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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2026)

India, Sept. 16 -- Illegal sand mining in Odisha's Budhabalanga river bed The grant of a mining lease or short-term permit for sand is governed by the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 (OMM... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 14, 2026)

India, Sept. 15 -- Illegal operation of Meerut leather unit A leather unit (Hapuriya Leather Society) in Doongar village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, categorised as 'Red', was operating without r... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 10, 2026)

India, Sept. 11 -- Silica dust emissions from Jhabua factory Concerned authorities were directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to conduct inspection on complaints of silica dust emissions from... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026)

India, Sept. 10 -- Illegal mining in the Aravalli region of Rajasthan The National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed a series of directions on September 8, 2026, to curb illegal mining in the Aravalli regi... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 7, 2026)

India, Sept. 8 -- The Union Ministry of Education told NGT that it has issued an advisory to states and Union Territories on safety norms for cement-asbestos roofing sheets in schools. Uttar Pradesh ... Read More


First ever global road surface dataset published that mapped and classified more than nine million kilometres of roads worldwide

India, Sept. 8 -- Researchers from Heidelberg University and HeiGIT have released the first global, multi-temporal road surface dataset, mapping pavedness, width and passability for 9.2 million km of ... Read More


Trump administration opens 15-day review for 30-year renewal of Alaska oil pipeline

India, Sept. 7 -- The US Bureau of Land Management has opened a 15-day scoping period for a proposed 30-year renewal of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System's federal right-of-way. The 800-mile pipeline,... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2026)

India, Sept. 7 -- Remove encroachment from Bandham Kunta buffer zone: NGT Directions were issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), southern bench, September 3, 2026 to ensure that the prescribed ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2026)

India, Sept. 3 -- The National Green Tribunal has flagged serious pollution in Delhi's Kitchener Lake after a DPCC report found faecal coliform, BOD and COD levels above prescribed norms, despite subs... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2026)

India, Sept. 2 -- DJB blames DUSIB for delay in Delhi's sewage treatment plants The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is taking all necessary and expeditious steps to ensure complete interception, diversion and ... Read More