Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "CAG faults city’s waste processing" appearing in the Shillong Times dated 16.09.2024 dated 24/03/2025. Reply affidavit dated March 21, 2025 has been filed by the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills district, Shillong. The affidavit stated that two …
SHILLONG: Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the State Government will be able to take a call on the demand to re-define ‘forest’ again only after holding a consultation with the three Autonomous District Councils. “We had drawn the current definition after taking the views of the district …
The Supreme Court has directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to disposed of the case pertaining the ban of coal mining in Meghalaya ‘as expeditiously as possible and at the earliest’. The division bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) HL Dattu and Justice AK Sikri passed this interim order …
The State government is studying the NGT directive to demolish all the unauthorized constructions along the banks of the Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi rivers, said Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Sangma said that the State Government has even constituted a committee comprising urban legislators to convince …
SHILLONG: The State Cabinet has approved the proposal for installation of ‘pre-paid metering system’ in the state with an aim to realize the revenue on a concurrent basis. Announcing this after a Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said that the Government has given financial support to …
The scramble for the dwindling extortion sources has ignited a fresh turf war between the armed Garo militant outfits in the coal belts of at least three districts of Garo Hills and in parts of West Khasi Hills. All of them, namely GNLA, ASAK and AMEF, are virtually trying to …
The State PHE department is awaiting release of the fourth installment of Rs.43 crore from the Central Government to resume the construction work for Phase III of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme. Speaking to media persons in Shillong on Sunday, SK Sunn, Chief Engineer, PHE Department, informed that the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Special Circuit Bench of the Eastern Zone on Thursday directed the Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to demolish all the unauthorized constructions along the banks of the Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi rivers in accordance with the provisions of the law within three months. NGT’s judicial member …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has once again upheld its earlier order banning unscientific coal mining in Meghalaya. The Tribunal also asked the Meghalaya government to submit a list of all coal mine owners who are allegedly involved in violation of the ban imposed by it since April last year. …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Meghalaya government to submit a complete report adopted for the purpose of promoting scientific and permissible mining of coal which was banned since April last year. "In the next hearing, the state government is directed to submit a complete report adopted for the …
SHILLONG: There seems to be no end to violations of the NGT ban in East Jaintia Hills District as the district administration continues to detect several cases of extraction and transportation of coal on a daily basis. In the latest such detections, on January 24 around 8:30 pm, RS Mannar, …
In a clear indication that NGT ban on coal mining in Meghalaya was being openly violated by coal miners, at least eleven instances of illegal coal extraction was reported in East Jaintia Hills District alone on a single day. Police said that on January 15 around 3 pm, Extra Assistant …
Coal mining in East and West Jaintia Hills districts still continues with hundreds of coal mine owners throwing caution to the wind and resorting to rampant mining and extraction of coal in open violation of the ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). With the NGT lifted the ban …
Brick kilns in Bangladesh have been severely affected due to the NGT ban on coal mining in Meghalaya. “The brick kiln industry in our country has been badly affected due to ban on coal mining in Meghalaya. At least, 60 per cent of the brick kilns have been hit on …
The order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of All Dimasa Students Union Dima Hasao Dist. Committee Vs. State of Meghalaya & Ors. dated 12/11/2014 regarding coal mining in Megahalaya. The Counsel appearing for the Applicants submit that they are finding serious difficulties in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of All Dimasa Students Union Dima Hasao Dist. Committee Vs. State of Meghalaya & Ors. dated 02/12/2014 regarding coal mining in the state of Meghalaya. An Application filed on behalf of the State of Meghalaya praying that …
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Civil unrest in India is expected to worsen after a 30 percent rise in two years in the number of disputes between local communities and authorities taking over land for industrial projects, charities said on Wednesday. Most of the conflicts over land takeovers by …
Meghalaya is doing away with chemical fertilizers and pesticides which reportedly causes millions of cases of pesticide poisoning every year, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma told the assembly today. He said the government's agricultural department has sorted out to produce food that are safer which adhere to the National Program of …
Extending co-operation with Saarc countries, the Cabinet cleared three major proposals aiming to strengthen energy, roads and rail transport The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared three major schemes for strengthening the country's power transmission and distribution (T&D;) network. It also cleared three major co-operation projects on energy and transport of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Impulse NGO Network & Others Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/10/2014 regarding illegal, unauthorised and unscientific mining in the entire State of Meghalaya for a considerable time. The Tribunal noted …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today stated that the State authorities should pay proper heed to the issue of environment rather than empathizing with the financial loss of a certain section of people. The observation came amidst the pleas of the coal mine owners and the government to consider lifting …
