Environmental Applications — Key Discoveries

Key Discoveries

Vardhaman Kaushik v. Union of India

2016

While not directly about nanotechnology, this landmark NGT case on air pollution in Delhi established the Tribunal's proactive role in addressing environmental hazards and issuing…

Almitra H. Patel v. Union of India

1996 (Supreme Court, later NGT cases)

This case, initially in the Supreme Court and later influencing NGT's approach, dealt with municipal solid waste management. Its relevance to nanotechnology is indirect but…

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Ganga Pollution Case)

1985 onwards (Supreme Court, influencing NGT)

This series of cases led to significant directives for industrial pollution control and wastewater treatment. While predating widespread nanotech applications, its principles are…