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
NGT Orders Interim Compensation for Environment Damage, Spreading Muck Beyond Allotted Area(09.11.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed the project proponent to deposit Rs. 2 Crore as interim compensation for causing environment damage and spreading.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Compensation for Environment Damage
Madras High Court Creates Environmental Fund to Deposit Costs(02.07.2018)
Madras High Court has said that an Environmental Fund be put in place so that voluntary contributions by litigants and court costs may be used for mea.....
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Invocation of Bank Guarantees Given by Tata Sponge Iron Ltd.(28.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has set aside the orders passed by the Ministry of Coal in 2012 and 2015 whereby the Ministry had decided to invoke the bank guarante.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tata Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd.
Govt. Notifies New Policy for Granting EC for Minor Minerals(22.01.2016)
Government has notified a new policy of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) for minor minerals to combat illegal sand mining.
Tags : Government, Environmental Clearance
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt E-auction of Iron, Manganese Ore in Karnataka(29.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to stop e-auction for sale of iron and manganese ore in Karnataka.
Tags : Supreme Court, Iron, Manganese Ore
SC Stays Imposition of NGT's Environmental Compensation on Thermal Plants(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the recovery of 'Environmental Compensation' imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for non-achievement of 100 % Fly A.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Environmental Compensation, Thermal Plants
NGT Directs Taloja CETP to Pay Rs 10 Crore as Environmental Compensation(23.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Taloja Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) Co-operative Society Limited to pay Rs 10 crore as environmen.....
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Government to bring out new Performance-Based Rating of NGOs working on Environment(06.10.2015)
The Government will introduce new performance-based rating of Non-Government Organisations working in the environment field. It also released the 10th.....
Tags : Ngo, environment, rating, directory
NGT Orders Five Sponge Iron Plants to Pay Rs. 7 Crore Environmental Compensation(01.07.2021)
National Green Tribunal has ordered that five sponge iron plant at Nemakallu and Hirehal in the district to pay Rs. 7 crore as environmental compensat.....
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NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
NGT Fines Security Agencies Rs 10 Lakh for Building Offices on Ridge Fforest(26.03.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh each on the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Police Research and .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Clearance
Supreme Court Allows Mined Goa Iron Ore to be Transported(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed mining leaseholders in Goa to transport mined iron ore extracted between February 7 and March 15, 2018, and lying at the pit.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Transport of Iron Ore
Gujarat HC Refuses to Quash FIR for Dumping Chemicals in Open Land(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has refused to quash a FIR lodged for violation of the Environment (Protection) Act against a factory owner for allegedly dumping c.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Dumping Chemicals, Environment (Protection) Act
Environment Ministry Orders Closure 150 Industrial Units Along Ganga(21.01.2016)
Environment Ministry has ordered closure of 150 industrial units, including sugar mills and tanneries, along the river Ganga after these failed to ins.....
Tags : Environment Ministry , river Ganga
Felling of Even a Single Tree Can Impact the Environment: Bombay High Court(31.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that felling of even a single tree can have an adverse impact on the environment.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Environment
NGT Seeks Reply on Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining At Jalaun and Hamirpur(01.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against alleged illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttar Pradesh Gcvt. , State Pollution Control Board
NGT Defines Emergency Norms for Delhi & Four States over Air Pollution(11.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has defined the term “environmental emergency” and listed measures to be taken by Delhi and its neighbouring States when.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, environmental emergency, Air Pollution
Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Banaglore’s Degrading Environment(27.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the environment of the city of Bangalore has degraded so much and so fast that the time will not be far away for this .....
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SC: For Granting Environmental Clearance, Valid DSR a Mandatory Prerequisite(09.05.2025)
Supreme Court while striking down UP Government’s e-auction notice that cited reliance on an expired District Survey Report, has held that for grantin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Environmental Clearance, Mandatory Prerequisite
Uttarakhand HC to UEPPCB: Shut Units Polluting Ganga(31.03.2017)
Uttarakhand HC has ordered Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) to "close down all hotels, ashrams and industries whi.....
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Environmental Clearance can’t have Any Retrospective Effect: Supreme Court(13.11.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that environmental clearance cannot have any retrospective effect and it is operational from the date it is granted, whil.....
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SC Directs Central Government to File Counter Affidavit in Plea Seeking Investigation in Alleged Smug(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to file a counter affidavit in a plea filed by Advocate ML Sharma seeking directions to the CBI to r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Smuggling of Iron Ore
CIC to Green Ministry: Make Coastal Area Expert Panel Report Public(17.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar’s office to submit the response and to make action taken on expe.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Environment Minister , India’s coastal areas
SC Refuses to Take PIL Seeking CBI Investigation in Goa Iron Ore Scam(01.02.2016)
SC has refused to entertain a fresh PIL seeking CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in iron ore mining scam in Goa.
Tags : SC, Goa Iron Ore Scam
NGT Asks CPCB to Consider Environmental Audit of E-Commerce Websites(14.09.2020)
National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to submit an action taken report against manufacturers and e-commerce websites w.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Audit of E-Commerce Websites
NGT Directs Trucks Entering Delhi to Pay Environmental Tax(08.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all commercial vehicles entering Delhi to pay environmental compensation charge in addition to the toll tax.....
