Living in a beach-side house is a distant dream for all of us living in metropolitan cities. Although owning a seaside home might seem like a challenging prospect, there are many ways that you … 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
A Supreme Court bench, headed by justice Madan B Lokur, has asked the centre to inform it about the status of funds disbursed by them to the states, for preservation of wetlands and also … READ FULL STORY
A division bench of justices VM Kanade and PR Bora of the Bombay High Court, on February 7, 2017, directed the government to submit before it old and new Google maps of wetland areas, … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on November 22, 2016, directed the Inspector General of Registration of Chennai zone, to issue orders to all jurisdictional registrars, not to register any document related to Pallikaranai marshlands in … READ FULL STORY
The Yamuna riverfront development project is set to come out of cold storage, with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal slated to launch the ‘concrete-free’ project’s first phase on November 1, 2016. A five-kilometre-long stretch … READ FULL STORY
After the Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for not identifying the wetlands in the state, the government on July 11, 2016, withdrew its plea seeking modification of a 2013 order banning … READ FULL STORY
