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Environment

Order of the Supreme Court regarding use of clay paver blocks and plying of e-rickshaws, Matheran, Maharashtra, 10/01/2024

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2024.

Counsel for the state of Maharashtra informed the apex court that the Monitoring Committee in consultation with IIT Bombay is looking into the proposal of using clay paver blocks instead of concrete paver blocks. It is necessary to use clay paver blocks in order to prevent soil erosion.

Judgement Date: 
10/01/2024
Tags:
Mountains, Maharashtra, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Soil Erosion, Supreme Court, Environment Management
Environment

Greening the blue report 2023

The annual Greening the Blue Report – The UN system’s environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it shows the progress both at the UN system-wide level and entity level of implementing the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations System 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of Management (Sustainabil

Publication Date: 
21/12/2023
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Environment Management, Air Pollution, Green House Gases, Water Management, Wastewater, Renewable Energy
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding winding up the Oversight Committee and permit monitoring of the environmental compliance and issues through the state monitoring mechanism, 10/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Singh Chauhan Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 10/11/2023.

The state of Uttar Pradesh filed the application requesting for review of the order dated July 20, 2023 "seeking limited review to wind up of the Oversight Committee and permit monitoring of the environmental compliance and issues through the State Monitoring Mechanism."

Judgement Date: 
10/11/2023
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Management
Environment

Compliance report by Arunachal Pradesh on measures to offset the adverse impact of tourism activities on the environment, 10/10/2023

Compliance report on behalf of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in OA No 178 of 2022 (News item published in the Hindi dated February 27, 2022 titled 'Tourism has brought economic prosperity to the Himalayan region, but the environmental cost has been catastrophic').

Judgement Date: 
10/10/2023
Tags:
Arunachal, Himalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment Management
Hazardous Waste

Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC) on September 18, 2023, notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023 further to amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Publication Date: 
18/09/2023
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Environment Management, Industry, India
Industry

Draft classification of industrial sectors into red, orange, green and white categories: a tool for progressive environmental management

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has proposed a revised methodology for classifying industrial sectors and other polluting activities. This Draft Classification of Industrial Sectors into Red, Orange, Green and White Categories: A Tool for Progressive Environmental Management was published on 24th July, 2023.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2023
CPCB
Tags:
Industry, Environment Management, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of environment management plan for government hospitals in India, 03/07/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/07/2023.

Judgement Date: 
03/07/2023
Tags:
Health Care, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Management, Congestion, Vehicular Pollution, Land Encroachments, Air Pollution, Health Effects
Hazardous Waste

Draft Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2023

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), May 02, 2023, notified the Draft Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2023 to further amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2023
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Environment Management, Industry, India
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding strengthening of PCBs and PCCs, 24/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aryavart Foundation Vs M/s Vapi Green Enviro Ltd. & Others dated 24/02/2023.

The National Green Tribunal directed the Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir to take steps to strengthen the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee. The Chief Secretary, has been asked to take necessary action within two months.

Judgement Date: 
24/02/2023
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Management, India, Jammu & Kashmir
Agriculture

Report by the UPPCB on the operation of cold storage units in Sadabad tehsil, Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, 06/02/2023

Action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on the operation of 9 cold storages in tehsil Sadabad, Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. During the visit, one of the cold storage units was not in operational condition and found closed. The other 8 cold storage facilities were found in operational condition.

Judgement Date: 
06/02/2023
Tags:
Food Storage, Potato, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Management, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Agriculture, Food Security

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