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 …
CHENNAI: With Hindustan Unilever and the workers of its erstwhile thermometer factory in Kodaikanal finally reaching an agreement, the focus has now shifted to the other major concern – cleaning up mercury from the factory site. Going by the draft guidance document for assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in …
Local residents raised protests after heavy pollution in Muttar river resulted in the death of fish at various points on Tuesday afternoon. Locals said that the waters had turned black in many areas, indicating that somebody had dumped a huge amount of waste into the river. While the water was …
Bharuch: Large number of industrial units in Ankleshwar, Panoli and Jhagadia estates may have to curtail production following damage to the pipeline carrying treated effluents into deep sea. The pipeline runs from Ankleshwar to Kantiyajal in Hansot taluka. Alok Kumar, chief executive officer (CEO), Narmada Clean Tech Ltd, the company …
After one and a half years, MPCB yet to to devise a remedial action plan to restore groundwater quality in the Waluj Industrial Area in Aurangabad district he National Green Tribunal has pulled up the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for not complying with its directions for preparing a remedial …
Mumbai: Two years ago, the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, for the first time, classified air pollution as one of the causes for cancer. "PM 2.5 (solid dust-like particles, or 'particulate matter' less than 2.5 millionth of a metre) can cause cancer," said the …
Delegation to review moratorium. Amid intense demand of industries and Gujarat government to lift the moratorium on industrial clusters of Vatva, Vapi and Ankleshwar, a high-level delegation of Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF & CC) Tuesday visited the three clusters to review the prospects of lifting …
KOCHI: The expert panel from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) submitted its report on the pollution in the Periyar River before the Chennai bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday. The findings of the NEERI report will be crucial in the case filed by Shibu Manuel …
Mumbai has on Monday recorded a poorer quality of air than Delhi. The city recorded ‘poor’ air quality while a few of the city’s pockets recorded ‘very poor’ level. Andheri recorded 326 µg/m3 level of particulate matters in size 2.5 (PM 2.5) which is most dangerous for people with respiratory …
KOCHI: Officials from the pollution control board (PCB) on Tuesday collected water samples and sediments from Periyar after its colour turned brown again. "We will do the tests on Wednesday as it got very late by the time we finished the collection," said Lillykutty Jacob, PCB engineer at the Eloor …
To request TCP dept to continue to mark the area identified for the project as GTZ under RP 2021 PANJIM: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has now decided to conduct the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed modernized solid waste treatment plant at Bainguinim. The …
AHMEDABAD: The Indian Air Quality Index (AQI) launched earlier this year puts Ahmedabad right among the top five most polluted cities, frequently giving it 'Very Poor' and 'Severe' ratings. The scenario has not changed much for the city, ranked 9th among the most polluted cities in the world in WHO's …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kashinath Jairam Shetye & Others Vs M/S Shilpi Constructions & Others dated 14/12/2015 regarding authorization granted to MSW project by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on 21.1.2014. Main grievance of the Applicants is that large number of Mangroves and …
Rising accidents involving merchant ships leading to oil spills in Indian waters is a growing concern that needs to be addressed legally and India’s efforts to ratify the Bunker Convention is a step in that direction. On June 22, 2015, merchant ship Jindal Kamakshi with 20 crew members onboard issued …
NEW DELHI: While Delhi gets moving on its ambitious plan to restrict the number of passenger vehicles on its roads in a desperate bid to improve its air quality, the move has also sparked a debate on just how much of the problem is caused by the burgeoning vehicular population …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ganesh Shankar Hingmire Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.dated 08/12/2015 regarding the setting up of systems for environmental friendly use and disposal of plastic wastes and for incorporation of necessary provisions in the bye-laws of …
Nashik: Repeated appeals by the civic administration and green activists have failed to keep a check on people from burning waste along the roads. Even some upmarket areas in the city are no exception. Burning roadside waste is a perennial problem that was controlled to a great extent during the …
Three decades after the Bhopal gas lead killed a few thousand people overnight, the struggle continues for its survivors. A number of issues concerning the survivors of the disaster, termed the biggest industrial accident in history, seemed close to resolution this year, but none was resolved.
Two months since the Godavari was cleaned, the river is back to being a murky nullah choked with household waste, plastic and puja material dumped into it Two months since the G o d ava r i w a s cleaned for the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the river is …
The National Green Tribunal today warned the authorities of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant of shutting it down if it did not urgently instal equipment to segregate solid waste and continued to burn them, causing pollution. It also directed the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to inspect …
Agra: A bench of Justices TS Thakur and C Nagappan on Monday offered three weeks' time to the Central Environment Committee (CEC) to suggest an alternate space for the crematorium near the Taj Mahal. At least 25 pyres are burnt here each day, and the ashes rising from these have …
