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 Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has said that no river sand mining project whose lease area is less than 5 hectares should be considered while granting Environment Clearances thus effectively banning mining in leases below 5 hectares. Also, no in-stream mining is to be allowed and for transportation …
The Delhi Master Plan 2021 should make it mandatory for each zone to have a designated area for waste disposal, said Sunita Narain, Director-General of the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday Ms. Narain said: “The new Master Plan needs to have an environment service zone so that no …
India belched over 626 million tones of construction and demolition (C&D;) waste in 2013, which is 52 times more than the ministry of environment and forests’ estimate of construction and demolition waste. The MoEF continues to quote the grossly underestimated figure of 10-12 million tones of waste being generated annually. …
With a spurt in urbanisation, cities are facing serious environmental consequences due to construction and demolition waste which needs to be recycled and reused, experts said here Monday. At a seminar "Waste to Resource", experts pointed out ways and means to reuse construction material to build buildings which are sustainable. …
An increase in construction activity and vehicular traffic is taking a toll on Thane's environment but there is little authorities are able to do about it. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has in the past two years collected a fine of Rs 58 lakhs from violators, a target much less …
Cities are choking because of their own construction and demolition (C&D) waste with serious environmental consequences warned the sustainable building experts at the conference organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) & Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA). While construction necessitates enormous amount of construction material that accounts for about …
Chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday approved a proposal to let 82 licence holders to carry out sand (bajri) mining in the state in accordance with an interim order of the Supreme Court. The licencees will now be able to engage in sand mining till February next year once the …
In a bid to boost affordable housing in UP the state government has effected amendments in the policy for construction of houses under the economically weaker section (EWS) and Lower Income Group (LIG) category. The state housing department has not only raised the annual income bar for the EWS and …
Mumbai : Despite the mangrove cell’s report on Costal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations due to dumping of debris within 50 m of mangroves at NL Complex in Dahisar (East), the civic body has not filed any case against the builder yet. The civic body had granted permission for dumping debris …
Growing dust pollution has emerged as a serious health hazard in the city besides subjecting the citizens to a lot of inconvenience. A toxic haze formed by dust particles and vehicular emissions can be seen looming over the atmosphere over a long time across the city’s roads and streets, and …
As the construction sector grows, illegal sand and granite mining can only be expected to increase. From what can be seen until now, honest officers who have taken action against the sand mafia in their respective districts in different states have either been transferred or suspended. The politician-sand mafia nexus …
To prove that it is serious about implementing its poll promise of affordable urban housing, Gujarat government plans to start construction of around 75,000 houses by its para institutions across the state before the forthcoming Lok Sabha (LS) polls. "We are actually eyeing beginning the construction of one lakh houses, …
The rising trend of constructing green buildings and the scarcity of traditional materials have opened up a sizeable market for young ventures producing alternatives that are cost efficient and eco-friendly. These ventures offer solutions that range from masonry products that do not use cement or sand to online platforms that …
The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification should be scrapped as the norms had become a major hurdle in development, experts on town planning and infrastructure development said Thursday. At a seminar, ‘Changing Maharashtra’, organised by Loksatta, bureaucrats, infrastructure developers and town planners expressed concern over the pace of development because …
In a big relief to the general public, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre’s application that henceforth only the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will grant environmental clearance for minor minerals in Haryana and not the State government. A three-judge Green Bench comprising Justices A. K. Patnaik, …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday held that developers of the popular Ambience Mall in south Delhi violated conditions on which they were granted green nod by changing the commercial area and said permitting it would seriously jeopardise the environment and public interest. The Tribunal directed the Ministry of Environment …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed government authorities in Delhi, Haryana and UP to clarify the basis on which they carve exceptions for construction activities on the floodplain areas of rivers. Clarifications were sought after authorities submitted a reply that exceptions have been granted for construction of certain buildings, …
Two days after the National Green Tribunal (western zone) fined two Mumbai developers for proposing small projects to bypass mandatory approval process by competent authorities and then expanding them, city builders cite cumbersome procedures and delays in clearances as the reasons for doing so. Admitting that bypassing the law of …
Mumbai, Thane builders approve small plans only to expand them, bypassing environment rules In what could be a lesson for builders who first propose small projects to bypass mandatory approval process by competent authorities and then expand them, the National Green Tribunal (western zone) has slapped exemplary fines on two …
Company looking to either buy its own land or enter into joint venture with land owners in state Even as it nears the launch of its first affordable housing project in Gujarat at Halol near Vadodara, Kolkata-based real estate player Ashiana Housing Limited is already planning to expand its presence …
