Rahul has won big victories before the National Green Tribunal. He helped protect communities and wetlands in Chhattisgarh threatened by a coal-fueled power plant and communities in Orissa threatened by a polluting steel plant. The National Green Tribunal recently appointed Rahul to investigate claims that an incinerator in South Delhi is emitting life-threatening levels of toxic metals, including lead. Rahul is also working to protect Indiaís 400 remaining Asiatic lions. He helped win orders in May 2013 to re-locate part of the population, to ensure their survival. Rahulís organization has worked closely with ELAW for many years and co-hosted the 2012 ELAW Annual Meeting, in Goa.