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: This is now officially Haryana’s worst year since 2012 in terms of people who have tested positive for swine flu. The number stood at 653 on Tuesday, significantly higher than the 2013 (450) and 2015 (433) outbreaks, though the death toll from the infection in those two years — …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinod Kumar Jangra Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 12/02/2019 regarding unregulated mining and stone crushing causing air pollution and damage to environment, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana. NGT directs a three member team comprising of representatives of Ministry of Environment, …
GURUGRAM: Doctors, environmentalists and those struck by asthma came together on Saturday and formed a group that will not only support asthma patients but also work as a pressure group to combat air pollution. With the number of asthma patients increasing every year, doctors said that the group would make …
GURUGRAM: After three days of ‘moderate’ air quality, Gurugram Sunday recorded the air quality index (AQI) at ‘poor’ level owing to partly cloudy sky. According to Sameer app, the city reported AQI at 285 (poor) on Sunday afternoon, whereas, on Saturday it stood at 119 (moderate). However, the air quality …
With a colourful facelift of 18,132 toilets in rural areas, Karnal district has secured first position in the state in the ‘Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya’ (clean beautiful toilet) contest that lasted from January 1 to 31. This initiative was taken by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department to mobilise households and …
Step taken to ensure proper disposal of garbage The Municipal Council, Bahadurgarh, has chalked out a plan to ensure proper disposal of garbage at the landfill site located on the Badli road near Soldha village in Bahadurgarh town here. It has not only decided to install closed circuit television (CCTV) …
Two dream schemes of the state government that were launched with much fanfare during Haryana’s golden jubilee year two years ago to save the environment are stuck between two departments for implementation. According to information obtained by advocate Amit Kumar under the RTI Act, no sapling has been planted in …
Gurgaon: The air quality dipped further on Monday due to a decline in wind speed and the prevailing cold wave. On Monday, the air quality index (AQI) in the city was recorded at 229 (‘poor’ ) while it was recorded at 202 on Sunday. The AQI in Manesar was recorded …
Gurgaon: A foggy and chilly Sunday morning didn’t stop 50 specially-abled and abandoned children from spreading their joy and enthusiasm in the debut edition of the Alcis Family Run. The event, which sought to promote fitness as a family goal, and create awareness around the environment, saw a turnout of …
NGO seeks steps to stop manufacturing, storage, import, sale or transport of polythene or plastic carry bags The Punjab and Haryana High Court today put the Union of India, States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on notice on a petition seeking initiation of immediate and …
Market-based solutions instead of command-and-control regulation could allow economic growth to coexist with cleaner air One out of every eight deaths in India in 2017 was caused by air pollution, according to a study. That’s almost twice as many deaths caused by cancer. This is a grim warning to India’s …
Compared to 906 MW in Punjab, it produces only 148 MW In 2016 when the BJP-ruled Haryana unveiled Solar Power Policy, it had made lofty claims of setting up projects to generate 4,000 MW, but it is nowhere near the target, courtesy policy paralysis. The total installed capacity of solar …
118 closed down in last three years | Central package has lapsed With the financial incentives of the Central industrial package having lapsed, several industrial units have closed their manufacturing operations in the state, hitting employment. Figures presented in the Vidhan Sabha by the state government revealed that as many …
GURUGRAM: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to submit reports on anti-pollution measures enforced in the city, twice a week — on Tuesday and Friday. “The HSPCB has been directed to submit the action-taken reports on complaints on air pollution, illegal …
AMBALA: As many as seven patients have been tested positive for swine flu while three deaths have been reported due to the disease since January 3 in the Ambala division comprising Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar. The deaths were reported in Ambala and Yamunanagar districts. "On January 3, a 50-year-old man …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to launch prosecution and issue directions for closure of Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd's Sushant Lok-Phase I residential complex in Gurugram for violation of environmental norms. The green panel also directed the apex pollution monitoring body …
GURUGRAM: September was clearly the best month in 2018 for Gurugram. Can’t recall anything special? Data on the city’s pollution levels shows September 8, 9 and 10 were the only ‘good’ days last year when air quality was below 50 micrograms per cubic metre. In other words, you breathed clean …
Don’t panic, be cautious, undergo vaccination, say experts A significant increase has been registered in the number of swine-flu cases at the PGIMS, Rohtak, this year, though doctors maintained that there was no need to panic and people just needed to be cautious and take vaccinations for the disease. Dr …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhay Dahiya & Others Vs State of Haryana dated 15/01/2019 regarding dumping and burning of garbage in violation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and discharging of untreated water by the Municipal Council, Sonepat near Deenbandhu Chotu Ram Science and …
The Tribunal also directed that the “action plan” in the matter “be furnished to the Tribunal within three months”. Earlier this week, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to recover damages from and initiate prosecution against Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd., after finding it …
