India: Environment

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published draft amendments to India's vehicle scrapping regulations, introducing comprehensive changes to equipment standards, digital integration requirements, and enforcement mechanisms.

The Supreme Court of India, by its order dated 25 May 2026, directed the constitution of a five-member High-Powered Expert Committee to resolve critical definitional...

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, in its judgment dated June 9, 2026, addressed a compelling intersection of contempt jurisdiction...

The Supreme Court of India, by its order dated 25 May 2026, directed the constitution of a five-member High-Powered Expert Committee to resolve critical definitional...

India's Ministry of Environment proposes significant amendments to the Ecomark Rules, 2024, introducing stringent environmental criteria across six product categories including paints, batteries, paper, wood products...

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme establishes distinct market segments for obligated and non-obligated entities, but the regulatory framework leaves critical ambiguities about whether carbon credits can be traded across these boundaries.

The interface between administrative authorization and criminal jurisdiction under special environmental statutes presents recurring challenges for trial courts and appellate forums alike.

In a seminal 2:1 verdict delivered on November 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of India allowed the Review Petition filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India (CREDAI)

In the January edition of our monthly newsletter "Legalaxy", our team analyses some of the key developments in securities market, corporate, finance and labour.

India's Ministry of Environment proposes significant amendments to the Ecomark Rules, 2024, introducing stringent environmental criteria across six product categories including paints, batteries, paper, wood products...

Customers, investors, regulators, lenders, and supply chain partners are increasingly scrutinizing how organizations manage ESG-related issues. Climate change, resource scarcity, biodiversity loss, human rights concerns, circular economy requirements, and governance failures are no longer viewed as peripheral sustainability topics. They have become core business risks.

In Bhopal Municipal Corporation v. Dr. Subhash C. Pandey & Ors., the Supreme Court of India transforms a municipal dispute into a nationwide directive on scientific waste management and environmental compliance. Reaffirming that the right to a clean environment is part of Article 21, the Court highlights India’s growing waste crisis and holds local authorities accountable as constitutional trustees of public health and environmental protection.