Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
GURUGRAM: Environmental activists have suspected it for long, but now, they can place actual figures against their suspicion. The quality of Gurugram’s groundwater is deteriorating with each passing year, in what should be a major concern for public health, according to data for three financial years — 2015-16, 2016-17 and …
It has been almost a year since the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) bestowed the responsibility of conducting a survey on the quality and quantity of groundwater in the city to the Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA). However, the report for the assessment of groundwater has still not …
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India on Monday released video footage revealing alleged cruelty to bulls at two ‘rekla’ (bullock cart racing) events held in Tamil Nadu earlier this year. The Supreme Court had banned bullock cart racing in 2014, and such races are prohibited under …
Ten of 12 regional offices fail to show data of industrial units flouting norms, reveals RTI petition There’s no legal record of any action taken by several regional offices of the Punjab Pollution Control Board against industrial units across Punjab, reveals an RTI query. The board has 12 regional offices …
Doctors emphasise need for protocol for newborn intensive care As many as 13,541 children under the age of five died in the State in a span of 11 months, a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed. A study of 11,532 deaths between April 2017 and February 2018 by the …
Dehradun: Beyond Haridwar, the work to take the 900-km charcoal road deep into the Himalayas till the four holiest shrines is going on at a hysterical pace. Amid a cloud of dust, hundreds of diesel fumes emitting JCB machines and thousands of labourers are working day and night to complete …
Praja has gathered the data of air quality through an Right to Information query to the Central Pollution Control Board. Mumbai: The Mumbai-based NGO Praja Foundation has claimed that the Mumbai air has been deteriorating steadily since the last two years. As per the report, the monthly average of Air …
The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to scrupulously follow its direction to protect the identities of people lodging complaints of noise pollution. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking strict implementation of the Noise Pollution Rules. …
MUMBAI: As many as six forest fires were reported in Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane ranges since Tuesday evening. “A total of six forest fires were reported on Tuesday, including a major blaze at Mulund’s Yogi Hill area. By 8pm last night, the Mulund fire was brought under control …
NEW DELHI: The government's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to tackle air pollution is a "good" start, but it needs public participation from the planning level and transparency in terms of information, a green body said on Monday. Greenpeace India, which accessed the NCAP's concept document through an RTI, said …
NEW DELHI: As part of its dedicated air pollution abatement programme for 100 polluting cities, the Centre has formulated a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to fight the menace through a long-term strategy. The programme focuses on target oriented approach with specific time-lines to reduce various pollutants in cities including …
SHIMLA: Green activists have started opposing the construction of dams along the Yamuna basin. They claimed that cumulative geological impacts of three huge impoundments – Tehri, Kishau and Renuka Dam in almost parallel valleys of a Himalayan region – adjacent to one another are not even being considered. Recently in …
Says granite quarry at Enadimangalam produced expired explosives licence The Western Ghats Protection Council (WGPC) has alleged serious flaws in the granting of environment clearance for a granite quarry in Enadimangalam village in Pathanamthitta district. In a statement issued here on Monday, WGPC district president Avinash Palleenazhikathu said that the …
NEW DELHI: Airpocalypse II, a report by environmental NGO Greenpeace India, has found that more than 47% of the population in India is still living in areas where there is no air quality monitoring. Greenpeace researchers analysed PM10 (coarse pollution particles) annual averages for 280 cities monitored by the Central …
India added 11.31 GW of grid-connected power-generation capacity from renewables during 2016-17 against a target of 16.66 GW, which means it fell 32% short of target In line with its climate-change commitments and domestic pollution concerns, India has one of the world’s largest programmes to expand renewables–a tripling of capacity …
MUMBAI: Even before the first month of 2018 has ended, 806 trees in the city are on the block - to be cut or transplanted. Most trees identified for cutting or transplantation are for various infrastructure projects — Metro, road and nullahwidening as also for obstruction of traffic, slum rehabilitation …
Nagpur: Months have passed but it is not clear what concrete action has been taken by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) against Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS). A recent reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query states that "directions were issued" by the board, but fails to reveal what …
Nagpur: If one believed that with recent tiger attacks on humans the man-animal conflict has been raging, then it is not completely true. As per official figures, 42 human deaths were reported in the state till December 2017 as compared to 52 in 2016. Information received by RTI activist Abhay …
PATNA: The Patna high court on Tuesday ordered the Patna district magistrate (DM) to take action against the unauthorized iron chest manufacturing small-scale industries in Alamganj and Sultanganj area of the city. Hearing two different PILs field by Salimullah and Saroj Kumar, the division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon …
Coastal zone mgmt. plans for Thane, Palghar districts up for public opinion The State government has completed drafting coastal management plans for Thane and Palghar districts, bringing the State’s coastal areas under a common set of regulations. The coastline stretches across 720 km and spans the Konkan division comprising seven …
