Tag: Supreme Court
Central govt doubles fines on stubble burning amid Delhi's air quality crisis
After the Supreme Court took a strong stance on the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR,...
Strict action against farm fire in Haryana, 14 farmers arrested
This year 653 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Haryana from 15 September...
GM Mustard verdict by SC, Seed industry pitches for a science based approach
The seed industry welcomed the conditional approval by GEAC for Delhi University's...
A split verdict by Supreme Court on GM mustard approval
The bench, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Sanjay Karol, issued a divided...
Arvind Kejriwal gets interim bail till June 1, ‘SC verdict a victory of truth,’ says AAP
Supreme Court gave interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for 21 days,...
AIKS, Karshaka Sangham, rubber farmers take on tyre cartel; file Intervention Application in SC
The All India Kisan Sabha and Kerala Karshaka Sangham, representing the largest...
SC on GM Mustard: Environmental harm cannot be undone, defers hearing on Centre's plea for withdrawal of undertaking
A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the hearing...
Investors of 4 Sahara group's co-op societies to get Rs 5,000 cr refund
The Centre had sought money from the Sahara-SEBI escrow account that was formed...
GM mustard: SC concerned over risks involved, to resume hearing next week
The apex court voiced the concern about risk factors while hearing separate pleas...
Statutory regulations not violated for nod to GM mustard: Govt
The rebuttal came a day after the Coalition of GM-Free India, a group of NGOs opposing...
15 "serious regulatory lapses" in nod to GM mustard: Report
The Coalition for GM-Free India has alleged that there have been 15 "serious regulatory...
Plants of GM Mustard must be uprooted to avoid contamination of environment: SC told
The seeds of GM mustard have started germinating after their environmental release...
India doesn’t need ‘unsafe’ GM mustard, says Coalition for a GM-Free India
Apprehending that commercial cultivation of GM herbicide tolerant (HT) mustard will...
Govt argues in SC that approval to GM mustard is in national interest, self-reliance to be achieved in edible oils
Calling the decision to approve the environmental release of GM mustard variety...
Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt
The opposition by green groups to genetically modified (GM) crops is unfounded as...