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State of the Climate in Asia 2024

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies.

Publication Date: 
23/06/2025
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Tags:
Asia, Global Warming, Heat Waves, Sea Level Rise, Indian Ocean, Glacial Melt, Floods, Landslides, Nepal, Climate Change
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar” appearing in ‘ The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025.

Judgement Date: 
05/06/2025
Tags:
Palm, Trees, Deforestation, Natural Disasters, Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025.

Judgement Date: 
27/05/2025
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hazardous Products
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of wastewater by the municipality of Belpahar on a farmers land, Jharsuguda, Odisha, 15/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025.

Judgement Date: 
15/05/2025
Tags:
Sewage Pollution, Land Degradation, Farmers, Municipal Corporations, Jharsuguda (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court on the matter of felling of trees in and around Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 07/05/2025

The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj Mahal are concerned.

Judgement Date: 
01/05/2025
Tags:
Monuments, Agra (T), Deforestation, Trees, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Uttar Pradesh
Environment

Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding use of environmental compensation funds, 29/04/2025

Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’.

NGT had directed CPCB to file a report disclosing the status of the audit of the funds enclosing the latest audit report in respect of environmental compensation (EC) fund.

Judgement Date: 
29/04/2025
Tags:
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Environment Management, Finance, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Advancing sustainable development in Africa

The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2025
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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Africa, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Energy, Energy Technology, Innovation, Gambia, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles
Environment

Interconnected disaster risks: Turning over a new leaf (2025 report)

The 2025 Interconnected Disaster Risks report shifts focus from diagnosing problems to mapping out solutions. It establishes that many of today’s solutions are surface-level fixes, and that to create lasting change, we need to question the societal structures and mindsets that perpetuate these challenges.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2025
United Nations University (UNU)
Tags:
Environment, Climate Change, Carbon Offset, GreenHouse Gases, Solid Waste, Global
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a hotel operating near Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 25/03/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/03/2025.

Judgement Date: 
25/03/2025
Tags:
Nahargarh SA, Jaipur (T), Hotels, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Rajasthan
Environment

Order of the High Court of Rajasthan regarding installation of a petrol pump near a crematorium and high-tension line, 05/03/2025

Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Deepak Acharya Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dated 05/03/2025.

Judgement Date: 
05/03/2025
Tags:
Petrol, High Court, Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

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