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
The Delhi Airport’s ‘Phase 3A’ infrastructure expansion – which includes the construction of a fourth runway, expansion of T1 apron area and development of a dual elevated eastern cross taxiway – would be completed … 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 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
A Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on May 9, 2018, asked the state governments, whether there was any plan to utilise funds of around Rs 75,000 crores, including … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on March 14, 2018, wanted to know from the centre how a ‘huge amount’ of around Rs 75,000 crores, lying in various funds created on the apex court’s orders for protection … 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 committee under the union Environment Ministry, has asked the Telangana government to act against the Telugu Cine Workers Co-operative Housing Society Ltd, for taking up construction work of a housing project, allegedly without … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, comprising acting chairperson justice UD Salvi and expert member Nagin Nanda, directed the states and union territories to submit a comprehensive plan on the utilisation of fly ash … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on January 4, 2018, directed Environment Ministry to decide within a month, on environmental clearance for the construction of a six-lane Hindon elevated road, connecting NH-24 in Ghaziabad, or … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on December 18, 2017, said that the issue pertaining to solid waste management was needed to be looked into with all due … READ FULL STORY
