MoEF notifies Rules for End-of-Life Vehicles to minimize waste and pollution
Any vehicle which becomes an End-of-Life vehicle cannot be kept for more than 180 days.
Ministry of Environment
One-Day Consultation on Promoting Private Sector Participation and Capitalization in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in India
The one-day consultation on ‘Promoting Private Sector Participation and Capitalization in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in India’
NGT issues notice to CPCB & MoEFCC on recovery of 6 lakh fake EPR certificates from plastic-recycling companies in Gujarat, Maharashtra & Karnataka
The companies claimed to generate far more certificates than what their actual recycling capacity permitted for. It was also alleged that the recycling companies generated and sold fake Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certificates without actually recycling the plastic waste.
NGT issues notice to authorities for UN’s prediction of ‘low’ groundwater level in India by 2025
The National Green Tribunal issued notice to Central Ground Water Authority; Ministry of Jal Shakti; Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and various States’ Department of Water Resources.
New emission standards notified vide Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2022
On 03-11-2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2022 which
Government notifies E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
The Central Government has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. These rules apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler
Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence
Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation seeking issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of
Supreme Court upholds eco-sensitive zone notifications for Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane Flamingo Creek Sanctuary; Huge relief to developers and flat buyers
Supreme Court: In a writ petition and interlocutory applications filed seeking clarification of the judgment dated 03.06.2022 passed by the
Entire country under impression that Re-Rolling Steel Plants do not require prior Environmental Clearance; NGT right in giving such plants opportunity to meet the requirement: SC
Supreme Court: In an appeal regarding the jurisdiction of National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) to pass an order to operate a unit without
Cabinet approves signing of an MoU between India and Nepal in the field of biodiversity conservation
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for signing an MoU with the
Battery Waste Management Rule, 2022
On 22-08-2022, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified Battery Waste Management Rule, 2022 for management of waste, produced by
Use of biodegradable plastic, introduced vide Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022
On 6-07-2022 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change further amended the Plastics Waste Management Rules, 2016 by adding a second
Environment (Protection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified Environment (Protection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2021. The Rules shall come into force
Government notifies Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single use plastic items by 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which prohibits identified single use
APTEL | Rejection of claim by the CERC under Regulation 14 of Tariff Regulations set aside for lack of justification
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL): A Coram of Justice Manjula Chellur (Chairperson) and S.D. Dubey (Technical Member) allowed an appeal filed against an