ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDS IN INDIA: AN APPRAISAL

ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDS IN INDIA: AN APPRAISAL Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law & Coordinator of CEERA, Ms. Madhubanti Sadhya, Teaching Associate, CEERA-NLSIU A number of legislations in the country have made provisions for the establishment of funds to be used either for the protection, preservation or regeneration of the environment or to compensate victims […]Read More

URBAN LAW PROJECT GRANTED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

CODIFYING, CONSOLIDATING AND REFORMING THE URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LAWS IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA About the Project: The Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru entered into a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka in the year December 2017 […]Read More

Report of the One Week Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon Refresher Course for Law Teachers – “March of Law: Legal, Policy and Institutional Challenges to Urban

The National Law School of India University in collaboration with the Bar Council of Kerala – M.K Nambiyar Academy for Continuing Legal Education, Kochi organized a One Week Refresher Course for Law Teachers, in memorium of the Late Founding Director of NLSIU, Padma Shree, Prof. (Dr.) N.R Madhava Menon. The programme was organized from 7th […]Read More

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ETHICS POLICY

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ETHICS POLICY Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA) and Commons Cell – NLSIU, Bengaluru As a publisher of high quality research journals, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and to supporting ethical research practices, in pursuance of which we have provided the following guidelines: Authors: […]Read More

TWO-DAY WEBINAR ON – “MIGRANT WORKERS AND URBAN GOVERNANCE: RESPONSIBILITIES OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS” – JULY 3-4, 2020.

TWO-DAY WEBINAR ON MIGRANT WORKERS AND URBAN GOVERNANCE: RESPONSIBILITIES OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS Recent spread of a deadly pandemic like COVID-19 has exposed the foundational lacunas in the system which led to mass exodus of the migrant workers rushing back to their hometowns. Desperate to leave the urban areas and to reach […]Read More

LG Polymer Gas Leak – An inquiry into the application of Domestic & International Legal Obligation revolving Chemical Accidents

LG POLYMER GAS LEAK – AN INQUIRY INTO THE APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBLIGATIONS REVOLVING CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law & Coordinator of CEERA Ms. Madhubanti Sadhya, Mr. Rohith Kamath and Ms. Geethanjali KV., Teaching Associates, CEERA, </strong In the wee hours of the morning of 7th May, 2020 […]Read More

Easing EIA Regulations for the Pharmaceutical Sector: A necessary evil?

Easing Environment Impact Assessment Regulations for Pharmaceutical Sector: A necessary Evil? – Geethanjali K.V., Legal Associate, CEERA-NLSIU Introduction An impact can be termed as the effects a particular activity or scenario could have on something or someone when it is carried out. It could also mean the ‘consequences’ of an action. Applying this concept to […]Read More

LEGAL OPINION BY CEERA TO THE MINISTRY ON “E-WASTE UNDER THE TECHNICAL GUIDELINES OF THE BASEL CONVENTION”

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change invited CEERA’s legal opinion on the definition of E-Waste under the Technical Guidelines of the Basel Convention. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had sought a legal opinion from Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Coordinator, CEERA, NLSIU regarding the inclusion of ‘used electrical equipment’ under the definition […]Read More