Source:-https://indianexpress.com Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during last year’s anti-government protests. Wong, who was just 17 years old when he became the face of the 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement democracy protests, faces a maximum five-year
Source:-https://www.downtoearth.org.in Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal Mining in Tikola No mining operation was noticed at Tikola village in Sonipat district, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said in its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Mining
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com Gulf NRIs case: SC asks Centre, States to respond A Supreme Court bench on Tuesday issued notices to the Central government, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other State governments, and CBI, to respond to a petition filed by the Telangana Gulf Welfare Association seeking assistance for non-resident Indians (NRIs) living in foreign countries particularly the
Source:-org Biodiversity conservation Manipur had been making all necessary efforts to fully comply with the mandate of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and the Rules framed under it, the Manipur Biodiversity Board said in its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The Board had proposed to constitute 2,282 Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) across the
