Legislation

Forests

Beneficiaries duty bound to help curb forest fires

Law to be enforced to bring down incidents of forest fire

Publication Date:

18/01/2018

Source: Hindu (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Telangana, Forest Fires, Forest Act 1927, Legislation, Forests

Land

Chhattisgarh to withdraw controversial tribal land law

RAIPUR: Faced with massive tribal protests, Chhattisgarh government was forced to relent and the cabinet Thursday decided to initiate the process for withdrawal of its controversial amendment to La

Publication Date:

12/01/2018

Source: Times Of India (Raipur)

Tags:

Chhattisgarh, Land, Tribals, Legislation

Climate Change

Trump says US could 'go back' into Paris climate deal

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could "conceivably" return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signaling any move in that direction.

Publication Date:

12/01/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Climate Change, United States Of America (US), Climate Agreements, Green House Gases, Legislation

Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling Rules) 2008, as amended by the amending Rules of 2014, 08/01/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Health for Millions Trust Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/01/2018 regarding amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling Rules) 2008, as amended by the amending Rules of 2014.

Judgement Date:

08/01/2018

Tags:

Tobacco, Health Effects, Supreme Court, India, Advertising, Legislation

Economy

Transformation towards a digital economy: Standing Committee on Finance (2017-18)

A parliamentary committee suggested that the government should come out with a legislation on data privacy at the earliest, as the country moves towards digitalisation of economy.

Publication Date:

03/01/2018

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Economy, Internet, Finance, India, Parliament, Legislation, Information

Climate Change

Climate change cases predicted to make a legal splash in 2018

A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the wor

Publication Date:

03/01/2018

Source: Eco Business

Tags:

Climate Change, Legislation, Global, Court, Oil, Energy, Petrochemical Industry, United States Of America (US)

Environment

New year, new laws that add ecological protections to air, water

A batch of laws and regulations to benefit people's livelihoods, including the country's first environmental protection tax, rules on takeout foods and tour guide services, went into effect on Mond

Publication Date:

02/01/2018

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Environment, China, Ecology, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Legislation, Asia, Eco Tax

Forests

State of the timber sector in Central African Republic 2016

The Central African Republic (CAR) has a total land area of 623,000 km2 of which close to 23 million hectares, i.e. 37%, is composed of forested lands. In the southwestern part of the country all forest operations are industrial. At present there are 11 logging companies, with an average annual production of close to 400,000 m3.

Publication Date:

01/01/2018

Author(s): Paolo Omar Cerutti, Joseph Désiré Mbangolo, Gaston Prosper Nakoe, Marc Vandenhaute, Didier Hubert

Source: FAO

Tags:

Wood, Forest Resources, Central African Rep, Forests, Forest Products, Legislation, Trade

Environment

Assessing environmental impacts: a global review of legislation

This report provides an overview of the current status of national legislation and institutional arrangements of relevance to EIAs and SEAs across the globe, as well as emerging issues and trends.

Publication Date:

01/01/2018

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Legislation, Public Participation, India, Global

Environment