Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data
Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year
No relief to RO companies from Supreme Court
Apex court does not take cognizance of BIS report on water quality
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 19, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 26, 2023)
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 (December 12, 2023)
Four-laning NH-44: Roads can’t be built at cost of environment, NGT tells NHAI
Project could be halted, if necessary action is not taken within two months
Supreme Court approves Shimla Development Plan, activists call it ‘unfortunate’
The NGT’s November 2017 verdict had prohibited construction on buildings above two floors and the attic floor in the Shimla planning area
As told to Parliament (February 3, 2021): India lost 127 tigers in 2021
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Supreme Court gives conditional go-ahead to Bihar to start sand mining
Illegal extraction becomes rampant when mining is banned, says apex court
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)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 30, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2024)
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