The committee will assess if the Aravalli hills over 100 metres high form a continuous ecological area despite exceeding the proposed 500-metre gap and whether mining should be allowed in those spaces
The Supreme Court also directed that disciplinary and legal action be initiated against all identified 118 serving and retired government servants who are found to be encroachers
Supreme Court says Yamuna reduced to “little more than a sewage canal”; Panel has to ready action plan in eight weeks
The Convention expressly included both natural and artificial wetlands, whether permanent or temporary, without distinction, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan and advocate Anindita Mitra submitted for the petitioners
They pointed out that the Constitution of India recognises the importance of environmental protection
Says expert committee to be constituted to define the Aravalli hills and ranges should not become unwieldy with too many members, rather it ought to be functional and collaborate extensively with domain experts.
Three Union Ministries submit common affidavit in top court saying the government is not in favour of permitting any new projects in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand, apart from the seven already commissioned
Top court says acute understaffing in Forest Department a ‘serious’ concern given Rajasthan’s vast and ecologically significant forest cover.
A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said there should be no tree felling within the 25-35 metre eco-sensitive zone around the KBR national park
"Lot of things are happening there. We are getting feedback and it is quite disturbing," the CJI observed
The sanctuary, spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, is India’s first and only tri-State riverine protected area