Tag: environment
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WTO’s response to the Trade-Environment Nexus
By Aakanksha Mishra, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. The World Trade Organization was fashioned by the international order to promote free trade: to remove barriers between countries, to allow them to concentrate on products with a comparative advantage, leading to maximum international productivity. This, however, often challenges rules protecting the environment. Even though the WTO has shown…
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Legal Battle of Greenpeace
By Trishala Sanyal, AKK New Law Academy. Miss Priya Pillia is a Greenpeace activist holding a valid six months business visa to visit London. She was invited by the British Parliamentarians to address them on January 14, 2014 to talk about the ongoing campaign of Mahan, Madhya Pradesh where the proposed coal mining project by Essars a…
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Environmental Law: Indian Scenario
By Deepali Bagla, Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai. India has always been conscious about the environment and it has been framing laws to protect the environment even before it got independence. The development of Indian laws relating to environment protection is divided into two aspects i.e. Pre 1972 Development and Post 1972 Development. Before…
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National Green Tribunal: An Analysis
By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. The setting up of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was a result of lack of expert knowledge needed to settle cases relating to environmental issues. Indian Courts had been entertaining environmental issues by the means of writs and PILs, but the technicalities were missed by the judiciary as…
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Water Policy in India: A Review
Water is the most precious resource on earth still it remains a myth to our existence, being one of the most abundant resources on earth but less than 1 percent of the total supply is reliably available for human consumption. Portable-water is essential for human survival but water-related illnesses are the most common health threat…