Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding violation of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act 1986, being caused due to the poor quality …
Patna: If you are using power generators at your home or commercial complex, either follow the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act or be ready to be booked under Section 188 of IPC (disobeying government orders). The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) seized 57 generator sets during the four-day drive from August …
Demanding a complete ban on idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP), a Pune-based student and activist has filed an application before the National Green Tribunal against the Maharashtra and Gujarat Pollution Control Board, stating that the material is insidious to the environment. The petition said that the respondents were …
Noting that unhindered construction on floodplains had resulted in severe floods in various parts of the country, the National Green Tribunal on Monday took strong exception to the undue delay in filing of a draft report on the River Regulation Zone and directed the Ministry of Environment to submit the …
In a landmark judgment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd. - GVK liable for payment of compensation for lack of proper care in storing muck from a construction project, which allowed the material to flow during the floods in Srinagar, District Pauri, Uttarakhand in …
Patna: Despite all efforts being made by the state government to check noise pollution in the state capital, little success has been achieved and the city continues to be bracketed as the 'excessively noisy' one. All norms mentioned in the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 under the Environment …
Five-member team of environmental experts make impact assessment study Members of a sub-committee appointed by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change (MoEF) on Thursday inspected the project site for Bhadradri (4 x 270 MW) thermal power station at Manuguru. A …
The UP pollution board has been directed by National Green Tribunal to submit details of tanneries on the banks of river Ganga at Kanpur and inform it whether they have permission from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for extraction of ground water. A bench headed by Justice U D …
The Delhi government's environment department issued a draft notification on Tuesday proposing a ban on the production, sale and use of nylon, plastic or any other manja coated with sharp materials like powdered glass or metal. This variety of manja has come to be known as 'Chinese manja' in the …
The notification comes on the heels of three incidents of manjha-related deaths and four injuries in the past two days. DAYS AFTER the Delhi High Court directed various government agencies to issue advisories to the public regarding the “dangers” of using nylon/synthetic manjhas, the government Tuesday finally issued a notification …
Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave has expressed concern over the way horns and loudspeakers are being misused in cities. He has appealed to people to use the horn only when it is badly needed. He also wants people to adhere strictly to the rules for using loudspeakers. Speaking to …
Panaji: Considering the file records of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Supreme Court (SC) has held that an approval was given to Talaulicar & Sons Pvt Ltd for mining activity in Saniem-Sacorda in 2007 without complying with the various requirements under the Environment Protection Act, including …
The Committee of Subordinate Legislations (2015-16) chaired by Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi tabled its 15th report on rules of e-waste management in Lok Sabha recently. Concerned over lack of effective mechanism for disposal of e-waste, a parliamentary panel has suggested bringing in a separate legislation to make it mandatory to deposit …
Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday called on Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Anil Madhav Dave, in New Delhi and discussed various issues of environmental clearances particularly the issue of delegation of powers to the State Government to accord environmental clearance for all run-of-the-river …
Panaji: Karnataka's gambit to lift 7TMC ft water from Mhadei river at an interim stage failed before the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) as its proposal had several flaws. Non compliance of assurance given by it earlier to the Supreme Court to take environmental permissions for the projects to lift …
The health care establishments in Assam were functioning without obtaining authorization from the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) in blatant violation of the Bio-Medical Waste Rules, said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in his report on the Government of Assam. This is gross violation of the bio-medical …
The poor record of public and private sector industries across sectors to submit the mandatory environmental information on an annual basis reveals the shortcomings of the existing environmental regulatory process. This article attempts to evaluate the current status of firm level environmental information available with the regulators and suggests some …
Pollution is a matter of concern in cities and towns and is caused due to introduction of contaminants into the environment viz. air, water and soil that may cause adverse change in ambient conditions. The Government has taken a series of steps to address issues related to water pollution, air …
Aurangabad: The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone Bench, Pune has issued notices to the respondents, including the state government, directing them to remain present by the next hearing in the petition alleged illegal mining at Rampuri village, about 20 km from Aurangabad. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled …
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into what he said was "massive destruction" of the Western Ghats by neighbouring Karnataka, especially in and around the Mhadei river basin. "The Chief Minster has drawn the Prime Minister's attention to the ongoing massive destruction of …
