Asia: Environment

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In a seminal 2:1 verdict delivered on November 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of India allowed the Review Petition filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India (CREDAI)

The regulatory framework governing environmental governance in India has undergone significant evolution since the enactment of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. At the heart of this framework lies...

Australia's mandatory climate-related disclosure regime requires certain companies to prepare sustainability reports alongside financial reports starting from 2025.

The Federal Court this week delivered just the third decision on quantum of native title compensation, and the first relating to mining activities in Western Australia.

The Supreme Court has confirmed that the threshold for establishing nuisance remains high, and that factual causation will be difficult to establish when there are multiple factors contributing to an incident.

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.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ("MNRE") on February 25, 2026 issued the draft guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions from offsite water drawal and treatment, for stakeholder comments until March 13, 20262. These guidelines inter alia provide for benchmark emission factors along with a mechanism for allocation/ determination of emissions during water treatment systems in order to ensure compliance with the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India3 and alignment with ISO 19870:2023.

The regulatory framework governing environmental governance in India has undergone significant evolution since the enactment of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. At the heart of this framework lies...

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.

The global imperative to combat climate change has catalysed the development of robust market-based mechanisms for carbon emissions reduction, and India has progressively aligned itself with this international...