पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने जगन्नाथ रथ यात्रा को शर्तों के साथ दी मंजूरी

यहां पढ़िए पर्यावरण सम्बन्धी मामलों के विषय में अदालती आदेशों का सार

IN COURT

How an entrepreneur saved Kerala wetland ecosystem from real estate interest

The Supreme Court ordered Taurus Investment Holdings to not undertake reclamation or filling up of Veli-Akkulam wetlands on June 4

Restoring lakes not an engineering task: How some communities did the job

Local bodies and activists in Bengaluru, Pune are coming together to deal with lake pollution, de-silting, encroachment 

Sewage treatment wetland in making

IARI develops wetlands that treat sewage water for irrigation

Assam gas leak and fire: Yet another case of procedural lapse

A lack of standard operating procedures for handling hazardous materials, no proper training is prevalent in several industries

Why Chennai floods are a man-made disaster

An analysis shows that in just four decades, urbanisation in the city increased by almost 20 times

Science and Technology - Briefs

`I did not have a government for 36 hours'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …

कचरा प्रबंधन की सुविधा के खिलाफ की गई अपील को एनजीटी ने किया खारिज

विभिन्न अदालतों में पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों में क्या चल रहा है, यहां पढ़ें-

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Kolkata’s hellhole

Stop passing the buck

Letters

Wetlands and lakes will now be protected under single new conservation programme

National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems will include a national-level directive on criteria for lakes and wetlands

Baghjan blowout verdict: NGT flags violations by OIL, offers respite to affected

Blowout, fire could have been prevented by OIL, said eight-member committee of experts 

The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli

Police open fire, but people resolute to weed out power plant from wetland in Andhra Pradesh

Three OIL exploration proposals up for consideration in Assam even as Baghjan smoulders

While clearance for Baghjan was opposed by locals during public hearings, such dissent will amount to nothing with the three proposed projects

पर्यावरण मुकदमों की साप्ताहिक डायरी: इन प्रमुख मामलों की हुई सुनवाई

देश के विभिन्न अदालतों में विचाराधीन पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों में बीते सप्ताह क्या कुछ हुआ, यहां पढ़ें –

Bangladesh courts to the rescue of wetlands

Apex court order to leading real estate developer to restore wetland reclaimed for township sets a precedent; order awaited in another case

UK can reduce 37% of its CO2 emissions by restoring ecosystems: Report

The country’s landscapes can store carbon and absorb a third of the emissions, the report says

Letter

In Short

Baghjan blowout, fire could have been prevented: Report

There were deviations from standard operating procedure and deficiency in understanding gravity of operations, the report submitted to the NGT said

Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee

An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight