Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Report by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in OA No 274 of 2024(SZ)(Suo Motu Vs The Chief Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Ors) dated 11/12/2024. The Chennai edition of Dinamalar, September 25, 2024 published an article titled "Dumping of 05 tons of medical waste in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion SUO MOTU based on the news item in The Indian Express Dt. 03.11.2023 titled “Tamil Nadu Activities Allege drinking water supplied from Madambakkam lake in Tambaram contaminated with sewage, civic body disagrees” …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Fomra Housing and Infrastructure Private Limited Vs The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/02/2023. The matter related to a unit operating in a residential area and dealing with various kinds of acids and industrial chemicals …
Report by the Tamnaram City Municipal Corporation, Tambaram, Chennai to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules and disposal of sewage/sullage water in the storm water drain which leads to Thangal Eri. 100 per cent door to door collection of waste is being implemented and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meenavargal Membattu Sangam Vs The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Others dated 11/06/2020 regarding discharge of pollutants into the sea by M/s. Manali Petrochemical Limited, M/s Kothari Petrochemical Ltd. and M/s. Tamil Nadu Petrochemical Limited. The NGT …
A water crisis is brewing in many parts of the world's second-most populated nation as unsustainable use and few measures to harness rain lead to shortages Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that’s reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state …
Public Works Department Secretary files writ petition challenging tribunal order The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 13, tentatively fixing Rs. 100 crore as the compensation to be paid by the State government for the damage …
Civic body officials seizing plastic coated items from a restaurant in North Zone in the city on Wednesday, as part of the exercise to collect banned plastic goods. On Day Two of the State Government’s ban on storage, sale and use of single-use plastic items, the Coimbatore Corporation officials seize …
CHENNAI: Over two decades back, doctors at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, noticed that most gall bladder cancer patients were from the Gangetic belt states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or West Bengal. This led to a series of studies that found high concentration of heavy metals in the soil and ground …
Overhead tanks in concrete houses of the city are a breeding ground for malarial mosquitoes, but people living in such houses are less vulnerable to the disease, a study by the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) has found. These mosquitoes find people living under thatched and asbestos roofs nearby as …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M/s.Narmathaa Textiles Limited Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 24/10/2017 regarding payment of consent fees by Narmathaa Textiles to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. NGT directs that consent fee should not include …
The Tamil Nadu government had faced flak following dengue deaths in some cities, including Chennai and Coimbatore, with the opposition targeting it over the spread of the fever. As many as 35 people have died of dengue in Tamil Nadu since January this year, a senior state government official said …
CHENNAI: A spike in cases of dengue in Chennai and neighbouring districts in the past fortnight has moved the health department to intensify its fight against the disease. The department is taking steps to enforce vector-control measures, penalise offenders more strictly and hold more public meetings to spread awareness. Chennai …
TRICHY: With incidences of dengue surpassing those of previous years, health minister Dr C Vijaya Baskar on Monday revealed that around 5,000 people were down with the dreaded mosquito-borne disease in the state now. However, he claimed that no death had been caused by dengue in the state. "Around 5,000 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Fitwell Industries Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding industries operating without an order of Consent to operate, Ramakrishnapuram, Villivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. NGT directs the industries to resubmit applications to TNPCB and the Pollution …
CHENNAI: There have been nine confirmed H1N1 deaths in the state since January , and 20-30 suspected cases of the flu are admitted to hospitals every day, said public health officials. In Chennai, where 105 cases tested positive for the virus since January, the corporation has launched a massive awareness …
The closure of Nokia's mobile phone assembly plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, just eight years after it commenced production, illustrates how corporations can quit operations at a point when it is no longer profitable for them to continue, while the impact of such closures on workers is profound. The special …
Jambulingam Street, Chennai, is a local legend. The tar road in the bustling Nungambakkam area has weathered a major flood, several monsoons, recurring heat waves and a steady stream of cars, trucks and auto rickshaws without showing the usual signs of wear and tear. Built in 2002, it has not …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Shanmuga Aqua Industries Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/04/2016 regarding running of a packaged drinking water Unit without obtaining consent under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and also without obtaining …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Munusamy Vs District Environment Engineer - Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/03/2016 regarding operation of an an auto pressing industry without getting “Consent to Operate” from pollution board. Till M/s. Exon Auto Components is granted Consent …
