Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
The findings were part of a study conducted by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. An analysis of Delhi’s air pollution and future trends says that 60% of Delhi’s particulate matter pollution comes from neighbouring Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, even if Delhi were to adopt the cleanest-grade fuel available, …
The study highlighted the need for a regional strategy to tackle rising air pollution in Delhi and entire north India. Only 40 per cent of the particulate matter (PM) 2.5, a major pollutant in the air Delhi residents breathe in, is generated in the capital, according to a study. The …
AGRA: The status of solid waste management around the Taj Mahal is extremely poor and affecting its heritage value, says a National Environmental Engineering Re search Institute (NEERI) report. The study done by NEERI, titled `Taj Mahal Tourist Impact Assessment and Carrying Capacity' revealed a very dismal picture of sanitary …
Agra: With a National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) report stating that pollution from Firozabad's glass industry is not reaching Taj Mahal, demands for taking the city out of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), an eco-sensitive area, are getting louder. A standing committee on petroleum and natural gas has written …
Agra: A study by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to gauge pollution level in Firozabad which is a part of Taj Trapezium Zone has revealed that the level of harmful PM10 and PM2.5 has exceeded the minimum level by double on a daily basis while nitrogen dioxide had crossed …
The opposition to the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Monument project has now reached the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which issued notices to the Maharashtra government and others on Wednesday, telling the representatives to be present for the next hearing along with their replies. Akhil Maharashtra Machimar Kriti Samiti president Damodar …
Kolhapur: The National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has warned the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) against executing its project to revive historical Rankala lake, which involves clearing up of the sediment. NEERI tabled a report regarding its findings to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) presented on Friday. The report was …
Kolhapur: The civic body recently got the final nod of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and other departments to dump waste at the Takala landfill site. The MPCB has prescribed that the waste to be dumped at the landfill site should have more than 77% inert meterial so that …
Ramdas Kadam said the urban air quality is a matter of concern all over the world (dna - Vibhav Birwatkar) Mumbai will become the first to get pollution-sucking devices. The Maharashtra environment ministry has decided to install pollution-sucking devices at traffic junctions across Mumbai. The city will become the first …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 02/08/2016 regarding pollution of water of river Chandrabhaga due to discharge of fly ash laden water from the ash pond of the Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station …
Nagpur: Amid much controversy on the city's Environment Status Report (ESR) 2014-15, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has finally spoken out on the report's contents. Denying allegations that Nag River's water quality was good enough for bathing, the civic body clarified that the river comes under category of public sewer and …
AHMEDABAD: The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) on Friday organized a seminar on hazardous industrial waste. During the seminar, experts pointed out that over the past two years, Ahmedabad has already witnessed a number of deaths by toxic gases from illegally dumped industrial waste. Moreover, groundwater contamination has also taken …
PANJIM: The National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) has begun the process to conduct the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed modernized solid waste treatment facility at Bainguinim. The year-long study will assess the environmental impact of the proposed facility in the area and its natural resources …
Overflowing garbage landfills in the national capital, which have been saturated way beyond capacity, are already simmering inside. Last month’s Bhalswa fire incident has not made any impact on authorities so far. Routine checks are not being conducted to keep a check on such hazardous incidents. Delhi’s three landfills, Bhalswa, …
Nagpur: TOI's report on the messed-up Bhandewadi dump yard which is poisoning the city's quality of air has evoked sharp criticism from the experts in the field. Blaming the Nagpur Municipal Corporation ( NMC ) for unscientific handling of solid waste, experts have put forth various suggestions to streamline solid …
Mumbai: In an indication of the very poor health of the city's air, Mumbai has been declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the fifth most polluted megacity in the world in terms of PM 10 (coarse pollution particles) levels. The city is 39 on the list of most …
The State Government on Tuesday urged the Centre to share at least 60 per cent of clean environment cess with coal bearing States. Drawing the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the proposal to increase the Clean Environment Cess from `200 per MT to `400, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik …
Agra: Nearly 76% of all cities in the country dump their municipal solid waste indiscriminately in violation of rules, according to the Union ministry of environment and forest's (MoEF) report which was submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently. Hearing several cases related to solid waste management on March …
Mumbai's degraded waste at Kanjurmarg will produce electricity from April. The Rs 4.5 crore Guascor engine from Spain, to convert methane gas into electricity, will arrive at the landfill site on March 25 and the project will be commissioned next month. If it succeeds, it will be the city's first …
Nagpur: The Ultratech Sangharsh Action Committee has urged the state government not to grant 'consent to operate' to the cement major Ultratech, which is setting up a cement plant in Ashti-Navegaon in Tarsa, 35km from here. Ultratech is setting up a 2.0 MTPA cement grinding unit and 12MW captive power …
