SC pulls up former Uttarakhand Minister, DFO for destruction of Jim Corbett National Park
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the former Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Kishan Singh Chand for the heavy environmental damage at the Jim Corbett National Park and directed that the tiger Safari cannot be built in the core area.
SC approves Centre's new expert body on environmental and forest matters
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the new body of experts set up by the Centre for consultation on environmental and forest matters.
Delhi-NCR: Supreme Court to continue air pollution hearing case today
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will continue hearing Delhi-NCR pollution case, as it had asked the Central Government on Saturday to inform it by Monday the decisions it (The Centre) had taken and will take to address the current emergency situation caused by air pollution.
Declare lockdown: Supreme Court suggests as Delhi AQI likely to turn hazardous
New Delhi/UNI: Taking a grim view of the "severe" air pollution continuing in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Saturday said "urgent measures needed immediately", after the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told top court "ambient air condition may turn to emergency levels".
Environmentalists move Sri Lankan Supreme Court against government, operators over ship fire
An environmental rights group and fishermen’s activists have petitioned the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against the government and the operators of the MV X-Press Pearl, over the environmental damage caused by the ship’s fire.
Supreme Court closes case against Maharashtra govt officials over killing of tigress Avni
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew the contempt plea seeking action against Maharashtra government officials over the killing of Avni, an alleged 'man-eater' tigress in Yavatmal district in 2018.
Supreme Court concerned over Yamuna river pollution, seeks NGT panel report
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to submit its report for improving the water quality of the Yamuna river and sought to know the implementation of actions taken against the contamination of the sacred river, the largest tributary of Ganga.
Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Yamuna river pollution
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the Yamuna river pollution and appointed senior advocate Meenakshi Arora as Amicus Curiae in the case.
Aarey case: Construction of Metro car shed may continue but no more cutting down of trees, says SC
Mumbai/New Delhi/ IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Metro car shed project in Aarey colony area in Mumbai can continue.
Majority of Delhiites welcome ban on firecrackers, suggest effective implementation: Survey
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): While the Supreme Court ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR has been drawing mixed reactions from people in general, majority of working professionals in the region have supported such prohibition, noted a quick random survey by ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation.
CSE welcomes Supreme Court judgement on sale of Bharat Stage III vehicles
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed Wednesday’s judgment of the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of Bharat Stage III (BS-III) vehicles from Apr 1, 2017 anywhere in India.