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SC Allows Filing of Writ Petition Against Environmental Clearance Granted to New Parliament Building(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the filing of a Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging the Environmental Clearance gr.....
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SC: Must Ensure Sensitive Work Environment for Growing Women Judicial Officers(28.02.2025)
SC has underscored the importance of ensuring sensitive work environment for women judicial officers and stated that it is not enough to find comfort .....
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CIC Issues Show Cause Notice to 2 Scientists in Environment Ministry(17.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to two scientists of Environment Ministry for not following its orders to proacti.....
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NGT Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Alleging that Waste Treatment Plant is Polluting NCR's Groundwater(23.09.2015)
NGT has sought Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi and Haryana Govt.(s), Central Pollution Control Board and others’ response on a plea seekin.....
Tags : NGT,Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi , Haryana Govt., Central Pollution Control Board
Bombay HC Suggests Centre to Allow Cops to Lodge Complaints Under Environment Laws(28.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Union Government to consider allowing police officers to lodge complaints for offences under Environmental Protection A.....
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SC: Prior Environmental Clearance Not Necessary for Land Acquisition for National Highways(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that prior environmental clearance is not necessary at the stage of notification of land acquisition proceedings for the purpos.....
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Delhi High Court: Can’t Compromise on Environment, No Matter What the Cost(27.07.2018)
Delhi high Court has asked the Centre if it ever deliberated on what impact its redevelopment project in south Delhi colonies will have on traffic de.....
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Bombay HC Orders Adarsh Society Building Demolition(02.05.2016)
Bombay HC has ordered Union Environment Ministry to demolish 31-storey Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society.
Tags : Bombay HC , Union Environment Ministry , Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society
SC Levies 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 & Rs 1300 on Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has levied 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 and Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 for 4 months. T.....
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CESTAT: Cenvat Credit Allowable on Steel Items Used in Creation of Sponge Iron Kiln and Power Plant(17.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has applied the "user-test" by providing cenvat credit on steel goods used in the construc.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, user-test, cenvat credit, sponge iron kiln, power plant
P&H HC: Object of Persons with Disabilities Act to Provide Congenial Work Environment(27.08.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has remarked that the object of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Particip.....
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Top Story
Uncaging growth and development around Okhla Bird Sanctuary(19.08.2015)
In an aptly named Notification, 'Central Government hereby notifies an area up to one hundred meter from the eastern, western and southern boundary an.....
Tags : environment, okhla, sanctuary, bird, homes
Statute
Draft Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015(07.10.2015)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is inviting comments on its new Bill amending the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Na.....
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Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan in the field of Environmental Cooperation(06.12.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India a.....
Tags : MOC, Approval, Environmental Cooperation
Mad HC: Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre Doesn't Require Prior Environmental Clearance for Construction(15.12.2022)
Madras High Court while observing that Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre comes within the definition of an educational institution, has allowed its plea a.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre, Environmental Clearance
NGT to Environment Ministry: No Sand Mining in North India During Rainy Season(28.09.2015)
NGT while disposing of plea alleging that mining activity carried out in rainy season was contrary to terms of environmental clearance, has ordered En.....
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NGT Summons Delhi Environment Secretary over Supply of Dirty Water(05.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken exception to non-submission of status report on quality of water supplied to households in the national capita.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Delhi Environment Secretary, Dirty Water
NGT to Environment Ministry: Are Cigarette and Beedi Butts Biodegradable(20.07.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to clarify its stand on terming cigarette butts ‘biodegradable’.
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Ministry of Environment and Forests
SC Grants Lessees Time Upto End of January 2021 for Removal of Mined Manganese/Iron Ore(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has granted time up to end of January, 2021 for the removal of the minerals excavated/mined on or before 15th March, 2018 subject to pay.....
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NGT: No Need to Impose Environmental Compensation on KPCL at Yelahanka(30.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has said that no violations have been committed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (KPCL) at the gas-based power plant at.....
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SC Stays Notification by Centre Exempting Construction Projects from Environmental Clearance(28.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed notification by Central Government that exempted certain building and construction projects from mandatory prior environmenta.....
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NGT Serves Show Cause Notices to CS and Principal Secretaries of PHE(09.11.2015)
NGT has issued show cause notices to Chief Secretary and Principal Secretaries of Environment and Public Health Engineering (PHE) departments of West .....
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NGT Imposes Rs. 3500 Crores Fine on State Of West Bengal for Continuing Environmental Damage(05.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a heavy fine of Rs. 3500 as environmental compensation on the State of West Bengal for causing continuous damage t.....
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NGT Orders Environment Audit of All Government Buildings in Delhi(24.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered environment audit of all Government Buildings, including offices and hospitals, in Delhi to control pollutio.....
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Health of Environment is Key to Preserve Right to Life Under Article 21: SC(01.04.2019)
Supreme Court has suspended Environmental Clearance granted for development of Greenfield international airport at Mopa in Goa and observed that healt.....
