Water Resources

Govt failed to keep promises to save water bodies

AHMEDABAD: Back in 2002, the question of saving Lakhudi talav and Chandola lake from encroachments and being used for other purposes had led to a PIL Shailesh Shah vs state of Gujarat which became

Publication Date: 
11/06/2018
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Water Resources, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Environmentalists
Environment

'Noise data collected for 3 metro sites': Maharashtra Govt to Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra government, on Monday, told the Bombay High Court that it has recorded the decibel levels of three spots where construction work for the Metro III line is underway and has forwarded

Publication Date: 
05/06/2018
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Noise Pollution, Mumbai, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Transport, Environment
Environment

Madras High Court reserves orders on plea seeking quashing of clearance for Vedanta plant in Thoothukudi

Locals in and around the plant have for long been protesting demanding the closure of Vedanta's copper smelter unit on the ground that it allegedly caused pollution, a charge rejected by the compan

Publication Date: 
18/05/2018
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Environment Clearance (EC), Thoothukudi (D), Copper Industry, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Environmentalists, Industrial Pollution, Environment
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding misuse of environment protection funds, 14/05/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/05/2018 regarding misuse of environment protection funds.

Supreme Court observed that prima facie it appears that the funds are being used for the purposes other than what was intended from the affidavit submitted by the counsel for the State of Meghalaya. Apex Court requests the assistance of ASG with regard to appropriate and proper utilization of funds not only by the State of Meghalaya but by all other States.

Judgement Date: 
14/05/2018
Tags:
Environment, Corruption, Supreme Court, Meghalaya, India, Government Of India (GOI), Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Environment

HC notice to Centre, state on construction ban in Aravalis

CHANDIGARH: Taking cognizance of a petition seeking directions to ban construction in the Aravalis by defining it as forest area, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notice to the

Publication Date: 
11/05/2018
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Environmental Health, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment Act 1986, Supreme Court, High Court, Environment
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding functioning of mid-day meal scheme, 08/05/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Antarrashtriya Manav Adhikaar Nigraani Parishad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/05/2018 regarding functioning of Mid Day Meal Scheme. Supreme Court directs the petitioner to give an up-to-date status on affidavit with regard to the functioning of the Mid Day Meal Scheme from the web-site of the Government of India and the State Governments. The cut-off date would be 30.06.2018.

Judgement Date: 
08/05/2018
Tags:
Mid-Day Meal Programme, Nutrition, Child Health, India, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Natural Disasters

Petition in Supreme Court seeks measures to combat heat wave

The petition said that a heat wave should be considered on a par with other disasters as per Article 14 of the Constitution.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Heat Waves, Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Drinking Water, Natural Disasters
Air Pollution

HC seeks report on air pollution

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court directed the state pollution control board on Wednesday to ensure that stringent steps are taken to check rising pollution levels in the state and send its officials to

Publication Date: 
26/04/2018
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Air Pollution, High Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Mining
Water Pollution

List steps to control river pollution, HC tells Maharashtra govt

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court today asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the steps it proposes to take to curb pollution of rivers in the state.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2018
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, River Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Water Policy, High Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Delhi sealing drive, 24/04/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding Delhi sealing drive. Officiating Chairman of the Central Ground Water Board K.C. Naik has been requested to inform the Court the status of ground water level in 20 points in Delhi from the year 2000 onwards every five years including for the year 2017/2018 to understand whether there has been a depletion of ground water and in which area and to what extent.

Judgement Date: 
24/04/2018
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Urban Encroachments, Delhi, Supreme Court, Building Byelaws, Urban Planning, Groundwater Assessment, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

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