The Mumbai Coastal Road project was planned years ago, to connect south Mumbai with the northern areas of Mumbai’s suburbs. However, the project remained stuck due to environmental clearances. The plan was revived in … READ FULL STORY
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, on January 6, 2020, issued a notification for the new Wetland Conservation Rules. The new Rules prohibit the conversion for non-wetland uses, including encroachment of any kind, besides … READ FULL STORY
Seeking to address some of the most pressing issues facing India, including air pollution, through innovation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on November 28, 2019, launched the country chapter of its Accelerator Lab … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, has directed the Union Environment Ministry to file a report on the finalisation of eco-sensitive zone in the Western Ghats, within … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to submit a report, on the constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees at the local level in every state, within three … READ FULL STORY
The construction of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial off the Mumbai coast will remain stayed for the time being, as the Supreme Court, on February 21, 2019, turned down the Maharashtra government’s plea … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government, on a plea challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) order, which refused to declare the low-lying areas in and around … READ FULL STORY
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, in its 324th report on ‘Status of Forests in India’, tabled in the Rajya Sabha on February 12, 2019, said no action plan … READ FULL STORY
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is one of the most serious challenges to environment protection and although the Solid Waste Management Rules have been framed in 2016, their implementation remains a problem, a National … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee, to look into the question of whether sub-regional plans for the protection of natural conservation zones (NCZs), were consistent with the regional plan prepared by … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, on April 4, 4018, said that it was satisfied that all the concerns and suggestions, which the applicant had raised, regarding the … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, noted that despite its January 3, 2018 order, none of the states have submitted an action plan on the use of fly … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by acting chairperson justice UD Salvi, has disposed of a plea challenging the forest clearance granted for the construction of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, after it was informed … READ FULL STORY
