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 government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that the exposure to chemicals used in textile dyeing units can affect human health and the civic authorities would take action against any such industries operating in residential areas in the Capital. Responding to a Parliament question on illegal jeans dyeing units …
Odisha government today said its expects about Rs 20,000 crore penalty collection from mines owners who indulged in illegal mining and violated several laws including environmental clearance, forest clearance, mining rules and consent to operate norms. "We are expecting penalty collection of about Rs 17,575 crore towards violation of environment …
DEHRADUN: Responding to a query raised by Haridwar MP and former Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the Lok Sabha on Thursday regarding the steps taken by the central government to stop effluents from flowing into the Ganga, the minister of state for water resources, river development & Ganga …
Ahead of the festival season in the city, the Azad Maidan police have started issuing pamphlets to Mandals and citizens in residential societies to curb noise pollution before and during festivals. Police are appealing to citizens to keep a check on the decibel levels as per the directions given by …
Mining companies in Odisha that were operating without environmental clearances were ordered to pay 100 per cent penalty on the price of illegally extracted iron and manganese ores with effect from 2000-01 by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The bench comprising Justices Madan Lokur and Deepak Gupta directed the Centre …
2,000 buses challaned in past 10 days, illegal horns removed Tightening the noose around illegally installed pressure horns on vehicles, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has removed such horns from around 2,000 buses in past 10 days, besides challaning these vehicles. Divulging the details, PPCB Chairman Kahan Singh Pannu …
Nagpur: The city police have issued notices to owners of DJ system and Ganesh mandals warning them against playing loud music, particularly on the roads, blocking carriageways. Besides, the shops selling noisy crackers will also face action if they are found violating the norms, as per the Environment (Protection) Act, …
Twenty-one thermal power plants were found to be in need of upgradation of their pollution control systems, the government today said, asserting that appropriate action has been initiated against them. Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said that the compliance with environmental norms in thermal …
CHENNAI: Disregarding the Madras High Court order, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) seems to have kept its backdoor open for erring builders to get post-facto environmental clearance and processing hundreds of violation cases from across the country, which may amount to contempt. Ashish Kumar, Joint Director, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Mumbai) in the matter of Sindhudurg Jilha Shramajivi Rapan Machhimar Sangh & Others Vs Government of Maharashtra & Others dated 14/07/2017 regarding impact of fishing with purse-seine gear/net on environment and its pinch felt by the traditional fishermen due to decrease …
NGT warns of closure if leakage in ash pipe is not fixed within a week The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) for failing to comply with its orders with regard to the removal of ash from the …
NEW DELHI: The use of 'Chinese' kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material which is non-biodegradable, was on Tuesday banned with immediate effect by the National Green Tribunal on the grounds that it posed threat to life and the environment. The green panel directed all state governments to …
CHENNAI: Concerned at the damage being done to the ecologically sensitive Ennore creek, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has ordered Kamarajar Port Ltd to immediately remove the dredged material illegally dumped in a portion of the water body. The action was based on an inspection conducted by officials of …
CHENNAI: In a big blow to realty industry violators, the Madras High Court struck down a notification by the Union environment ministry that sought to provide a safeguard for project proponents who have not obtained mandatory environment clearance and now seek post facto clearance. The environment ministry had issued a …
A vacation bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim imposed environmental compensation on Active Toys Pvt Ltd, BG Steel, Kesri Steels Limited (Unit-II), Agrawal Metal Works Pvt Ltd Asiatic Electrical and Switchgear Pvt Ltd and Shyam Auto Pvt. Ltd after an inspection team found deficiencies in their units. The National Green …
Sixty three signatories from civil society organisations, medical professionals and concerned citizens all over India have written to the Minister of Environment Forest and Climate Change, urging implementation of new norms for emission standards and water use of the coal fired thermal power plants. The group suggested that the ministry …
A probe into a chemical leak in a Tughlakabad container depot, triggering noxious fumes which hit scores of schoolgirls here, seems to have hit a speed bump. Questions about the leak may not be answered for months, as the Delhi Police is now sending a formal request to a China-based …
Pilibhit: People visiting the annual mela at the Siddh Baba (Lord Shiva) temple located inside the core area of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) are destroying the forest, the ecology and are also disturbing the wildlife. Thousands of people visit the shrine every day and dump garbage, including plastic and polythene …
Disregarding new environment regulations, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has given more than 300 thermal power plants two to five-year reprieve from adhering to the strict air pollution standards that come into force this year. The CEA has set in place a roadmap for the plants to install essential pollution …
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on a plea challenging the recent decision of three states to notify their amended building bye-laws in pursuance of the EIA notification. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and …
