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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding application to stop the project undertaken by M/s Metro Econ Green Resorts Pvt. Ltd. at village Palanpur, District Rupnagar. According to the applicant, the land used in the project …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shashikant Vithal Kamble Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/12/2018 regarding the notification dated 14.11.2018, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) under Section 23 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, delegating power for grant …
A Pune-based petitioner has filed an application before the principal bench of National Green Tribunal in New Delhi challenging the Environment Ministry’s recent notification easing environmental norms for realtors. The November 14 notification, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF& CC) empowers local bodies like the …
NEW DELHI: It will not only be polluters who will be sent to jail or have to pay the fine but the government agencies and officials will have have to face the same consequences if they failed to take action against the polluters with the Supreme Court on Monday allowed …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/11/208 regarding air pollution in Delhi. The Court has been informed that as many as 749 air pollution complaints have been received by CPCB on social media. But there …
Nagpur: The widely used cracker, whistling wheel, popularly known as ‘chakri’, creates more noise pollution than bombs. This surprising revelation came to the fore following a pre-Diwali test of firecrackers conducted by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). This year, the board tested 25 types of sound-emitting crackers at the …
Imposes a fine of Rs 3.2 cr, tells panel to file report within a month The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 3.2 crore and ordered that work on the Rs32.48 crore doctors residential colony in Panthaghati be stopped for failing to obtain the mandatory environmental …
The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby published, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986., …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 23/10/2018 regarding illegal constructions in the in the Aravali hills. National Green Tribunal directs that any construction raised on the forest area or the area otherwise covered by Notification dated 07.05.1992 …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has informed the National Green Tribunal that it has issued a notification for identification and protection of wetlands which prohibit encroachments of any kind, waste dumping and discharge of effluents. A bench of Justice R S Rathore and expert member S S Garbyal …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered closure of 12 industrial units, including handloom units and automobile showrooms, in the district for violating the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. It has also served showcause notices on five industrial units for the same reason. In May and June, teams of the …
The notable ecologist correctly ascribed the disaster to governance failures, but his own panel's recommendations may not have been the right solution Last week, a well-recognised doyen of ecological studies, Madhav Gadgil sparked a controversy by saying that the Kerala floods were partly a result of governance failures. He took …
Delhi's air quality for the January to August period this year has been better than the corresponding period in 2016 and 2017, even as no 'good' air days have been recorded till now, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said on Monday. The pollution watchdog claimed that certain measures such …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to look into the alleged cutting of 100 trees in a park at the Tyagraj Nagar market here during the construction of the second phase of the Barapullah elevated corridor. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
Environment Ministry to implement emission standards of coal plants, one of the biggest contributors to air pollution, without further delay. The doctors from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Bangalore wrote a letter to Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan, asking him to implement the emission norms proposed by the ministry as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2018 regarding establishment and functioning of ETPs/CETP/STPs. Amicus Curiae has drawn Court's attention to orders dated 04.07.2017, 18.09.2017 and 11.10.2017 of the Tribunal directing the State Pollution Control …
The advocate who argued the case at National Green Tribunal says the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is equally to be blamed. HYDERABAD: Telangana State government was squarely blamed when the news of proposed reduction of the eco-sensitive zone around the KBR National Park, from 30 metres to as …
Decides to take similar action against three stone crushers The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has recommended the closure of three tyre pyrolysis oil manufacturing units in Gangutana village and Narnaul in the district. The board has also decided to take similar action against three stone crushers being operated …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. C. V. Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/07/2018 regarding directions to prevent construction within the 10 Km. radius of Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. NGT disposes of the Application as already a Notification dated 11.09.2017 under Environment …
AGRA: A week after the Supreme Court reprimanded the UP government for the damage caused to the Taj Mahal due to high levels of pollution, the Agra administration on Wednesday sealed nine furnaces and dismantled another 33. The action came 24 hours after the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority passed an …
