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The Supreme Court's decision in Vanashakti v. Union of India is a landmark pronouncement in the field of environmental law, particularly in relation to the regulation of building, construction...

Packaging is ubiquitous in our daily lives and enables minimization of food waste and overall product breakage with advanced convenience features at low costs.

The alarmingly high rates of pollution have raised great concerns for the Government.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued a notification dated March 14, 2017 granting relief to projects and expansion to existing projects by allowing them to apply...

The Environment Audit Rules, 2025, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 29th August 2025, is a strategic step towards strengthening regulatory compliance with the country's environmental...

The interface between administrative authorization and criminal jurisdiction under special environmental statutes presents recurring challenges for trial courts and appellate forums alike.

As the winters have started creeping in the North India, the declining mercury has led to an inversely proportional surge in a deadly mix of smoke and fog, also commonly known as ‘smog', especially in the capital city of Delhi.

With a population of over 1.3 billion and an installed energy capacity of over 4 lakhs MW, India has become a power surplus nation. India is committed to advancing renewable energy and combating...

The MNRE vide notification dated February 2, 2024, issued the ‘Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in Steel Sector under the Mission' ("Scheme for Steel Sector").

On 26 September 2017, the Government of India (Central Government) notified and published the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, which supersede the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010.

The entire territory of Delhi has been facing severe winter air pollution for years. From a seasonal inconvenience, it has now turned into a recurring environmental and regulatory challenge.

With COP 27 coming up in November 2022 in Egypt India geared up in the last 12 months to come up with important legislative changes on climate action in alignment with its commitment...

A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court ("SC") in its judgment dated 22 September 2022, in D Swamy v. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board examined the legality of the 2017 notification...

Enacted in 1986, it is one of the most comprehensive legislations with an intent to protect and improve the environment.

The Madras High Court ("HC") in Fatima vs Union of India & Ors. [W.P.(MD)No.8866 of 2021] has set aside the Standard Operating Procedure dated 07.07.2021 ("SOP") and Office Memorandum dated 19.02.2021 ("OM") (collectively "Impugned OMs") issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ("MoEF"). These instruments governed the grant of ex post facto environmental and coastal regulation zone clearances.

In a decision reinforcing the principles of natural justice, the Supreme Court of India recently quashed orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) penalizing Grasim Industries Limited...

In a significant step towards overhauling the disposal practices of expired and unused drugs and with the aim of protecting human and animal health, preserving environmental integrity...