Industry

 A protest nonetheless

Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)
Industry

 When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

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30/07/2002
Jayanta Basu
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India

 Junked...at last

Finally the government has decided to scrap the much-hyped Timarpur plant which had become a white elephant. The move has been hailed by environmentalists, who have criticised the project for more

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Power Industry, Legislation, High Court, India, Delhi, Waste Recycling
India

 TURN DOWN VOLUME

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has frowned upon the decibel din in the state. Acting on a petition, the court has issued notices to the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, High Court, Himachal Pradesh
India

 Green laws

When the Republic of India began its democratic journey in the 1950s, people were given incentives to cut and clear forests to bring more land under cultivation and help alleviate poverty. This

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Milind Sathe
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Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Legislation, Ecology, High Court, India, Supreme Court
Industry

 Succour for Sukruli

High court takes polluting sponge iron unit to task

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Satyasundar Barik
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Pollution Control, Health Effects, Industry, Legislation, High Court, NGO, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 When modern wisdom fails

The tree court started out as a great idea, but is little more than a paper tiger today

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Keya Acharya
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Forest Conservation, Trees, Compensation, Legislation, High Court, Bangalore (D)
Water Resources

 Unfit for office

Jharkhand Pollution Control Board chief in eligibility row

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
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Pollution Control, Industrial Dispersal, Legislation, High Court, Environment Court, Jharkhand
India

 Save the ridge

Delhi's green cover

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
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Legislation, High Court, Delhi, Environmental Security
India

 Waiting for a miracle

Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or real estate a choice that has to be made. The Centre for Science and Environment

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29/06/2002
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