Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shalbhjit Singh Vs State of Punjab dated 05/01/2024.

In the application, the grievance was against the industry M/s Nectar Life Sciences Limited (a pharmaceutical unit) discharging highly polluted chemical effluents in the agricultural fields causing damage to the crop, land and other incidental issues.

The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has come out with a draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy (NPP) 2023 emphasising on a holistic policy approach to address the challenges faced by Indian pharmaceutical industries and provide definitive policy interventions to enhance the collective ecosystem.

Inspection report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board in the matter of OA No 80/2020 as per the National Green Tribunal order dated 29/08/2023.

The matter is related to alleged pollution by three pharmaceutical industries located in Choutuppal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana.

A team from CPCB, Chennai carried out inspection of the industries. Monitoring and sampling of source emission, fugitive emission, ambient air quality (VOC) and wastewater sampling was done.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gopal Sharma Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 25/09/2023.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of All India Drug Action Network & Others Vs Union of India Ministry of Health & Others dated 13/09/2023. Additional Solicitor General informed the Supreme Court that the Union government would place an update affidavit on the record setting out the mechanism for the price control of life saving and essential drugs.

The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has notified the National Policy on Research & Development and Innovation in the Pharma-Med Tech Sector in India with reforms in terms of regulatory framework and streamlining processes reducing the approval timelines, incentivising investment in innovation and creation of an enabling ecosystem for inn

Report by the Director, Industrial Safety and Health to the National Green Tribunal on M/s Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited located in Kalwa Industrial Estate, Navi Mumbai,Thane district said that was not registered under Factories Act till date.

During a visit to the factory it was observed that the occupier of the factory was using the premises as a factory without obtaining a valid license from the Director, Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Maharashtra.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sayyed Mohammed Sabir Usman Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 31/03/2023.

The matter related to explosion at a pharmaceutical company (Ank Pharma Pvt. Ltd) in January 2020 leading to the death of eight people and injuring seven others in Tarapur, Palghar district, Maharashtra.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of  In re: news item in NDTV dated 28.02.2023 titled “2 Dead, 2 Injured in Explosion at Gujarat Pharma Company” dated 15/03/2023.

Up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in this report, highlighting the need to curtail pollution created by the pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors.

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