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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS NEWS

Supreme Court pulls up Centre: Every citizen has right to environment free of pollution

October 24, 2024 2:39 am

The bench pointed out that while the unamended Section 15 made the violation of the Act a penal offence, the amended section which came into force on April 1, substituted it with provision for recovery of penalty for contravention of provisions of the Act.

Dense forests should be out of bounds for industry: panel

November 21, 2014 4:30 am

The committee has suggested that projects of national importance, including large power or mining projects, needed to be fast-tracked.

HC slaps notices on GSPC,PGVCL rights group over environment laws violation

November 20, 2013 5:47 am

According to the petitioner,GPCB has not complied with the directions given to it by CPCB.

After Posco,Vedanta: panel tells Govt don’t let them mine

August 17, 2010 2:16 am

Citing violation of a host of environmental laws,a government-appointed expert panel has recommended that Vedanta Resources should not be allowed to go ahead with its proposed bauxite mining project....

Obama pushes renewable energy,climate change rules

April 23, 2009 9:50 am

Barack Obama said that US must lead the world on renewable energy and pressed Congress to set greenhouse gas limits deemed crucial for global talks on climate change.

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