Environmental crimes: India may take upto 33 yrs to clear case backlog, says report
By the end of 2018, the number of cases pending trial climbed to 48,238
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 12, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 30, 2023)
Govt must take stock of piling up solar panel waste
Experts say though recycling solar waste is a solution, there are challenges
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2024)
Char Dham project to miss deadline, Centre blames court cases
Parliamentary answer reveals Rs 1,800 crore has already been spent on the project
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2023)
NGT wants underground power lines, bird diverters at Great Indian Bustard habitat
Tribunal also wants assessment of biodiversity impact of solar projects
Concerns raised over decimation of green cover in Cauvery basin: NGT issues notice to southern states
A recent report found green cover has declined to 15,345 sq km from 28,154 sq km over past 50 years
NGT’s Rs 3,800 crore fine on Telangana is the biggest one yet over waste disposal
West Bengal government was fined Rs 3,000 crore in September 2022
Industry emissions data incomplete, inaccessible on Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh websites: CPCB
CEMS certification system needed to improve data quality, says board
Centre's new draft for RO systems not what NGT asked for
Green Bench sought ban on ROs for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2023)
Experts irked over revised structure of Central Empowered Committee
New notification gives unprecedented powers to central government
Curb colossal ecological destruction during Char Dham Yatra: NGT-appointed panel
The NGT will assess the report when it hears the matter January 25, 2023
‘Cleaner fuel the way ahead’: NGT limits brick kiln operations in Delhi-NCR
The order, however, stated implementation concerns
Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi to remain shut: Madras HC
It also dismissed all petitions for the plant to resume operations
Thermal power plants are still not disposing of fly ash properly, NGT cases show
These cases show it is imperative to bridge the gap between legal mandates and their execution
NGT probe into cruise operating in Bhopal Ramsar wetland
Pollution control authorities directed to monitor contamination by ship periodically
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 13, 2023)
Most biodiversity panels now in place, National Biodiversity Authority to tell NGT
More than 243,000 committees formed as of January; target was to set up 252,709.
Industrial accidents: Time for Neyveli Lignite to take a call
Management should decide the fate of the old plant units immediately
Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves slightly to ‘very poor’
Change in wind direction primarily responsible; situation worsen during weekend
Dahej blast: Industrial accidents will stop only if factories observe rules
Ten people had died in the blast at Yashasvi Rasayan Pvt Ltd in Dahej on June 3, 2020
Placing stone crushers in ‘green’ category will create a huge environmental mess
CPCB draft report on classification of industries intends to shift stone crushing to green category from orange