Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hakam Singh & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 10/11/2021.

Question for consideration is compliance of environmental norms by the brick kilns in Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan. The NGT noted that despite the court's last order, February 11, 2021 - illegally operating brick kilns have not been closed nor made accountable for past violations.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rajendra Singh Chouhan Vs Secretary, Environment, Forest Respondent(s) and Climate Change & Others dated 08/11/2021.

Safe and clean water supply for domestic as well as for sustainable supply for irrigation and industrial requirement is toughest challenge due to rapidly declining ground water resources in major part of the state. Monitoring of water level plays important role for effective estimation of ground water resources.

India has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the context of a larger quasi-experimental impact assessment, assess the pandemic’s effects on coping behavior in 80 villages spread across four districts and three states (n=772).

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sumitra Devi Vs CPCB dated 29/10/2021.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Tribunal at its own Motion Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 06/10/2021.

The matter related to discharge of untreated water/sewage water into the water body named Mansarovar Lake and it is alleged that sewage water is being continuously discharged into the water body and no remedial action are being taken by the state authorities.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Himanshu Dutt Sharma Vs Director, General, CSIR, New Delhi dated 05/10/2021.

Applicant being a scientist in the organization of CEERI raised the issue of violation of Hazardous and other Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 by Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani.

There are several aspects of climate-induced short-term or circular migration, especially in combination with other socio-economic factors, that are not fully understood. Without reliable data on the pattern of circular migration, policymakers can not recognise or address migrants’ needs, issues and vulnerabilities.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhanwar Lal Bhargava Vs State of Rajasthan dated 21/09/2021.

The matter related to discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents on the agriculture lands at village Nokha, district Bikaner, Rajasthan.

The court said that the action taken by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board is inadequate - while prosecution has been initiated against the municipal council, compensation has not been assessed and recovered.

This Brief provides an overview of the new CAQM Act 2021, its strengths and limitations, and the path ahead for enabling airshed level governance in the rest of the country.

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