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"It Is Now Or Never”: Supreme Court’s Nationwide Waste Management Mandate (Video)
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.
India Environment
IL
IndiaLaw LLP
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Leveraging Green Patents For ESG-Reporting: A Guide For Eco- Innovators
When you’re building green tech and need people to buy into your sustainability story, you need proof. Real or not for just marketing hype. Now, proof recorded to prove reality. Enter green patents. They're also a scoreboard for your environmental innovation – and a signal to investors, customers and regulators that you're serious about change. This shows how innovative companies are leveraging their patent portfolios to build on their ESG stories and show impact in practice.
India IP
Ka
Khurana and Khurana
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Ministry Of New And Renewable Energy Notifies Green Ammonia Standard And Green Methanol Standard For India Under The National Green Hydrogen Mission
The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (“NGHM”), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. A global demand of over 100 (hundred) million metric tonnes of green hydrogen and its derivatives is expected to emerge by 2030.
India Energy
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JSA
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India’s Data Centre Sector: A Legal, Infrastructure And Investment Perspective
India’s digital economy is at a decisive inflection point. Data has emerged as a core driver of commerce, governance, finance, and innovation, elevating the infrastructure required to store, process, and secure it to strategic importance. Data centres are no longer perceived merely as IT assets or real estate. They are now mission-critical infrastructure underpinning business continuity, regulatory compliance, and national digital resilience.
India Privacy
SA
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources Law Corner Bulletin (February & March 2026)
India's energy, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors witnessed significant regulatory developments in February and March 2026, spanning power generation frameworks, oil and gas supply regulations, maritime investment mechanisms, and mineral governance reforms. Key measures include amendments to captive power plant rules, carbon credit trading regulations, enhanced consumer protection in petroleum distribution, and stricter environmental compliance standards for solar waste and plastic management.
India Energy
I
CMS INDUSLAW
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Carbon Credits Enter The Market: India's First Regulatory Framework For Exchange-Traded Carbon Credit Certificate
The concept emerged from international climate architecture - first under the Kyoto Protocol, 1997, which introduced market-based mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism, allowing developed countries to offset emissions by investing in reduction projects in developing nations, and subsequently under the Paris Agreement, 2015, which commits signatory nations to achieving their self-declared Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) towards limiting global temperature rise.
India Energy
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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