The Supreme Court held that polluters remain liable to compensate victims and restore the environment until the damage is ...

Pronouncing the verdict, Justice Mahadevan mandated compensation for the affected families besides directing the recovery of ...

Restoration of British-era anaicut and construction of check dams to enhance water conservation and support agriculture in ...

Chennai: Observing the right to life also included the right to a pollution free environment, the Supreme Court on Thursday ...

In a significant judgment on Thursday (30 January), the Supreme Court ruled that the unchecked discharge of untreated effluents by tanneries has severely polluted the Palar River in Tamil Nadu’s ...

VELLORE: After the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the state to compensate those affected by pollution in Palar River in ...

The Supreme Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to tackle pollution in the Palar River caused by untreated tannery waste. The state must form a committee to assess and remedy the ecological ...

Supreme Court passed directions, including compensation to the aggrieved, to mitigate pollution in Palar River in Tamil Nadu due to the discharge of untreated effluents from local tanneries.

“The tanneries by discharging untreated or partially treated effluents into the river Palar and surrounding areas have resulted in irreversible damage to the waterbodies, groundwater and ...