The Supreme Court will hear on December 3 an application filed by Tamil Nadu for a direction to the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board as per the final award of the Cauvery Water Dis

In a big relief to the general public, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre’s application that henceforth only the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will grant environmental clear

Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Friday called upon the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to play a vital role in maintaining the balance between environmental conservation and economic growth for the su

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to intervene in an order passed by the National Green Tribunal directing the Kerala government to adhere to the report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Pane

NGO Common Cause, others, allege mala fide conduct by RIL

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, Reliance Industries and others on a public interest litigation petition filed by NGO Common Cause and others seeking a direction to the Union of India to cancel the production sharing contract (PSC) between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and NIKO Resources for extracting gas in the KG-D6 block.

Allocation was only the first step towards obtaining mining lease, says AG

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of seven States in coal block allocation after the Centre maintained that the identification/allotment of coal blocks was only the first step and the subsequent procedure of granting mining leases had to be done by the States concerned.

Submits channel will become a “valuable asset in terms of national defence and security”

The UPA government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday, saying it wanted to implement the Sethusamudram project through the original alignment, cutting across the Ram Sethu. A Bench, headed by Justice H.L. Dattu, will hear the case on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the suit filed by Tamil Nadu questioning the law passed by Kerala in 2006, constituting the Dam Safety Authority to prevent the State from rai

Ministry of Environment and Forests directed to constitute an expert body to make detailed study

The Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the State of Uttarakhand not to grant any further environmental clearance or forest clearance for any hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand until further orders.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to come out with additional safety measures to ensure that the Sterlite Industries was operated free from pollution.