Forests

HC seeks experts’ help to develop forest

Wants suggestions to develop forest land near S. Delhi fort

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Trees, High Court, Afforestation, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Peacock, Water Pollution, Forests
Mining

84 Private Quarries Violated Licence Norms, Says Report

CHENNAI: As many as 84 private quarries have violated license conditions and indulged in illegal mining, asserted the report submitted by U Sagayam, the official who was tasked by Madras High Court

Publication Date: 
27/11/2015
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Mining, High Court, Illegal Trade, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Mineral - Based Industry, Granite
Environment

Noise pollution: HC notices to govt, civic agencies

Nagpur: Hearing a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) on noise pollution, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notices to state urban development department secretary, dis

Publication Date: 
27/11/2015
Manka Behl
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (T), Noise Pollution, High Court, Municipal Corporation, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Noise Rules 2000, Environment
Environment

SC moves to relocate crematorium near Taj

Agra: A bench of Justices TS Thakur and C Nagappan on Monday offered three weeks' time to the Central Environment Committee (CEC) to suggest an alternate space for the crematorium near the Taj Maha

Publication Date: 
17/11/2015
Ishita Mishra
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Crematoriums, Taj Mahal, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environmentalists, Environment
Solid Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding shifting of MSW site from village Pathardi, Nashik District, Maharashtra, 09/11/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bakerao Tukaram Dhemse & Others Vs Municipal Corporation & Others dated 09/11/2015 regarding shifting of MSW site from village Pathardi to some other place within Nashik district for MSW plant, on the grounds that MSW plant site near village Pathardi, is mostly unsuitable due to proximity of village locality.

Judgement Date: 
09/11/2015
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Nasik (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Maharashtra, Health Effects, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Municipal Corporation
Forests

Delhi High Court steps in to save Mehrauli forest

The Delhi high court has asked the Centre, the city administration as well as municipal authorities and the DDA to ensure that the forests in Mehrauli Archaeological Park were protected from encroa

Publication Date: 
02/11/2015
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Forests, High Court, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation, Forest Encroachments, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Centre told to submit action plan for safety of buildings

Expressing concern over the destructive power of the recent series of earthquakes, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to submit an action plan for ensuring that the buildi

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Mohammed Iqbal
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Buildings, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Earthquakes, Habitat And Urbanisation
Water Pollution

Assess Godavari pollution levels, plan remedial steps

Traditionally, the Kumbh Mela is held after every 12 years. As per the estimate of the state, lakhs of sadhus and devotees took the ‘holy’ bath on September 13, 2015.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Godavari, River Pollution, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kumbh Mela, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Water Pollution
Industry

HC issues notices to govt, cement plants over pollution in Khrew

Acting on public interest litigation seeking directions for controlling and preventing pollution caused by the existing cement plants in the Khrew area on Srinagar outskirts, the J&K High Court

Publication Date: 
27/10/2015
Ishfaq Tantry
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Industry
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding growing menace of municipal solid waste (MSW) dumping, Thane District, Maharashtra, 20/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Nagri Hakka Sangharsha Samiti & Others Vs. Mira Bhayander M.C. & Others dated 20/10/2015 regarding growing menace of municipal solid waste (MSW) dumping within the limits of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, Thane District, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
20/10/2015
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Thane (D), Maharashtra, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Municipal Corporation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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