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New environment standards for gensets(22.03.2016)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change notified new environment.....Tags : Environment, pollution, generators, standards
SC Directs SIT Probe Into Alleged Role of Two Former Karnataka CMs in Mining Case(30.03.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Police SIT to probe alleged role of two former Chief Ministers N Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy and bureaucrats in.....
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NGT Directs Closure of over 300 Industrial Units for Violating Environmental Laws(14.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed closure of arround 300 industrial units across India, including 23 in Gujarat, for violating key environmen.....
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Supreme Court Appointed Panel Calls For Tough Action to Tackle Poor Air Quality in Delhi NCR(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked officials to immediately enforce Graded Response Act.....
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Union Environment Ministry Issues Strict Norms for Thermal Plants(23.12.2015)
Union Environment Ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and made it mandatory f.....
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Bombay HC Slams State for Failure to Create Conducive Environment for Specially-Abled Students(05.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has rapped State Government and a Private School for their failure to create a conducive environment for specially-abled students un.....
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Delhi HC: Environmental Compensation Can't be Imposed Without Giving Notice to Violator(27.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to reconsider its decision against Public Works Department, Government of National Capi.....
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CIC Raps MoEF for Withholding Information on K'taka Grasslands Issue(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped Environment Ministry for withholding information related to construction work in ecologically- sensiti.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking for Appointment of National Environmental Regulator(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking for the appointment of a National Environmental Regulator to oversee and g.....
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Delhi HC Notices AAP Govt Over Non Implementation of CIC Order on Environ Cost(01.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government on why it has not complied with a 2011 Central Information Commission (CIC) order to display .....
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Delhi HC Stays Centre’s Green Exemption to Construction Projects(27.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has stayed two notifications of Ministry of Environment and Forest granting exemption from environmental clearance to building constr.....
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Department of Environment suggested alternative for defunct coastal authorities(25.04.2016)
The Central Government outlined proposals to avoid confusion and subversion of laws in areas where Coastal Zone Management Authorities are not functio.....
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NGT Extends Time Limit Till Sept. 18 to File Reply to Plea Regarding New Capital for Andhra Pradesh(31.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended time till Sept 18 for Union Ministry of Environment to file counter reply to plea of Pandalaneni Srimannara.....
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Supreme Court: Serious Concern Expressed Over Plastic Pollution in Rivers(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over plastic pollution in rivers and observed that the dumping of plastic is causing serious environment d.....
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SC: 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance Unsustainable in Law(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the concept of 'ex post facto' Environmental Clearance (EC) is against the fundamental principles of environmental jur.....
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NGT: Industrial Units Cannot Operate Without Prior Environment Clearance(08.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has held that industrial units required to get an Environment Clearance (EC) under EIA notification cannot operate without pri.....
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NGT Serves Notice to Centre Seeking Stay on Lakhwar Project(29.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources and Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nig.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Lakhwar Project,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources ,Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nigam
SDMC Toll Tax Contractor Starts Collecting ECC as per SC Order(09.11.2015)
SMYR Consortium, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) contractor for toll tax , has agreed to collect Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) from h.....
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SC: To Enforce Firecrackers' Ban, NCR States to Issue Directions Under S.5 Environment Protection Act(07.05.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter concerning air pollution in Delhi NCR, has directed the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana to issue d.....
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Delhi HC Observes Trees Only Hope of Environmental Redemption In Commercialized Cities(05.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that trees hold out as welcome and assuring living entities of hope, sanity, environmental redemption and even companionship.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Stay on Publication of Final Notification Until Further Orders(07.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has extended the stay on the publication of the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notific.....
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SC Restrains Central Government from Granting ‘Ex-Post Facto’ Environmental Clearance in Future(16.05.2025)
Supreme Court has restrained the Central Government from issuing circulars, orders, notifications, OMs providing for grant of ex-post facto environmen.....
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SC Quashes Notification Exempting Earth Extraction For Linear Projects From Environmental Clearance(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while quashing Center’s Notification has set aside an amendment that eliminated the requirement of environmental clearance for extractin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 14, Constitution, environmental clearance
CIC Slams Environment Ministry over its Response on Indira Sagar Polavaram Project(21.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Environment Ministry for its repeated response of "files not traceable" on key projects as it ordered.....
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CESTAT: Process of Crushing And Screening Iron Ore Can be Classified as Iron Ore Fines(08.06.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that the process of crushing and screening iron ore can be classified as ir.....
Tags : CESTAT, Iron ore, Countervailing Duty
Kerala HC Slaps Fine of Rs. 1 Crore for Violating Green Norms on DLF Builders, Spares Building(22.12.2016)
Kerala High Court while asking DLF Builders to pay a fine of Rs.1 crore for constructing an apartment complex at Chilavannur in violation of Environme.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, DLF Builders, Environment Laws
Supreme Court Raps States on "Diverting" Funds Meant for Environment(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure noting that states were "diverting" huge amount of funds, meant for protection of environment and benefit .....
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Govt. Notifies Revised Environment Standards for Gensets(23.03.2016)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified new environment standards for gensets running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural .....
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