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As per the estimation of the Central Pollution Control Board, India generates more than 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day, out of which nearly 40 per cent remains uncollected and littered in the environment.

With this New Year 2023 we welcome Season 2 of ESG Decibel Series with Mr. Toby Landau KC, on growing importance of ESG & Arbitration.

Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") investing is a type of long-term investing that assesses a company's ethical contribution to all relevant stakeholders.

India's ambitious ‘Nationally Determined Contributions' aim to battle and arrest climate change with a strong emphasis on energy transition.

As a developing economy India faces the challenge of balancing environment conservation while promoting rapid economic development. In an effort to harmonise these twin objectives the Government of India...

The provisions of the BD Act, 2002, have differential restrictions and exemptions, depending on the person involved or the activity envisaged with respect to bio-resources.

The modern world is full of competition with all countries battling the race of economic development.

In a recent development, as reported by the Indian Daily, The Hindu, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment to issue a notification by December 31, 2020 to ban use of all RO Purifiers.

Delhi High Court directs inspection of private nursing homes for fire safety

On the 23rd of June, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ("MoEFCC") has issued a draft notification introducing the Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules...

In a major policy intervention targeting air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued binding directions mandating that all new fleet additions by motor vehicle...

In India, various environmental laws have been enacted for the purpose of protection and conservation of environment which is a trending global concern.

The National Green Tribunal recently issued bailable arrest warrants against twelve District Collectors of Maharashtra for non-compliance of the directives issued by the NGT last year related to bore wells.

In a recent development, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide its order dated November 22, 2019 in the case of Water Quality Association of India (WQAI) v. Friends and ors.

Owing to the very low degree of biodegradability, plastics pose a great threat to our planet.

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition against establishment of Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities in the national capacity.

In light of the proposed changes to the law governing the environment impact assessment process in India, there has been much debate with concerns being raised regarding the legitimacy and efficacy of the proposed process.

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a critical environmental judgment in the case of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. v. Raja Muzaffar Bhat & Ors., fundamentally...