Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Mitra (Janvikas) Ors. Vs Gujarat State Pollution Control Board Ors dated 20/12/2013 regarding air and water pollution caused by the Rajkot Municipal Solid Waste disposal and landfill management site at village Nakravadi, managed by Rajkot Municipal Corporation and M/s Hanjer Biotech Energies Pvt Ltd.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/131_2013(App)_20Dec2013_final_order.pdf

Millions of tonnes of old electronic goods illegally exported to developing countries, as people dump luxury items

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/12/2013 regarding environmental pollution caused by burning of plastic, leather, rubber, motor engine oil and such other waste materials and continuous operation of illegal industrial units dealing with such articles on agricultural lands in village Mundka, New Delhi.

The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked power plant industries in the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda region to introduce High Concentration Slurry Disposal ( HCSD) system in an attempt to

The draft of the Kerala Perspective Plan, 2030 highlights the need to address rising water and land pollution in fast expanding cities like Kochi that is witnessing a huge influx of migrant populat

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vajubhai Arsibhai Dodiya Ors. Vs Gujarat PCB Ors. dated 31/10/2013 on the accident at Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. The applicants submit that on the night of 1st May, 2011, an accident took place in the cement plant due to which poisonous dust and powder spread over the nearby areas. The said accident was so severe that poisonous gas, cement dust had spread over the nearby area and destroyed all the agricultural products grown in the nearby vicinity of the cement company.

A former Ecuadorean judge testified on Wednesday that he ghost-wrote rulings for a judge who ordered Chevron Corp to pay $19 billion to villagers whose land had been polluted by oil exploration.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandurang Sitaram Chalke & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 01/10/2013 on the issue of illegal mining in the agricultural areas as
well as forest and non-forest areas in Sukvali village, Taluka Khed, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/14_2012(wZ)(App)_1oct2013_final_order.pdf

Farmers of Punnam happy over decision to drop dyeing park plan

The public of Punnam are ecstatic at the shelving of the plan to establish an integrated dyeing park in their neighbourhood. At the same time, home textile exporters and professional dyers in the town are dejected that their painstaking effort, kept under wraps for a long time, to establish the facility has come to a naught.

The use of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals is increasing. Over the past decade, there has been a proliferation of research into potential environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment. A Royal Society-supported seminar brought together experts from diverse scientific fields to discuss the risks posed by pharmaceuticals to wildlife. Recent analytical advances have revealed that pharmaceuticals are entering habitats via water, sewage, manure and animal carcases, and dispersing through food chains.

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