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 environment ministry told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a new green regulator was unnecessary as an appropriate mechanism to monitor and enforce compliance with conditions that govern clearances to projects was already in place, but agreed to create one nonetheless in deference to its orders. “The ministry of …
The government assured the Supreme Court on Monday that it would set up a green regulator but stopped short of committing itself to a deadline. The environment ministry has three days to submit to the court its plans for setting up a regulator. The top court had at the last …
Following complaints against the Shiv Sena for violating noise norms during its Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, the police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the organizer of the event. Rally organizer Diwakar Borkar has been booked under the Environment Protection Act (EPA) and Maharashtra Police Act and if convicted, …
The Environment Ministry has decided to turn approximately 60,000 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six States into an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), banning mining, quarrying, thermal power plants and polluting industries over the entire range. All other projects would be allowed only with the prior consent of gram …
Environmental Impact Study Was Awarded By KMRL Only Recently Even as the work on Kochi Metro rail is progressing as per schedule, authorities are still in the dark about the environmental impact of the project. While environmental impact assessment (EIA) must be done before starting the project, the Kochi Metro …
The ministry also ordered the closure of the faulty ONGC pipeline responsible for the spill Concerned over environmental damage caused due to an oil spill off Uran coast near Mumbai, the Environment Ministry today constituted a team to inspect the site and issued a show cause notice to Oil and …
Senior Care Professionals - India's Leading Elder Care Provider Specialized Personal In 2010 memorandum, Environment Ministry exempted projects that had made substantial progress from clearance obligation The National Green Tribunal on Monday stayed the operation of an order of Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) exempting projects that have …
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued notices to eight municipal corporations and 159 municipalities for not following guidelines on solid waste disposal. The corporations given notices are Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Jamnagar and Gandhinagar. It has threatened to take strict action under the Environment Protection Act 1986 …
In 2010 memorandum, Environment Ministry exempted projects that had made substantial progress from clearance obligation The National Green Tribunal on Monday stayed the operation of an order of Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) exempting projects that have attained substantial progress from obtaining prior environmental clearance. The stay will …
After having remained in limbo for years, finally the much-hyped solid waste management project of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has finally moved an inch forward with the latter getting approval from the government to start it on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis. According to JMC authorities, the project was for long …
The brisk unscientific mining of gypsum has been posing a grave threat to the ecology of the earthquake-prone belt of the erstwhile Doda district as blasting in mine sites has been going on unabated. It is widely believed that the continued blasting for extraction of gypsum is the main reason …
According to this report by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) & Awaaz Foundation, the manufacturers of fire crackers are flouting Supreme Court directives on noise levels as well as the quantity of heavy metals in their products. Bursting of fire crackers create significant noise pollution during the Diwali Festival. MPCB …
Despite the clamour in Goa to restart ‘legal mining’, the prognosis on the timing and quantum of mining that will be allowed is still unclear, especially, as most of the respondents - save for the state and central governments - are yet to be heard, with no indications of an …
Issue of show cause notice for alleged violations with regard to development of port facilities at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 30/09/2013.
Youth arrived in SUVs to take part in the hearing for supporting the Jindal project Young men – some locals and some from far-flung areas – arrived in hundreds of SUVs to demand setting up of Jindal’s coal mines in Tiklirampur on Wednesday. Some of them told The Hindu that …
Pursuant to two notices issued by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to Sociedade de Fomento Ind Pvt Ltd regarding the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) treatment plant at Sonsoddo, Fomento responded to both these notices point wise refuting the issues raised by the GSPCB. GSPCB had sent two different …
The organised sector handles only 10 per cent of e-waste. The rest is handled by the unorganised sector that employs unscientific methods. Bangalore surely basked in the global glory of its “IT hub” tag for years. Thanks to the huge IT revenues it generated and the big ticket firms that …
MYSTERY MOVES Experts say environmental laws don’t give the ministry the powers to levy a fine; No explanation was given how the penalty of . 200 crore was arrived at By slapping a . 200-crore penalty on the Adani Group for environmental violations, the ministry of environment and forests may …
The National Green Tribunal's Principal Bench on Wednesday directed the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA) to take action within four weeks against CRZ or coastal regulation zone violations and regulations under the Environment Protection Act. Another week has been given to send notices to all “defaulters and violators, says …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to apprise it within four weeks of the steps being taken for appointment of a national regulator for evaulating projects, enforcing environmental conditions for approvals and imposition of penalties on violators. A special green bench, headed by Justice AK Patnaik, asked Solicitor …
