Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The pollution of lakes and valley zones in Bengaluru due to “rampant” real estate projects and untreated sewage was raised in the Upper House on Thursday with Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar demanding strict action against the culprits. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, the independent MP from Karnataka cited …
The National Green Tribunal has taken strong exception to a Noida police officer not complying with its order on illegal water extraction by builders, asking him why “punitive action” be not taken against him. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Noida Expressway SHO and …
In what appears to be first such move by a state, Maharashtra, which has seen the most aggressive land acquisitions for Special Economic Zones (SEZ), is planning to introduce a SEZ Prevention of Land Speculation Bill to crack down on developers hoarding acquired land. The state government has proposed that …
The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Wednesday issued a fresh notification, stating all formalities that developers need to complete before they apply for completion certificates. The GDA has made it mandatory for developers to install rainwater harvesting systems in their group housing projects, getting clearance certificates from the fire department, …
NOIDA: In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, experts are advising third-party auditing for construction projects, to ensure the city's development conforms to its master plan. They say third party involvement will make developers and their apex bodies more responsible. So far, all that developers do is submit structural certificates …
Released earlier this month, Ethical Markets released its latest Green Transition Scoreboard, which pinpointed $6.22 trillion invested so far since 2007 in the global green economy. According to Ethical Markets, the publisher of the report, “The Green Transition Scoreboard is a time-based global tracking of the private financial system for …
The Noida District Administration has taken a slew of decisions in an attempt to improve disaster preparedness and management in the wake of the earthquake in Nepal. The decisions include random checks on buildings across Noida, special incentives to follow building regulations in rural areas in Noida, as well as …
Experts Say Too Much Focus On Looks, Not Robustness Delhi is located in seismic zone 4, making it highly vulnerable to earthquakes.However, the city is not remotely prepared to deal with them. If a severe earthquake hits the capital, 80% of its buildings won't be able to withstand it, say …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered the formation of a seven-member committee to look into the violation of the green tribunal's ban on groundwater extraction in Noida and Greater Noida. In a hearing on the issue of groundwater extraction by builders at construction sites, the NGT issued …
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) on Friday found construction norms being violated during an inspection of a township in Sector 55 on Golf Course Road. The National Green Tribunal had ordered a stop to constructions not following the Union environment ministry guidelines on costruction sites issued in 2010. …
Continuing its crackdown on major sources of air pollution in the Capital, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued notices to 172 ongoing construction projects in the city. The polluters have been directed to submit reports on the current status of construction and steps being taken by them for …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued notices to 172 construction projects in Delhi for flouting norms on air pollution. It has directed these ongoing projects to submit compliance reports and the current status of construction. Calling them a major source of air pollution in the capital, the government …
The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Thursday issued notices to 77 real-estate projects in the city, asking their developers to undertake construction work in a way that released the minimum amount of dust and pollution to the environment. The notices were issued following National Green Tribunal's order on the same. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 17/04/2015 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi. The Tribunal also directed the DPCC and CPCB to inspect all the major projects in Delhi i.e., Indraprasthra, Badarpur and …
150-200 projects under construction have already been delayed by 2-3 years due to land acquisition issues Home buyers in Noida Extension, across the Delhi border, might get caught in more delay, this time over the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking developers to halt construction activity unless in line with …
The Noida Authority on Monday issued a second round of notices to real estate companies, asking them to submit affidavits listing steps taken by them to comply with the National Green Tribunal's directive on curbing dust pollution in Delhi-NCR. The earlier notices were issued on April 9, two days after …
Illegal felling of trees is rampant in a partly waterlogged area in Indirapuram and more than 100 trees have already been cut, despite authorities' claims of increasing the green cover in Ghaziabad. Residents say that trees are being cut down at dawn everyday and the district authorities seem to be …
NEW DELHI: The ongoing construction of the multi-level parking lot in Jangpura's A-block, which started in 2011, has become a headache for its residents. The contractor has piled up construction material on the main road, causing vehicles to crawl over mounds of cement and mud piled along the road, leaving …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/04/2015 regarding air pollution in NCT, Delhi. The Tribunal noted that if the stake holders carry out the development activity in fragrent violation as to the principal …
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered immediate stoppage of construction activity on a 2km stretch of Noida Extension over air pollution, some private builders on Wednesday literally tried to settle the dust on the controversy with hurriedly summoned water tankers, but ended up creating muck. TOI carried …
