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 …
PANCHKULA: Panchkula health department has made 10 special teams to tackle instances of malaria and dengue in advance. As per the information given by the health department, they held a meeting with the supervisors of municipal corporation to take various steps to stop the breeding of dengue and malaria mosquitoes. …
GURUGRAM: The forest department has prepared an ‘offence report’ (suggesting offence was committed) following an inspection in Anhkeer area near Badkal in the Aravalis, where around 150 trees were felled last week in violation of the Aravali Notification and other green norms. “We found 45 trees were uprooted while about …
GURUGRAM: Air pollution in the city rose sharply over the weekend, with the highest level of PM2.5 reported on Sunday at 198 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³), compared Friday’s high of 95µg/m³. The dust storm on Sunday evening made the situation worse. Air quality index (AQI) also went up to …
With India emerging as a leading cotton producer in the world, and considering the large-scale adoption of Bt cotton cultivation, there is a need to understand the patterns of pesticide use by cotton farmers, especially as environmental, ecological, and health concerns surrounding pesticide use continue to be debated.
CHANDIGARH: Taking cognizance of a petition seeking directions to ban construction in the Aravalis by defining it as forest area, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notice to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the Haryana government. The Haryana wildlife department has also …
An audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India comes down heavily on the Haryana government for its lax implementation of the Beti Bachao scheme. By T.K. RAJALAKSHMI NOTWITHSTANDING the tall claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, a report of the Comptroller …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of S. B. Tripathi Vs GNCT of Delhi & Others dated 10/05/2018 regarding repair of Delhi sub-branch canal which is leading to loss of water. Delhi High Court while stressing on the urgency for repair of the canal said the delay …
These immunisation programmes have various degrees of community engagement. The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data for 2015-16 shows that 62 per cent of Indian children aged 12-23 months are fully immunised. Although the coverage has increased by 18.5 percentage points in the past decade, India has a long …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana Government to respond to a plea against the alleged dumping of waste at a construction and demolition waste-recycling plant that is being built in the catchment area of Basai wetland in Gurugram. A Bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore issued …
NEW DELHI: With a number of government and local authorities issuing advisories and warnings over the weather conditions forecast for Tuesday, the regional Met office has asked people not to panic and said that while Delhi is expected to see light rain and gusty winds, the wind speed isn’t likely …
NEW DELHI: Days after thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the country, claiming at least 129 lives, the Met department has issued another storm warning for north India for the next two days. Reacting to the alert, Haryana education minister Ram Bilas Sharma announced that all schools in the state will remain …
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has imposed a fine of Rs 27,500 on 12 farmers of various villages in the district for burning wheat crop residue. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a ban on stubble burning which causes air pollution and other health problems. Following the …
GURUGRAM: The city’s average annual pollution level has been increasing steadily over the past three years. If this trend continues, it won’t be long before the city climbs higher than the 11th spot it currently finds itself in on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) index of the 15 most polluted …
GURUGRAM: Come June 15, all dark roads, which have for long been a bane for the city, will have LED street lights as part of a long-awaited project. If MCG officials are to be believed, already 10,000 LED street lights have been installed in wards 1, 5, 33, 34 and …
Heat wave continued unabated in Haryana and Punjab on Monday with Narnaul being the hottest place in the two states, recording a maximum of 44.3 degrees Celsius, which was five notches above normal level. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana settled at maximum temperature of 40 degree Celsius, …
You cannot go on “making fool” of the people and blame them for everything just because you are in power. This was how the Supreme Court rapped the Haryana government for auctioning 558.53 hectares for mining purposes, though the available area was only 141.76 hectares. A Bench comprising Justices Madan …
GURUGRAM: The air quality in the city deteriorated as the PM2.5 level increased three times on Thursday as compared to Wednesday. Track the pollution level in your city The highest level of PM2.5 was recorded at 209 micrograms per cubic metre on Thursday as compared to 70 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, …
Order of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in the matter of M/s Satish Kumar Garg & Company Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 26/04/2018 regarding mining lease for an area measuring 79.32 hectares in Aravali area, Village Musnota, Tehsil Narnaul, District Mahendergarh for extraction of …
GURUGRAM: The resident welfare association (RWA) of Pocket E, Sector 21 has moved National Green Tribunal (NGT) against South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for “illegal, unlawful and unauthorised dumping of garbage” outside boundary wall of the sector, which is on the Gurugram-Delhi border near Bijwasan. The petition, filed by Citizen …
The tribunal, however, said that it wanted to verify the statement and asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file an affidavit within a week NGT seeks details of groundwater use by Delhi Metro No incident of crop burning has been reported in Delhi and there is no requirement for …
