Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/03/2025. The matter related to the illegal operation of Hotel Indana Palace at the distance of 95 meters from the boundary of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary and commercial …
The Court of ADM-cum-Adjudicating Officer has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.75 lakh on a hotel under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006. A case was registered under Sections 56 and 58 of the FSS Act against the owner and the manager of Hotel Partap Palace here on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 03/12/2014 regarding pollution around Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha.
At last, the administration on Tuesday filed criminal cases against the violators of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms following a direction by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). District Magistrate Aravind Agarwal, through the Government Pleader, filed 18 criminal cases against 16 hotels and two apartment owners for violation of CRZ …
Show-cause notices to 15 hotels; 28 malls, builders, developers Over a dozen five-star hotels have been asked by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to explain why are they not harvesting rainwater and why should action not be taken against them. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar issued show-cause …
GREATER NOIDA: The contours of the proposed 'green lung' of Greater Noida have been drawn up. The consultant for the nearly 2,000 acre ecological park on the city's forest land has submitted a shape and design proposal for the project. The project, estimated to cost over Rs 100 crore, will …
Architects question interpretation of data by CSE Architects and the building industry have criticised the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on green buildings titled ‘Building Sense” and said it makes unfair comparisons and does not adopt a correct approach. Data put out by the Indian Green …
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) is calling applications from Sri Lankan Hotels to compete in the annual 'Green Hotels' competition, organised by the Association to recognise the sustainability practices adopted by those hotel firms. This will be a continuation of a very successful greening hotel award scheme initiated …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2014 regarding allegedly illegal constructions raised by the appellants. The Court has noted that "The constructions raised by the appellants are not per se illegal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Pankaj Sharma Vs. MoEF & Others dated 19/09/2014 regarding the mushrooming of restaurants which have illegally come out in the Hauz Khas Village without obtaining the required consents under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sudip Narayan Tamankar Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 19/09/2014 regarding disposal of solid waste generated by the Casinos, Goa.
Five medium standard hotels of some powerful owners were sealed on Tuesday by the district administration in presence of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) officials for causing pollution of sea water and the beach. The SPCB had earlier issued show cause notices to 12 hotels of the tourist city …
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the district administration will down shutters of 12 hotels along Puri beach on Thursday for violating pollution control norms. The hotels were found discharging waste water of restaurants, including kitchens and toilets, to the sea near Bankimuhan without treating it. In …
President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Asha Thimmappa Gowda on Monday instructed the District Health and Family Welfare Officer (DHO) H.S. Shivakumar to study if the authorities of Durgaparameshwari temple at Kateel and others were polluting the Nandini river by various means and submit a report within a week. She …
The State economy of Assam has witnessed “a picturesque change” over the period from 2004-05 to 2013-14, as the primary sector witnessed a shift to service sector and the service sector has flourished rapidly in the State economy, says the report of the Economic Survey, Assam, 2013-14 tabled on the …
The Puri beach is a major tourist attraction but pollution has always remained a matter of concern. Flouting environment laws, drains carrying sewerage water of hotels and commercial establishments to the sea dot the beach. Even as the State Government launched mechanised cleaning of the beach this year, it is …
KOCHI: Health officials from the Thrikkakara municipality inspected the quarry pond in Kakkanad a third time following a complaint by Green Garden residents association (GGRA) to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Residents had alleged that hotel Park Residency was polluting the quarry pond by discharging effluents into it. Following the …
An Environmental Information System (EIS) for the tourism industry will be developed that will maintain data on carbon emissions, energy use and waste. This is a part of the low carbon tourism project initiated by the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO), with financial support from the European Union ‘switch …
Review website TripAdvisor has today (29 July) launched a new online programme that will help travellers around the world plan greener trips by choosing European hotels and B&Bs; based on their environmental credentials. The TripAdvisor GreenLeaders programme has awarded more than 6,000 qualifying accommodation businesses a 'GreenLeader' status based on …
MARGAO: In a bid to check sewage and waste discharge into River Sal which had led to large scale death of shell fish, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued directions to the Chinchinim Primary health centre and the Velim Panchayat to inspect and verify the houses and …
Most in Puri are contributing to water pollution flouting norms, officials of Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) here said. The board has listed 325 hotels for violating the Water (prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974 and served show cause notices to all of them. The board said the …
