The Aizawal division bench of Gauhati High Court while hearing a Suo Motu PIL on the issue of indiscriminate felling of trees in Aizawl directed the State respondents to ensure that no further construction of houses/buildings/structures should be made within the Tlawnghnar Reserve ForestArea.
A report commissioned by NITI Aayog, titled “Economic Impact of Select Decisions of the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal”, has estimated that during the three years from mid-2018 to mid-2021 at least around 75,000 persons were adversely impacted and around 16,000 workers lost their jobs.
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking directions to bring in the use of A4 size paper, with printing on both sides of the paper.
Reacting to a challenge by the State of Jharkhand of the Centre’s coal block allocation, allegedly near eco-sensitive zones, The Supreme Court today overruled the Centre’s objections and decided to form an expert committee to look into the issue.