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 …
The Centre has banned the manufacture and import of toxic pollutant Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and directed complete prohibition on its use in any form by end of 2025. PCBs are synthetic organic chemicals used in many different products including electrical equipment, inks, adhesives, flame-retardants, and paints. Its production and use …
Gurgaon: An RTI response from the district mining office has revealed that 14 FIRs against illegal mining have been lodged in the last 19 months in the city. According to the response (a copy is with TOI), FIRs have been lodged against individuals, stone crushing firms and drivers of vehicles …
The report said that a total of 174 industries had not renewed their environment consent even after a lapse of one to 174 months The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out failures on the part of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and industries to ensure compliance …
Accused Violated SC Judgment An RTI response from the district mining office has revealed that 14 FIRs against illegal mining have been lodged in the last 19 months in the city. According to the response (a copy is with TOI), FIRs have been lodged against individuals, stone crushing firms and …
Massive extraction of groundwater by the Railways to clean train coaches and platforms has caught the attention of the National Green Tribunal, which on Thursday asked the national transporter to respond to a plea alleging this was being done “indiscriminately and illegally”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
Aiming to bring in better adherence to environmental pollution norms, the Prakash Javadekar-led Environment ministry now plans to use real time violation alerts as evidence against defaulting industries. To ensure there is legal backing to this "technology backed evidence" of violating environmental norms, the Environment is also set to amend …
Palike cannot enforce ban without issuing draft notification, says official Step into most restaurants, small retail stores or your neighbourhood market, and you will still find plastic bags being dispensed by the dozen. The ban on plastic, which had been notified on March 11, seems to have had little impact …
Taking a decisive step towards combating the problem of dust from construction activities polluting the air, the Centre on Tuesday notified the country's first ever `Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules' to stipulate proper disposal and recycling of such waste. The rules, which are to be implemented and enforced by …
New Delhi: Seeking to impose a serious and effective deterrent to prevent violation of environmental laws, the Centre plans to introduce an amendment bill proposing to scale up the fine to a minimum of Rs 5 crore up from Rs 1 lakh and imprisonment up to seven years for causing …
The government is reviewing the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification to benefit the people living along coastlines and safeguard the interests of marine life, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "We are reviewing the CRZ policy for the benefit of the coastal people and marine life," environment minister Prakash …
New Delhi: A committee of experts that inspected the World Culture Festival site following National Green Tribunal's order told TOI that the damage had already been done to the Yamuna as its floodplains were completely levelled. It, however, issued directions to all civic agencies and Art Of Living to control …
- Govt docked Rs 50000 for river diversion Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Assam government for undertaking river diversion work inside Manas National Park without prior approval of the Centre. In its final judgment delivered on Monday, a copy of which …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. And Pramod Kumar Tyagi Vs. Art of Living International Center & Ors. And Anand Arya Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. And Ojasvi Party Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forest & Ors.) …
After impediments pertaining to environment clearance and a case filed in the National Green Tribunal, the latest challenge faced by the Bhadradri Thermal Power Station at Manuguru in Khammam district is the conditional approval granted by the Ministry of Power (MoP). The MoP, while approving the project’s use of sub-critical …
MARGAO: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Taj Exotica, Culwada-Benaulim, and Tata Motors, Arlem-Fatorda, for disposing waste through unauthorised persons. This was after an inspection of a scrap-yard owned by one Mehboob Narangi, which the board found to be located within a residential …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the motor vehicles department and police to take action against modifications being made to motorcycles, including loud silencers, affecting the safety and health of road users. Justice V Chitambaresh gave the directive on a petition filed by one Francis M C who …
MAPUSA: Opposition to loud music played along the coastal belt at Morjim is growing with locals and the high court appointed a noise pollution monitoring committee taking up the case of the students community on the eve of exams. As SSC and HSCC exams are scheduled during this week, the …
Visakhapatnam: The final hearing of cases related to encroachment on the green belt areas along the national highway passing through the Port City would be held on February 26 by the National Green Tribunal. A case was filed by the Human Rights Council of Visakhapatnam alleging that the majority of …
The tribunal was informed that though the Maharashtra government has issued a notification on July 31, 2014, prescribing standards for horns, it was not being implemented. The NATIONAL Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed government authorities to participate in a consultative process next month on the issue of setting standards for …
NOIDA: To avoid hurdle in pace of development due to environmental clearances, Centre has formed district-level environment impact assessment authority (DEIAA). The DEIAA, with amendment in Environment (protection) Act 1986, will be eligible to give mining clearances of plots having 50 thousand sq. feet or below. Some of states had …
