Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

‘Citizens must check noise levels & report violations’

The Bombay high court's recent comprehensive order on noise pollution, issued after hearing ten PILs on different aspects of noise pollution, potentially changes the way festivals are celebrated in

Publication Date:

08/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Festival, Religious Beliefs, Environment

Environment

Awaaz starts people's campaign against noise

Awaz Foundation members at the launch of ‘Gods Against Noise’, the first campaign under ‘Your Voice against Noise’

Publication Date:

02/09/2016

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Noise Pollution, NGO, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Health Effects, Environment

Environment

Drive to curb festive noise pollution

MUMBAI: The decibel levels are already on rise and amplifiers continue to blare, even at night with the beginning of the festive season, starting with idol parades for Ganesh Chaturthi next month.

Publication Date:

31/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Ganesh Chaturthi, Festival, Religious Beliefs, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Natural Disasters

Floods could have been averted, says HC

Raps State for having no disaster management plan yet

Publication Date:

31/08/2016

Author(s): Suresh Kumar

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Floods, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Land Encroachments, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters, High Court

Health

New Delhi: Rising dengue cases: PIL accuses govt of not being vigilant

The PIL filed by an advocate alleged that despite 320 cases of dengue reported this year, no measures are being taken.

Publication Date:

29/08/2016

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Municipal Corporations, Health

Air Pollution

People leaving Delhi due to pollution and crime: HC

New Delhi: Failure to check rising pollution and crime graph may be one of the reasons why people are leaving Delhi, the high court remarked on Wednesday.

Publication Date:

25/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Health Effects

Forests

A 1st: Reserved forest status for mangroves

Mumbai: Maharashtra has officially notified 15,087.6 hectares of mangrove land across the state as reserved forest, the first state to do so.

Publication Date:

23/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mangroves, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), NGO, Afforestation, Forests

Natural Disasters

Drought 2015-16: lessons from desolation - a citizen’s report on impact of drought and learnings for future

Drought 2015-16 has affected more than 330 million people in more than 2.5 lakh villages of 266 districts from 11 states. It has had a devastating impact on people’s lives as it affected water availability, agriculture, livelihoods, food production and food security, natural resources and also put a huge burden on exchequer.

Publication Date:

16/08/2016

Author(s): P. Raghu, Byomkesh Kumar Lall

Source: ActionAid India

Tags:

Droughts, Food Security, Water Resources, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Crops, Compensation, Migration, Livestock, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Supreme Court

Forests

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding violations of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 in Harda, Betul and Khandwa Districts of Madhya Pradesh, 12/08/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shramik Adivasi Sangathan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 12/08/2016 regarding illegal excavations by various private persons including contractors and violations of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 in Harda, Betul and Khandwa Districts of Madhya Pradesh.

HISTORY OF THE CASE

Judgement Date:

12/08/2016

Tags:

Forest Act 1980, Forest Personnel, Betul (D), Harda (D), Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, Tribals, Supreme Court, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Environment