Polluter pays principle Archives

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Kulda coal mine environment and health hazards: Construct road; fix liability for past violations and protect villagers from further damage, holds NGT

National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT): The Bench of Adarsh Kumar Goel, J (Chairperson) and Sudhir Agarwal, J (Judicial Member) and Prof. A.

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NGT | Compensation for damage to environment has to be in light of cost of restoration: Issue of compensation to be revisited in case of illegal mechanical sand mining on river bed of Yamuna

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Chairperson and Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Justice Brijesh Sethi, Judicial Members and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Forest Guard mowed down by mining mafia in Sariska: Tribunal asks authorities to take further remedial measures to enforce law of land || State PCB to follow Polluter Pays Principle for illegal mining activities

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Justice Brijesh Sethi (Judicial Members) and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Is it necessary to take consent under Water and Air Act to establish garbage processing plant? Tribunal directs closure of plant

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member), Dr Satyawan Singh

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NGT | ‘Polluter Pays’ principle does not mean that polluter can pollute and then pay for it – Must include environmental cost and direct cost to people

National Green Tribunal: A Coram of Justice A.K. Goel (Chairperson), Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and Dr

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Extended Producer Responsibility: Possibilities in Indian context

by Shreya Mishra†

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State of W.B. to pay Rs 5 crores penalty for non-compliance of directions given by NGT

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench comprising of S.P. Wangdi (JM), K. Ramakrishnan (JM) and Dr Nagin Nanda (EM) imposed Rs 5

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State of Punjab ordered to pay 50 crores for damage to rivers Sutlej and Beas and prepare action plan to restore water quality

National Green Tribunal: The NGT bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Nagin Nanda (Expert Member)

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Penalty of Rs 80 lakhs imposed upon thirteen fish meal and fish oil production units of Mangaluru

National Green Tribunal (NGT): NGT has imposed heavy penalty upon thirteen industries located in Ullal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru, for having