“Cigarette smoking is the classy way to commit suicide” -Vonnegut Introduction: The case of Murli S. Deora v. Union of India[i] had a significant impact on passive smokers’ right to life. There was a time when smoking in public settings endangered the lives of individuals who did not smoke. The Hon’ble Supreme Court looked into…
ABSTRACT Noise pollution is a kind of pollution that is generated due to man-made activities which creates an imbalance in human or animal life. Noise pollution is described as an unnecessary sound that hinders the normal life of living beings on the earth. INTRODUCTION Noise pollution is one of the types of pollution we face…
A Legal Analysis “They were willing to work all the time, and when people did their best, ought they not be able to keep alive?” –Upton Sinclair Two men were found dead in 2016, in a water tank at the Anna University Campus in Chennai, hired to seal off an air leakage issue. The deaths…
Gender clearly has a part in environmental degradation and the health of our natural resources: as to who is affected, who can do what, and how we can move forward. The UN Environment Program expresses itself concisely, stating: “As a result of existing inequities, environmental conditions have a variety of effects on the lives of…
INTRODUCTION The protection of the environment has been a top priority for the entire world ever since the Stockholm Environment Conference, in 1972. It was with great zeal that the environment was placed on a pedestal of priority, never before witnessed in human history. Initially, the focus was relatively on the preservation of the water,…
There have been different endeavors to concentrate on the air quality in Indian urban areas. The capability of climatic cancer-causing emanations to put human wellbeing in danger has been concentrated by Gurjra, Mohan, and Sidhu (1996). Gurjar, Aardenne, Lelieveld, et al. (2004) outlined a far-reaching discharge stock model to comprehend the emanation patterns in Delhi,…
Prior to 18 October 2010, all matters pertaining to environmental protection and safeguard were dealt with by the judiciary under Articles 51 (g) and 48A of the Indian constitution[1]. However, post this the National Green Tribunals (NGT) were established, in accordance with the Central Government’s notification.[2] In M.C. Mehta vs. UOI[3], the need for a speedy…
It is often seen that courts give judgements which are suitable for a utopian society, without having effectiveness in reality. Like, in the Leather Tanneries case[1], the court upheld that “The financial capacity of the tanneries should be considered as irrelevant”, and that they must stop dumping waste in the river, regardless of the company’s financial capacity.…
These new environmental developments in India and abroad suggest increasing acknowledgement of the value of nature and the desire to protect it. However, it is also critical to improve the public’s knowledge of environmental issues and issues that affect the earth’s health. More importantly, a more efficient and effective approach towards solving these environmental problems…
Environmental mediation is clearly only one tool among many that will be required to resolve disputes about environmental issues or instabilities; however, it does provide an umbrella for a broad range of activities aimed at resolving such problems.India can also be considered to have an enormously rich natural resource base, the highest population density in…
