India

 PROTECTING BEELS

The Guwahati high court has asked the state

Publication Date: 
27/02/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Wetlands, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Protected Area Conservation, Legislation, Guwahati
Industry

 Buildings lack safety

the department of science and techno

Publication Date: 
27/02/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Earthquakes, Building Technology, Construction Industry, Delhi
India

 Fighting Tobacco

Former South Mumbai member of Parliament Murli Deora has pushed for stronger regulations against toba

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tobacco, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Advertising, Legislation, Mumbai
Industry

 New target

Children may soon sue smoking parents

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tobacco, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Children, Health Care, Smoking, Australia
Climate Change

 Green Belt

The Supreme Court has held that land falling within the green belt area cannot be put to auction by development autho

Publication Date: 
29/11/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Ownership, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Green Spaces, Legislation, Delhi
India

 Water tapping

A public interest

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Groundwater, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Chennai (D)
India

 PATENTS ACT

The constitutional validity of the Patents (Amend

Publication Date: 
14/09/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Patents, Legislation
Environment

Dumping and disposal of fly ash discharged from coal or lignite based thermal power plants on land

Dumping and disposal of fly ash discharged from coal or lignite based thermal power plants on land

Publication Date: 
14/09/1999
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Fly Ash, Environment Act 1986, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Fly Ash Bricks, Building Materials, Thermal Power Plants, High Court, Delhi, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), India
Industry

 smoking ban

The Kerala High Court has passed an order banning smoking in public places in the state. While responding to a public interest petition, the court directed the district collectors in the state to

Publication Date: 
14/08/1999
Mario
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Smoking, Legislation, Kerala
Industry

 Backing out

Car manufacturer TELCO withdraws the Rs 100 crore suit against environmentalists for writing an article on the increasing dieselisation of vehicles

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Diesel, Tata Motors, Legislation, CSE, Vehicles

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