Pesticides And Toxins

Supreme Court order dated 05/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors

Supreme Court order dated 05/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Endosulfan, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, India, Exports, Trade
Pesticides And Toxins

Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 4/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan

The interim report of Joint Expert Committee on endosulfan submitted to the Supreme Court. Says that the ban on this pesticide should be limited to Kerala and Karnataka only, since none of the other states have reported adverse health effects.

 

Publication Date: 
04/08/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Endosulfan, Health Effects, Pesticide Use, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Kasaragod (D), Pesticide Residues, Kerala, Karnataka, Toxicity Studies, Physical Disability, Mental Health, Child Health, Biodiversity, India, Supreme Court
Pesticides And Toxins

Counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 29/07/2011 in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors

Counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 29/07/2011 by the Department of Agriculture in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Endosulfan, Kasaragod (D), Kerala, Pesticide Use, Agriculture, Health Effects, Genetic Disorders, POPs, Pesticide Residues, India
Mining

Supreme Court order dated 29/07/2011 in SLP (Civil) Nos. 7366-7367/2010 Govt of A.P. & Ors versus M/S Obulampuram Mining Co & Ors

Supreme Court order dated 29/07/2011 in SLP (Civil) Nos. 7366-7367/2010 Govt of A.P. & Ors versus M/S Obulampuram Mining Co & Ors.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Mining, Bellary (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Iron And Steel Industry, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Tumkur (D), Chitradurga (D), Karnataka
Food Policy

Report in the matter of: Writ Petition (Civil No.196 OF 2001) People's Union for Civil Liberties vs. Union of India & Ors on public distribution system

Report in the matter of: Writ Petition (Civil No.196 OF 2001) People's Union for Civil Liberties vs. Union of India & Ors on public distribution system.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Food Supply, Food Security, India, Poverty, Supreme Court, Starvation, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himachal Pradesh, Gram Sabhas, Panchayats, Food Prices
Mining

Supreme Court judgement on Lafarge mining limestone in Meghalaya dated 06/07/2011 (Lafarge Judgement)

This Supreme Court order dated July 6, 2011 permitted Lafarge of France to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya to feed its $255-million cement plant in Bangladesh. This order was delivered by a bench comprising of the Hon’ble Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice KS Radhakrishnan. According to MoEf this is a landmark judgment which will set the stage for further reforms in environmental governance.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Mining, Limestone, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), North East, India, Bangladesh, Forests, Lafarge India
Pesticides And Toxins

Order of the Supreme Court dated 13/05/2011 in W.P (C) No. 213 of 2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs Union of India in the matter of endosulfan use

Order of the Supreme Court dated 13/05/2011 in W.P (C) No. 213 of 2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Versus Union of India in the matter of endosulfan use.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Endosulfan, Pesticide Industry, Pesticide Use, India, Health Effects, Human Rights, Kerala, Pesticides And Toxins
Environment

Supreme Court order on CBI's curative petition against 1996 apex court judgement on Bhopal gas tragedy.




This Supreme Court order dated May 11, 2011 dismissed CBI's curative petition against the 1996 apex court judgement on Bhopal gas tragedy that diluted the criminal charges against UCIL top brass including its Bhopal unit head Keshub Mahendra.

 

Publication Date: 
13/05/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Industrial Disasters, Court, Health Effects, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Supreme Court, Union Carbide, Corporate Legal Accountability
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India on Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) Nos. 7366-7367/2010 between Govt of A.P. & Ors ver M/S Obulapuram Mining Co. P. Ltd

Order of the Supreme Court of India on Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) Nos. 7366-7367/2010 between Govt of A.P. & Ors ver M/S Obulapuram Mining Co. P. Ltd.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Mining, Karnataka, Forest Encroachments
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India dated 29/04/2011 on the Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 7366-7367/2010 between Govt of A.P. Ver M/S Obulapuram Mining Co on mining in Karnataka

Order of the Supreme Court of India dated 29/04/2011 on the Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 7366-7367/2010 between Govt of A.P. Versus M/S Obulapuram Mining Co. P. Ltd & ORS on mining in Karnataka.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2011
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Mineral - Based Industry, Mining, India

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