Uttarakhand HC declares air, jungles as living entities
The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday declared the "rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs, and waterfalls" in the state as living entities. Earlier, the court had granted the same status to the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. This means these natural resources now have the right to be legally protected if anyone harms them.