Landmark Judgments which widened the scope of environmental law in India

Introduction Judiciary has always played a very important role in order to protect the environment1. There are a number of cases that have provided landmark judgment in the field of environmental law. The factor of protection of the environment has been mentioned in Article 48A of the Constitution of India as well2. Along with ArticleRead More

Water Laws in India

INTRODUCTION “Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother, and medium. There is no life without water.”The most graceful gift of God is Water. It constitutes more than 70% of our mother earth. It may sound that it’s a copious amount, and there can’t be any water shortage any day. But unfortunately out of the 70% ofRead More

Bhopal Gas Tragedy

INTRODUCTION Bhopal is famous for its historical records, lakes, and green plants, but more importantly, the city is famous for the worst industrial accidents in the world. At midnight on December 3, 1984, the poison gas that leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, directly caused thousands of deaths.Read More

Environmental Law And Sustainable Development

The present article has been written by Aanya Gupta pursuing BBA LLB from Vivekananda Institute OfProfessional Studies, GGSIPU, New Delhi. Introduction “Environment” is a very comprehensive term. It includes several phenomena in its scope. This is a dynamic term that can be used to describe a limited area on one side and the entire planetRead More

Principle of Intergenerational Equity

This article is written by Saba Banu, a 3rd year law student, from Pendekanti Law College, Hyderabad. This particular article gives an analysis of the principle of intergenerational equity.  INTRODUCTION Intergenerational equity in the simplest words means, that the duty of the present generation towards the future generations. It is designed as the relationship betweenRead More

Development of Environmental Laws

This article is written by Prachiti Shinde, a student of Thakur Ramanarayan College of law Meaning of Environment The complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival Meaning of Environmental Legislation Environmental legislation is the collection of law and regulationsRead More

International Treaties on Environment Protection

This article is written by Akhilandeswari Bonam, a student of Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. INTRODUCTION A treaty or convention is conducted for the protection of the environment when the chemicals, hazardous substances, pollutants have taken place in the environment. The following are the conventions that cover the aspects of pollutants, hazardous wastes, and hazardousRead More

Climate Change Law: From the Kyoto Protocol to Present Days and Beyond

This article is written by T.PREETHI, a student from government law college, Tirunelveli. In this article the student had discussed about climate change, global warming, initiatives by the nations around the world, Kyoto protocol, Doha agreement, and Paris climate agreement and at last, and the present day scenario. Climate The variation in temperature, humidity, atmosphericRead More

Environmental Protection: National and International Perspective

This article is written by Akhilandeswari Bonam, a student of Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. INTRODUCTION Environment means the natural world and the combination of living and non-living organisms. A human being has a very close relationship with the environment. The quality of the environment is reducing due to the changes in the world. ThereRead More