admin In continuation to our efforts to create awareness in the NGOs on environmental law and policy, a capacity building training course was organized from 20th March to 23rd March 2005 at New Delhi. NGOs working in the field of environment protection and related issues like solid waste management, bio medical and hazardous waste management, water … Read more
MCMEF – ICELA Volunteer Program Phase II (M.C. Mehta Environmental Foundation and Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action) About Us Inspired by the success of the First Phase of the MCMEF-ICELA Volunteer Program, the M.C. Mehta Environmental Foundation and the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action now launch Phase II of the Volunteer Program. MCMEF and ICELA … Read more
A lawyer by profession and a committed environmentalist by choice, he has made the fight to protect India’s environment his unending mission. He has pioneered legal activism for environmental protection and is proof that one man can make a difference. Born on October 12, 1946 M C Mehta (Mahesh Chander Mehta) belongs to a small … Read more
MCMEF is a non-profit, non-governmental committed organization working nationwide for the protection of the environment, the rights of the people to clean and fresh water and air, the promotion of sustainable development, and the protection of the cultural heritage of India. We believe that if, all of us unite and take proper care in protection and conservation of the … Read more
• We pledge to create an interactive movement at the national level for environmental and social justice. • To provide a forum for concerned citizens, NGOs and activists working for the survival of living beings, sustainable development and social change. • To provide training to and sharpen the skills of young lawyers, scientists and activists … Read more
To create awareness, conduct research and training for the protection and promotion of public interest, environmental justice with a focus on India and other South Asian Countries. To help victims of pollution and environmental degradation to seek and obtain social environmental justice. To work actively for the protection of environment and cultural heritage of India. … Read more
We organised this training in order to acquaint NGOs with the environmental constitutional rights, duties, environmental legislations, policy, guidelines for the protection of environment and control of pollution. The Inaugural session will be held at Raunaq Hall, PHD Chamber, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi on the 12th while the remaining program was held from the 13-15th August (9.30 … Read more
From May onwards, M.C. Mehta will be travelling around different parts of India on speaking assignments to raise awareness about the plight of the Ganga and Himalayas, as well as other campaigns. Please refer to our website for further details.
Please also consider personally writing to the Prime Minister. Your letter can be based on the template letter that we have prepared, which can be accessed by clicking on the link below. However, we recommend that you personalize this template letter as much as possible, so that every letter received by the Prime Minister’s Office … Read more
MCMEF, in association with the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action, is currently campaigning to spread grassroots awareness about conserving the Ganga and Himalayas. A camp has been set up at Haridwar, where the Kumbh Mela is taking place, which is being used as a base for organising workshops, talks, and awareness-raising on these issues. We … Read more
The Government must take immediate steps towards preserving this magnificent river including: permanently ceasing any hydroelectric damming of the river upstream; declaring the upper reaches of the Ganga to be a “no development zone” in light of its ecological fragility and heritage significance; proactively cleaning up the river downstream, and prosecuting all unlawful industrial and … Read more
“When our Mother Ganga is injured, our entire nation is hurt … Any disruption of the Ganga detracts from an international symbol of health, healing, revitalization and rebirth. More than a Hindu symbol or economic necessity, the Ganga is India’s best known monument to life.” M. C. Mehta, “In the Public Interest” The Ganga is … Read more
MCMEF has set up a national level forum dedicated to cater the need of pollution free environment. The name of the forum is “Innovative Green Thinkers India” which will involve its members in various activities to protect the environment by facilitating the dialogue and action oriented programmes among law students, lawyers, scientists, policy makers, business … Read more
1. UNEP GLOBAL 500 AWARD 1993. 2. THE GREAT SON OF THE SOIL Award 1993. 3. THE GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE for Asia ( 1996) 4. RAMON MAGSAYSAY Award for Asia for Public Service (1997) 5. ROTARY MANAV SEVA Award, 1997. 6. SEVA SHREE SAMMAN, 1997 for Social and environment work 7. VASUNDHARA, 1997 by Rotary … Read more
Apart from handling major environmental cases he is working actively to create environmental awareness through seminars, conferences, ‘Green Marches’, tree plantation and field actions at the grass roots level. So far he has covered more than 2500 kms by way of Green Marches and succeeded in getting more than 7.5 lakhs of trees planted by … Read more
M.C. Mehta’s public interest environmental litigation cases have formed the foundation for the development of environmental jurisprudence in India, and indeed, South Asia today. M.C. Mehta’s cases have established the following seminal principles in Indian environmental jurisprudence: The constitutional right to life extends to the right to a clean and healthy environment. Courts are empowered … Read more
