Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) appointed commissioner will handle matters pertaining to transplanting and finding the location for planting new trees along the road between Ghorpadi and Mundhwa. The commissioner is expected to personally inspect the site and submit a report to the tribunal by April 15. The bench of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 02/04/2014 regarding standards for sound to be fixed for multi-tone horns and sirens, to be used for the vehicles of various kinds. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/39-2013(WZ)(OA)_2Apr2014.pdf Previous …
Road safety group does signal check Pune: The Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM), working towards sustainable transport and road safety, has helped fix eleven signals for pedestrians with the help of the Pune Municipal Corporation. The NGO will identify more such junctions where the signals are required or need repair. …
Pune: The Bombay high court has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to take immediate corrective steps to dispose of garbage accumulated in various parts of the city. The HC on March 24 passed the interim order on a public interest litigation filed by Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Dhanda from …
In wake of the controversy surrounding the appointment of the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) tree authority, in which several city-based non governmental organizations (NGO) were left out, a citizen's initiative has decided that it will follow the work of the body closely. "We will be setting up a tree committee …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vinod Jain Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors dated 01/04/2014 regarding regarding cutting of trees on Ghorpadi-Mundva road, Pune, Maharashtra. The Applicant has requested the Tribunal for time for submission of the report containing details regarding …
Pune: The municipal court on Wednesday sentenced five persons to a month-long imprisonment and also fined them of Rs 5,000 each for cutting trees without obtaining the requisite permissions from the civic authorities. “On September 11, 2012, several trees included Teak, Mango, Coconut, Lemon and Jamun on the premises of …
At 5.6%, State’s Prevalence Rate On Borderline Pune: Cases of paediatric tuberculosis (TB) have gone down in Pune city and Pimpri Chinchwad but the number has risen in rural parts of the district. Of the 7,275 cases registered in the state in 2013, about 400 were found in Pune district. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vinod Jain Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors regarding cutting of trees on Ghorpadi-Mundva road, Pune, Maharashtra dated 24/03/2014. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/8-2014(WZ)(OA)_24Mar2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=6720
Two years back, Gita Vir, a civic activist, died when she was hit by a motorcycle while she was crossing a road. Vir, a founder member and trustee of the National Society for Clean Cities (NSCC), Pune, was an activist who wanted to make sure that the streets are safe …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to file an affidavit confirming that it had complied with all the norms before cutting down trees for a road-widening project in the city. "The tribunal has asked the PMC to file a compliance affidavit. We …
New Regulation For Visitors To & From Polio-Endemic Nations Pune: India has made oral polio vaccine (OPV) mandatory for all travellers across all age groups visiting polioendemic countries such as Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Syria, Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria and Pakistan. The new regulation, which came into effect from March 1, is aimed …
PUNE: The civic administration confiscated 300kg plastic carrybags in a four day drive carried out between March 3 and March 7. The Vishrambaugwada ward office took action in the city areas including Shurkrawar peth, Rasta peth, Bhavani Peth and nearby areas. The bags, which had thickness of less than 50 …
NGT Orders Compliance With Norms Pune: High-performance sports bikes and cars are in for a sound-check with the Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) directing the government to ensure that all vehicles plying on roads, including two, three and four-wheelers, conform to the permissible standards of vehicular …
Civic Body Contacts Authorities In Indonesia, Thailand, Japan The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued an expression of interest on Wednesday to rope in international players for a solution to the city’s garbage problem. “Many countries are using modern technologies to deal with garbage. The civic administration plans to use …
Study Finds Residue In 96 Of 345 Samples Tested | Produce Collected From Vendors, Markets The advice to ‘watch what you eat’ may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they …
With growing no. of vehicles, Chennai earns dubious distinction of HIGHEST LEVELS OF EXHAUST POLLUTION in a study Chennai is a city where vehicular population has grown by leaps and bounds and alongside, so has exhaust pollution. In a study on air pollution in urban areas in 2012, titled ‘Urban …
Notices To Offenders After Samples Are Tested A fact-finding study on the pollution of the city’s rivers and its impact on biodiversity is underway. The newly formed biodiversity committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) which met last week decided to take up the survey. Members of the committee include …
Activists May File PIL If Rules Are Bent To Back Illegalities Pune: The Green Pune Movement (GPM), a group of citizens supporting Biodiversity Parks (BDPs), has objected to scrapping of the proposal that will open up the hilltops and slopes for construction. The members, at a press conference on Wednesday, …
The ongoing slum rehabilitation project in Yerawada for the urban poor has been awarded the first prize in the HUDCO Design Awards 2013 in the ‘cost-effective rural/urban housing including disaster resistant housing’ category. The award was received by Prasanna Desai in Delhi from Girija Vyas, Union minister for housing and …
