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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Green Credit Rules, 2023 to leverage a competitive market-based approach for green credit for incentivizing environmental actions of various stakeholders.
Taking note of the sorry state of affairs as to how the city of Bengaluru, once considered to be one of India’s best cities, a ‘Garden city’ has been ruined on account of haphazard urban development, the Supreme Court observed that the warning flagged by the city of Bengaluru needs to be given due attention by the legislature, executive and the policy makers and proper balance needs to be struck between sustainable development and environmental protection.
The Tribunal stayed the operation of notification issued by MoEF&CC modifying the EIA regime in respect of construction projects with built up area more than 20,000 sq. meters to 50,000 sq. meters and industrial sheds, educational institutions, hospitals and hostels for educational institutions more than 20,000 sq. meters upto 1,50,000 sq. meters.
On 16-12-2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology has notified the National Geospatial Policy, 2022 to create an enabling ecosystem
National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT): The Bench of Adarsh Kumar Goel, J(Chairperson) and Sudhir Agarwal, J (Judicial Member) and
“Piecemeal implementation of some mitigation measures for protection of the environment, without any concrete strategy in place, cannot pass muster.”
Supreme Court: In a case where a Project Proponent had adhered to the applicable legal framework for Environmental Clearance (EC) during the
“When legal mining is banned, it gives rise to mushroom growth of illegal mining, resulting into clashes between sand mafias, criminalization and at times, loss of human lives.”
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of S. A. Bobde, CJ., A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ., addressed the instant PIL addressing
Harsha Rajwanshi, Assistant Professor of Law and Dean of External Relations, Gujarat National Law University
Cite as: (2020) PL (EL) October 69
Supreme Court: In the matter concerning the housing project, on the ground that the area in question falls within the catchment area
Supreme Court: A special bench of Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has asked the State of Maharashtra not to cut any
Supreme Court: A special bench of Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has been constituted to hear the plea against the cutting
National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan
National Green Tribunal: A Coram of Justice A.K. Goel (Chairperson), Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and Dr
Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ has refused to allow reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin,
“Without adherence to sustainable development, life of future generations will be in jeopardy” Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of CJ