PIL regarding pollution generated by polythene bags

JAMMU: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding pollution being generated by polythene bags, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Virender Singh and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar today directed Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation and Chairman Pollution Control Board to appear in person on the next date of hearing.

New Delhi: A PIL challenging the BRT corridor was transferred to a fresh bench on Monday.

For the first time, a district-level grievance redressal authority to hear complaints arising from abuse of power, especially by the police and forest officials, is taking shape in Madhya Pradesh o

Jaipur: A day after the Supreme Court invited suggestions and objections for framing guidelines for conservation of tigers, Rajasthan on Thursday came up with its own guidelines, the first state to do so.

The guidelines, to be submitted to the court as an affidavit by Friday, seeks to promote tourism but disperses it over a wider area than just confine to the national park only. It also seeks to promote eco-tourism in lesser known areas, non-forest areas and even on private lands adjoining tiger reserves by developing them into alternative wildlife land use options. Currently tourism in the state has been confined to areas of government ownership and is managed solely by the forest department.

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government and police to take strong measures to curb the illegal transportation of cattle from different districts to outside the State.

New Delhi: The Centre indicated it will soon ban junk food sale in schools after receiving several reports of incidents of food poisoning in schools due to unhygienic food served to the students.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which has been set up to protect the striped animal, is looking for a '˜ferocious wild cat' for its flagship logo.

A bench of the Bombay high court comprising justice SA Bobde and justice RG Ketkar on Tuesday recused itself from hearing a bunch of public interest litigations in the Adarsh society scam and also

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday sought complete details from the state governm ent on availability of facilities in Primary Health Centres (PHC), doctors, trained nursing staff and infrastructure across the state.

The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala has asked the government to furnish details within 15 days. This was in connection with a nine-year old PIL filed by Dr Leela Trivedi seeking direction to the state government to take measures so that maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the state can be brought down. The PIL sought recruitment of doctors and trained nurses besides enhancement in the infrastructural facility in PHCs for delivery.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Pollution Control Board and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to investigate compliance of emission control and effluent treatment measures