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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


US gas power proposals linked to data centres nearly doubled in the first half of 2026

India, Aug. 31 -- US gas-fired power proposals linked to data centres nearly doubled in early 2026, pushing America ahead of China in new gas generation. Global Energy Monitor reports 378 GW of gas c... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 26, 2026)

India, Aug. 28 -- The National Green Tribunal heard a challenge to an August 7, 2026 amendment that redefines Ganga floodplains and replaces the earlier construction-free mandate with softer, aspirati... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2026)

India, Aug. 27 -- NGT directed the Ministry of Jal Shakti to examine whether spring water used by industry on private land should be regulated as groundwater. The matter concerns Mohan Meakin's Kasau... Read More