Water Resources

Embu local wants law passed to protect water towers

An Embu resident has petitioned the Senate to pass a law that will protect water towers and riparian zones.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2018
Star (Kenya)
Tags:
Water Resources, Kenya, Wetlands, Water Management, Legislation, Environment, Africa
People

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding construction workers in the unorganized sector of India, 19/03/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (NCC-CL) Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2018 regarding construction workers in the unorganized sector of India.

Judgement Date: 
19/03/2018
Tags:
Construction Workers, India, Supreme Court, Legislation
People

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding effective implementation of the provisions of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994, 14/03/2018

Order of the Union of India Vs Indian Radiological And Imaging Association And Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding effective implementation of the provisions of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2018
Tags:
Women, Human Rights, Legislation, India, Supreme Court, High Court, Parliament
Environment

NGT takes cognizance of pollution in village

Situation alarming, says green tribunal | Orders inspection

Publication Date: 
14/03/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Industrial Pollution, Legislation, Environment, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Udham Singh Nagar, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Groundwater Pollution, Land Pollution, Environmental Health, Environment Clearance (EC)
Land

The legal regime and political economy of land rights of Scheduled Tribes in the Scheduled Areas of India

India was a pioneer in recognising special protections for her tribal or indigenous peoples in the Constitution, recognising their distinctive cultural, social, and economic identity from that of the mainstream Indian society and that they needed some protection from exploitation by the mainstream.

Publication Date: 
12/03/2018
Namita Wahi, Ankit Bhatia
Centre for Policy Research
Tags:
Land Ownership, Land Acquisition, Tribals, India, Legislation, Forest Rights Act 2006, Rehabilitation
Health

Tobacco product regulation: building laboratory testing capacity

WHO has launched new guidance on tobacco product regulation in response to the need for clear, practical advice on building laboratory testing capacity.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
WHO
Tags:
Tobacco, Health Effects, Legislation, WHO, India, Global
People

Nigerian Senate moves to curb child labour, enforce Child Rights Act

In a bid to reduce the menace of child abuse, the Senate on Tuesday tasked the Ministry of Women Affairs and security agencies to devise measures to enforce the rights of Nigerian child.

Publication Date: 
08/03/2018
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tags:
People, Children, Child Labour, Nigeria, Legislation, Africa
Climate Change

U.S. loses bid to halt children's climate change lawsuit

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the U.S.

Publication Date: 
08/03/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Climate Change, Court, United States Of America (US), Children, Climate Impacts, Legislation
Water Resources

Start with water: putting water on local action agendas to support global change

The World Water Council released the publication titled, ‘Start with Water: Putting Water on Local Action Agendas to Support Global Change.’ It aims to help Local and Regional Authorities preserve water security and sanitation in cities, given future competing challenges.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2018
World Water Council
Tags:
Water Management, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Urban Planning, Governance, Legislation, Finance, Sanitation
Forests

Order of the High Court of Kerala regarding a wood based industrial unit seeking exemption from Kerala Forest Rules 2012, 15/02/2018

Order of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in the matter of K. Kuttan Nair Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 15/02/2018 regarding a wood based industrial unit seeking exemption from Kerala Forest (Regulation of Sawmills and Other Wood-based Industrial Units) Rules, 2012.

Appeal is dismissed as the Court says that the reading of the Rule would show that any industrial unit which processes wood as its raw material and includes sawmills, furniture units, veneer units and such other units, are wood-based industrial units.

Judgement Date: 
15/02/2018
Tags:
Forest-Based Industry, Wood, Legislation, Kerala, High Court

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