ONLINE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON ‘STRENGTHENING AGRICULTURAL WATER USE LAW, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT IN INDIA’ – 26th March, 2021

ABOUT THE SEMINAR CEERA, NLSIU and University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, in collaboration with the ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar invites paper presentation on the following themes – Use of Technology in Water Conservation and Usage Multi-jurisdictional comparative analysis of water conservation policy Accountability and Transparency of the Government in Agricultural Water Regulation The Regulatory Role of […]Read More

Report of the Five-Day Online Training Programme on “Environmental Legislations, Interpretation, Enforcement, Legal and Statutory Requirements – Case Studies” held from 8-12, February, 2021

The Five-Day Training Programme is designed with the main aim of delivering lectures and conducting discussions on case studies. During the initial sessions, the focus was on understanding the Constitutional and jurisprudential background of the topics along with their interpretations. Emphasis was laid on environmental legislations including Environment Protection Act, 1986; Water (Prevention and Control […]Read More

Report of the Certificate Course on Law of Arbitration and Conciliation for HAL Management Academy held on 18th and 21st January, 2021

Two-Day Certificate Course on Law of Arbitration and Conciliation was organised by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Management Academy in association with the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. This was organised on the 18th and 21st of January, 2021 on campus of the Management Academy. […]Read More

ECONOMIC DURESS AND ITS EFFECT ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS IN INDIA

ECONOMIC DURESS AND ITS EFFECT ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS IN INDIA Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law, NLSIU Ms. Lianne D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA. Economic Duress: An Overview “Justice requires that men, who have negotiated at arm’s length, be held to their bargains unless it can be shown that their consent was vitiated…”[1] – Lord […]Read More

COVID-19 AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IN INDIA: A NOTE ON THE MOEF MEMORANDUM

Covid-19 and Environmental Clearance in India: A Note on the MOEF Memorandum Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law and Coordinator of CEERA, NLSIU Mr. Vikas Gahlot, Teaching Associate, CEERA, NLSIU  Covid-19 has impacted governance in general and environmental governance in particular. It has changed the way countries have looked at business and human rights. […]Read More

JUDICIAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT TENDERS

JUDICIAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT TENDERS Lianne D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA, NLSIU Introduction Judicial review of administrative action is a pillar upon which lies a fair, just and impartial government. It is an instrument through which the judiciary may inquire about the legality of administrative action and is a means of creating checks and balances vis-à-vis […]Read More

BROCHURE – FIVE DAY ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMME ON ‘ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATIONS, INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS – CASE STUDIES’ FROM 8th – 12th, FEBRUARY 2021

ABOUT THE COURSE The Five-Day Training programme is designed with the main aim of delivering lectures and conducting discussions on case studies. During the initial sessions, the focus would be on understanding the Constitutional and jurisprudential background of the topics along with their interpretations. Emphasis would be on environmental legislations including Environment Protection Act, 1986; […]Read More

KARNATAKA BIODIVERSITY BOARD

ABOUT THE BOARD Karnataka Biodiversity Board (KBB) is a statutory Board established by the Government of Karnataka under the provisions of the Biodiversity Act, 2002. Biodiversity Board has been entrusted with several responsibilities in the nature of granting prior approval, to advise the State Government, subject to guidelines issued by the Central Government on matters […]Read More