Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has found an eco-friendly way to make bangles. The UP pollution control department had recently asked 13 bangle manufacturing units to put a stop on the use of lustre in bangle industry. An expert team of IIT-K has now assured the manufacturers that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Omesh Saigal Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 26/08/2014 regarding sound pollution control screen on the outer ring road between the S and N blocks of Panchsheel Park area from the Panchshila Club …
City-based Nagrik Chetna Manch (NCM) on Monday asked political parties to stop taking credit for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the absence of one in the city. The members of the manch also alleged that the civic body and elected representatives have deceived the citizens in the name …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked an expert committee to review Delhi’s drainage system and rely on a drainage map made in 1976, while concluding how many drains in Delhi are man-made. Previously, the expert committee had told the tribunal that almost 46 per cent of Delhi — effectively …
Government today said it is reviewing some of the hydro power projects in the country to ensure that the country gets enough clean energy without hurting the ecology. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said government was sensitive to the concerns expressed by some states, including Assam, over some of the hydro …
The National Green Tribunal directed DMRC to explain why they dumped construction waste on Yamuna floodplains and why they shouldn't be fined Rs 5 lakh for it. NGT had issued a show-cause notice to DMRC after petitioner Manoj Misra submitted several photographs of concrete dumped on the riverbed along NH- …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ashok Mittal & Others Vs. NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/07/2014 on the issue of natural drains in Delhi and its present status. The Tribunal has directed the Expert Committee to consider two major alternatives …
Directions have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting River Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. The Ministry of Environment & Forests has identified 764 grossly polluting industries discharging 501 million litres per day of waste water into Ganga and its major tributaries, Minister …
The Centre announced that the construction of the 2,000-MW project would resume within a week Several anti-mega dam organisations in Assam have vowed to resist any move by the Centre to resume construction of 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation at Gerukamukh along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh …
CHENNAI: The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority should complete the impact assessment on the IIT Madras campus and file a status report within 15 days, directed the Southern bench of National Green Tribunal on Wednesday. The bench of judicial member Justice M Chockalingam and expert member R Nagendran said SEIAA …
A year has passed since Uttarakhand was ravaged by floods, but the Himalayan State still lies in a shambles. Hoping to avoid future disasters, IIT Roorkee is studying the "dynamic behaviour" of the rivers, which have changed their course, to adopt suitable measures, says its director Pradipta Banerji. The institute …
IIT-Kanpur director Professor Indranil Manna on Tuesday claimed that institute's was playing a major role in cleaning of Ganga as National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) is led by institute's professor Vinod Tare. He said that earlier in the day the authority had submitted a report on the river to …
The government will soon come out with a new design for e-rickshaws that would make the vehicle a safe mode of transport for last mile connectivity . Sources said IIT Delhi has submitted a detailed design of the vehicle that includes weight and seating capacity. It will now be considered …
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) today agreed to explore the scope of reducing the height of the dam of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP), considering the hydroelectric and economic constraints. The NHPC will submit a report on the scope of reducing the dam height to the Central …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday reserved its final orders on two applications, one with regard to dumping of waste and debris and encroachment in the Yamuna’s floodplains, and the other challenging civic agencies’ coverage of stormwater drains hampering drainage, while it sought technical advice from the Indian Institute …
Not satisfied with response of State Pollution Control Board Dissatisfied with the State government’s approach to handle pollution challenges in chromite mining belt of Sukinda and River Brahmani, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct an independent study to ascertain the level …
The government has joined hands with IIT Bombay to implement cost-effective solar powered lighting solutions for rural population that will help save 36 million litres of kerosene and slash the subsidy bill on the polluting fuel by about . 30,000 crore a year. The scheme will be implemented jointly by …
The district administration has formulated plans for proper management of solid waste, upkeep of parks and remodelling of drain no.6, which is known here as ‘Ganda Nala’. DC Samir Pal Srow held meetings with public representatives and the officials concerned and issued directions for submitting the requirement reports to nodal …
A two-day workshop on "Simulation modelling and climate change: Issues and challenges" organized by Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) began on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, RD Singh, director, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee said that adaptation to the climate change is really a big …
An expert committee headed by a professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that there was no long-term policy in place to deal with water-logging in the Capital. The committee in a report prepared by Prof. A. K. Gosain submitted before a Division …
