**Executive Summary**
The Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chennai, is organizing a Regional Conference on Environment - 2025 on December 6th and 7th, 2025. The conference aims to foster institutional collaboration and advance a unified vision for environmental protection and sustainable development, focusing on urgent environmental challenges in the southern region. The conference will include technical sessions, a valedictory session, and a prize distribution ceremony.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Conference Details:**
* Organized by: Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chennai.
* Dates: December 6th & 7th, 2025.
* Location: Chennai.
* Leadership: Under Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, NGT, and the guidance of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana.
* Inauguration: Justice M.M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of India.
* **Attendees:**
* Judicial officers, environmental experts, administrators, academicians, and civil society representatives.
* **Conference Sessions:**
* **Technical Sessions:**
* Session 1: "Environmental Law Enforcement & Biodiversity Conservation - Role of Regulatory Authorities," chaired by Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque, Judge, High Court of Kerala.
* Session 2: "Solid Waste and Biomedical Waste Management - Policy Overview," chaired by Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, Judge, High Court of Madras.
* Session 3: "Challenges in Protecting Coastal Zones," chaired by Justice Suraj Govindaraj Judge, High Court of Karnataka.
* **Valedictory Session:** Graced by Justice R. Mahadevan, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Smt. Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Climate Change & Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu.
* **Additional Activities:**
* Prize Distribution Ceremony: Recognizing outstanding contributions in the field of environmental protection.
**Impact Analysis**
**Judicial Officers, Environmental Experts, Administrators, Academicians, Civil Society Representatives**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to collaborate and advance a unified vision for environmental protection and sustainable development.
* **Action Required:** Active participation in the conference and contribution to the discussions.
**Technical Session Chairs**
* **Impact:** Leading and guiding discussions on specific environmental topics.
* **Action Required:** Preparation for and facilitation of the assigned technical sessions.
**Prize Recipients**
* **Impact:** Recognition of outstanding contributions to environmental protection.
* **Action Required:** Attendance at the Prize Distribution Ceremony.
Key Entities Referenced
National Green Tribunal (NGT): The primary organizing body for the Regional Conference on Environment.
Regional Conference on Environment – 2025: A conference focused on environmental issues in the southern region.
Chennai: Location where the Regional Conference on Environment will be held.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The government ministry under which the conference is being organized.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Regional Conference on Environment – 2025 to
be Held in Chennai on December 6th & 7th 2025
प्रव तथ: 05 DEC 2025 3:55PM by PIB Delhi
The Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chennai, is organizing the Regional Conference
on Environment – 2025 on the 6th and 7th of December 2025. The conference is being held under the
leadership of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, National Green Tribunal, and under the guidance
of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, along with other esteemed Members of the NGT.
The two-day conference will be inaugurated by Justice M.M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of
India, who will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest, in the presence of other distinguished dignitaries
including Justice Aravind Kumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India (Special Guest), Justice Manindra
Mohan Shrivastava, Chief Justice of the High Court of Madras (Guest of Honour), and Mr. Thangam
Thennarasu, Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu, alongside Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson,
NGT.
The conference will bring together judicial officers, environmental experts, administrators,
academicians and civil society representatives to foster institutional collaboration and advance a unified
vision for environmental protection and sustainable development. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s timeless
message, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed,” the event will
focus on the urgent environmental challenges of the southern region.
The conference will include three Technical Sessions. The First session will address
"Environmental Law Enforcement & Biodiversity Conservation- Role of Regulatory Authorities" chaired
by Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque, Judge, High Court of Kerala. The second session will discuss "Solid
Waste and Biomedical Waste Management-Policy Overview" chaired by Justice D. Bharatha
Chakravarthy, Judge, High Court of Madras. The Third session will focus on "Challenges in Protecting
Coastal Zones" under the chairmanship of Justice Suraj Govindaraj Judge, High Court of Karnataka.
The conference will conclude with a Valedictory Session graced by Justice R.
Mahadevan, Judge, Supreme Court of India, The session will also be graced by Smt. Supriya Sahu,
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Climate Change & Forests, Government of
Tamil Nadu, Mr. A.R.L. Sundaresan, Additional Solicitor General of India, High Court of Madras, Justice
Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, NGT and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, NGT,
Southern Zone Bench. A Prize Distribution Ceremony will follow, recognizing outstanding contributions
in the field of environmental protection.
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