Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2020)
India, Feb. 13 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Compliance of environmental norms by armed forces
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 11, 2020 directed the defence secretary to provide the name of the responsible joint secretary who would file a report on waste management by the armed forces.
The tribunal was responding to an application by Air Marshal (retd) Anil Chopra, who had stated that some establishments of the armed forces lacked requisite knowledge on ecological issues and solutions to environmental challenges, particularly in virgin areas.
Waste generated by military weapons as well as domestic, industrial, biological...
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