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The Supreme Court's November 2025 ruling on the Aravalli range has started widespread debate, with critics arguing that it weakens environmental safeguards by permitting certain mining activities to continue.

The Public Law Practice Group at Dentons Link Legal presents this edition of the Environment Law Newsletter, highlighting recent legal and regulatory developments shaping India’s environmental landscape. As concerns over environmental degradation continue to intensify, this issue examines key ecological and compliance challenges across industries with significant environmental footprints, alongside broader developments in pollution control, conservation, and sustainable resource governance

This article covers the legal ramifications of the demolitions in the FTLs, buffer zones, G.O. 111 Lands and background and the applicable legislations with special emphasis on the powers of HYDRAA and pertinent HC and NGT rulings.

India's Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2026, represents a transformative fiscal commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks, with substantial investments directed toward climate resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and inclusive growth.

Following a series of judgements in Chandigarh the additional prices levied by the companies and retailers on carry bag from their consumers has been declared as Unfair Trade Practice.

For a better and more comprehensive understanding of the Compliance Mechanism discussed in this write-up...

In an environmental intervention, the Supreme Court of India has converted a municipal compliance dispute into a nationwide governance mandate.

On 5th December, 2025, the Solid Waste Management Bill, 2025 (the "Bill") was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to provide a comprehensive statutory framework for the segregation...

On 1st February, 2022, the Finance Minister of India presented the budget for 2022 – 2023. This year's budget demonstrates a continuing effort by the Government of India towards a more sustainable resilient economy.

India's biodiversity law is undergoing a significant transformation, aimed at streamlining its regulatory framework and enhancing its effectiveness.

On January 6, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 ("Rules").

For many Indian businesses, the climate journey begins with a simple exercise: measuring their carbon footprint. But as India’s carbon market takes shape, knowing your emissions is only the starting point. A more important question then emerges: What do these numbers mean for business and what should we do next?

With the increasing reliance on renewable sources of energy, India is leaving no stone unturned to fulfil the targets set forth by it in COP26. This rapid transition to renewable energy...

Since the advent of economic liberalisation and increased focus to encourage manufacturing by the Indian government...

This June newsletter covers categories of updates relating to labour, environment, corporate and industry related laws. New guidelines for employing women in night shifts in commercial establishments...

India appears to be on the right track in respect of its accelerated pivot towards renewable energy.

The previous note discussed the administrative apparatus related to India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023 (the "CCTS," and the final version...