[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has summoned the chief secretaries of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab to appear before it on November 18, holding them accountable for stubble burning in the National Capital Region.Observing that farmers have been resorting to stubble burning "under compulsion", the NHRC...
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[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on November 9 held that a June 30 resolution passed at the meeting of the executive committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to dissolve and supersede the executive committee of the Maharashtra State Wrestling Association (MSWA) was "unreasonable, illegal and unenforceable.'' The...
NGT directs states to set up robust mechanism of surveillance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed all the state governments to set up a robust mechanism of surveillance for addressing the illegal processing of electronic waste as per the recommendation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The tribunal, headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (retd), in...
SC declines urgent hearing of plea seeking to curb air pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent hearing of a plea seeking measures for worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR and a complete ban on stubble burning.A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala refused...
SC to hear PIL seeking guidelines on farm fires to curb pollution on November 10, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As the national capital has virtually turned into a gas chamber with pollution levels rising to alarming level, a PIL has been filed in the apex court seeking its immediate intervention and the court agreed to hear the plea on November 10. Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, who...
NHRC summons chief secretaries of Delhi, 3 neighbouring states over air pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, Alarmed over the rise in pollution in Delhi-NCR, the NHRC has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to appear before it on November 10 to discuss the matter, an official statement said on Friday. The National Human Rights Commission said it is...
SC to hear on November 10 plea on worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 10 a plea seeking measures to curb worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR.A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on November 10 after...
UP cabinet clears proposals to set up pvt varsities and land for irrigation project, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The UP cabinet has cleared setting up private universities in Ghaziabad, Noida and Farrukhabad, along with another 19 proposals.A cabinet meeting was convened in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday during which 22 of the 23 proposals tabled were passed.Among the proposals cleared at the cabinet meeting were those pertaining to...
Uttar Pradesh launches new industrial policy to achieve 1 trillion-dollar economy, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] LUCKNOW: The much-awaited new industrial development and employment generation policy of Uttar Pradesh was cleared by the state cabinet on Thursday. "The previous framework has been revised to attract heftier investments in the upcoming Global Investor Summit 2023. It also tries to create a progressive, innovative and competitive industrial...
HC adjourns hearing on Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University VC’s plea challenging FIR against him, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Lucknow, The Allahabad High Court on Thursday adjourned till November 10 the hearing on a petition filed by the vice-chancellor of Kanpur's Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University challenging the FIR lodged against him on charges of corruption and extortion. The Lucknow bench of the high court was scheduled to...