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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 12, 2025)

India, Dec. 15 -- Meghalaya says desilting of the Myntdu river has begun and will be completed by March 2026 after damage linked to the Jowai Bypass project An NGT-appointed committee flagged lapses ... Read More


Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species

India, Dec. 15 -- In a significant move for marine conservation, over 70 species of sharks and rays have been added to an international wildlife trade treaty for protection. This decision aims to cur... Read More


West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers' interests

India, Dec. 15 -- An 18-year-old Palestinian was allegedly kidnapped and abused by Israeli settlers in the West Bank in December 2025 United Nations data shows settler violence has reached record lev... Read More


30,000 live animals seized in global wildlife crime crackdown by Interpol

India, Dec. 14 -- More than 30,000 live animals were seized during a month-long global crackdown. The operation involved enforcement agencies in 134 countries. Authorities intercepted ivory, pangoli... Read More


UN Environmental Assembly drops resolution on strengthening UNEP Nairobi headquarters

India, Dec. 14 -- UNEA-7 dropped a draft resolution to strengthen UNEP's Nairobi headquarters without explanation. The proposal had aimed to consolidate future environmental treaty secretariats under... Read More


What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?

India, Dec. 14 -- Authorities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV on December 13, 2025, as air quality worsened to hazardous levels. ... Read More


Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility

India, Dec. 14 -- Kolkata got its first tree ambulance last week. It is now one of the few Indian cities and the first major city of eastern India to have the facility. The ambulance has been set up ... Read More


Rajasthan: Construction of plant billed 'Asia's largest ethanol project' halted in Hanumangarh after violent protests

India, Dec. 13 -- Authorities have asked Chandigarh-based Dune Ethanol Pvt Ltd to stop work on a proposed ethanol factory in Rathikheda village of Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district. Police and adminis... Read More


Japan to host informal sessions to find common ground on plastics treaty at UNEA-7

India, Dec. 13 -- Japan plans to host informal talks to help break the deadlock on a global plastics treaty. The move comes as UNEA-7 opened in Nairobi on 8 December. Countries remain divided over p... Read More


Cries from the Dooars: The invisible pain of people and wildlife in the changing North Bengal forests

India, Dec. 13 -- North Bengal has always been a place where forests, wildlife and humankind stood undisturbed. Humans have never been hostile, barring a few incidences of killing as what we witness t... Read More