The National Green Tribunal has expressed dissatisfaction over the inordinate delay in taking remedial measures against the pollution of Edappally and Perandoor canals owing to unauthorised discharge of sewage into the waterbodies. The Southern Bench had taken suo motu notice of the report titled ‘Faecal contamination high in Perandoor, Edappally canals’ published in The Hindu on January 28, 2021. The …
In a batch of writ petitions seeking the eradication of invasive plant species 'Seemai Karuvelam' across Tamil Nadu, a full bench of the Madras High Court has directed the state government to frame a policy/ action plan for its removal immediately. The AAG also submitted that they are yet to receive the satellite data of the Seemai Karuvelam trees across …
The Supreme Court has further clarified its December, 2019 order by which it lifted the status quo as regards construction, industrial activities and felling of trees in the Taj Trapezium Zone, in so far as the order required concurrence with the Central Empowerment Committee and opinion of NEERI. "In respect of the clarification of the Order dated 06.12.2019 pertaining to …
The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed shock at IIT Bombay's backing out of the smog tower project at Anand Vihar in east Delhi and said this was "not expected of such institutions". The bench expressed displeasure as to how IIT Bombay could back out from the project after six months as the top court had passed the order in this regard …
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed a total of 62 show cause notices all dated May 18, 2020, issued to textile manufacturers by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for refusal of application for consent to operate under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981. Thus, the impugned show cause notices dated May 18 must be …