Abhilash Kumar Singh

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to look into illegal dyeing units in the Capital. The Tribunal has also asked them to jointly file an action-taken report on the compliance status in respect of the units named in the application filed before it

Considering the Delhi government’s plea seeking quashing of orders by the L-G nominating 10 persons as aldermen to the MCD, the Court said the move could destabilise the civic body.

The amendment makes CAs, company secretaries and cost and works accountants liable if they do financial transactions, buy and sell immovable property and operate companies for dubious clients.

As the population of the majestic animals increases in Gir forests in Gujarat, there is a plan to relocate some to Kuno in Madhya Pradesh. Will the relocation be as successful as those of cheetahs from Africa?

The law minister has urged states and High Courts to improve the situation in the courts, which are plagued by pendency, inadequate staff, frivolous adjournments and over-listing of cases

Following the tragic accident of Cyrus Mistry recently, the government has brought in regulation to fine rear seat passengers who do not wear seat belts

The Kerala High Court’s decision to deny permission for constructing a new place of worship, saying the state was “exhausted with religious places and prayer halls,” throws up several questions for other states where the spread of religious places is on the rise

Supreme court suggested that an expert body, comprising representatives of the NITI Aayog, Finance Commission, RBI, political parties and other stakeholders, should examine the pros and cons of freebies, while acknowledging that it is a serious issue. 

The Union government has introduced new rules which allow private developers to cut down forests without first ensuring the consent of the forest dwellers

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar had written to the law ministry requesting it to issue a notification for linking voter ID with Aadhaar.