South Asia

India -- Vimal Bhai & Others v. Ministry of Environment and Forests (Appeal No. 5/2011) (2011.12.14) (National Green Tribunal) (Hydroelectric dams in Uttarakhand)

mark — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:45:17 -0800

India -- Report of the Committee Constituted by the Govt of India to Examine Issues Relating to Ex-HLL Workers (9 November 2011)

mark — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:41:00 -0800

India -- Common Cause and others v. Union of India and others (2011.10.15) (Supreme Court of India) (Original Petition seeking review of nuclear energy policy)

mark — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:12:15 -0700

Getting the Lead Out

maggie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:52:36 -0700

October 14, 2011

Dear friends,

ELAW partner Hemantha Withanage sent fabulous news this week:

Children in Sri Lanka will be protected from toxic lead. Sri Lanka's Consumer Affairs Authority has enacted new, stringent standards limiting the amount of lead in paint used in children's toys.

India – Memorandum of the Ministry of Environment and Forests re: Ownership of EIA report and other documents by the project proponent (2011.10.05)

mark — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:12:15 -0700

India -- Pirna Naroda Nagrik Kruti Samiti and another v. Union and India and ors, Appeal 38/2008 (National Environment Appellate Authority) (2010.09.21) (Submission on behalf of the appellant)

mark — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:13:27 -0700

India -- Ministry of the Environment and Forests (2011.09.08) (Order revoking environmental clearance for the Pirna Iron Ore Mine because of deliberate concealment of data)

mark — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:08:46 -0700

Victory in India

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:36:10 -0700

September 26, 2011

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce a big victory in India that will protect the public from excessive exposure to radiation!

Radiation in coal ash threatens people's health. Last week, India's National Green Tribunal ordered the Ministry of the Environment to investigate radioactive emissions at a coal-fired plant in Maharashtra District, and establish, within one year, national standards that protect citizens and the environment from radiation.

India -- Krishi Vigyan Arogya Sanstha & ors v. The Ministry of Environment & Forests & ors, Appeal 7/2011 (2011.09.20) (National Green Tribunal) (Koradi Thermal Power Project, need for a radiological impact assessment and national standards)

mark — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:11:20 -0700

India -- The Sarpanch et al. v. The Ministry of Environment and Forests, et al. Appeal 3/2011 (2011.09.12) (National Green Tribunal) (Accountability of EIA consultants)

mark — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:17:48 -0700