Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
A study conducted by the Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan (CBA), a non-government organisation (NGO), revealed many flaws in the execution of Kanhar dam project that was revived after some four decades.The project would be coming up in the pocket straddling between Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Kanhar River, which is a …
NGT has ordered for complete ban on burning of waste in open including garbage, leaves, plastic and crop residues and said that violators will be fined Rs. 5,000. Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors …
In a major blow to Anand Engineering College, the Union ministry of environment and forest has accepted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the college is situated inside the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. The college has been under NGT's scanner for violating environment and wildlife norms after a petition …
The Uttar Pradesh government, in a meeting in Lucknow on Thursday, discussed the implementation of the National Green Tribunal's order restricting diesel vehicles over 10 years old from plying in Noida and Ghaziabad. Transport minister Durga Prasad Yadav and transport commissioner K Ravinder Naik discussed the issue with the state's …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to inspect and initiate action against polluting industries in the Greater Noida. The NGT’s direction came after a plea was filed by Greater Noida resident Yogesh Nagar, alleging that extensive …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered the formation of a seven-member committee to look into the violation of the green tribunal's ban on groundwater extraction in Noida and Greater Noida. In a hearing on the issue of groundwater extraction by builders at construction sites, the NGT issued …
Around eleven largest 15 solar energy companies operating in India will be participating at the Solar Energy Seminar and Business Summit organised by Indian Industries Association from April 24-26, 2015. The association claims it to be the largest solar energy exhibition in India to be held at Vibhuti Khand in …
chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday asked officials of energy department to send Central government a proposal for setting up an ultra-mega thermal power project (UMTPP) in the state. Yadav was presiding over a review meeting of the energy department. The decision comes days after Centre announced setting up of …
AGRA: Regional transport office (RTO) has levied fines on owners of more than 11,000 vehicles, in their bid to tighten noose on vehicles flouting norms laid down to minimize pollution levels in the city. Besides, the RTO has also seized 7,288 for not having the mandated pollution clearance certificate and …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to inspect Coca Cola's bottling plant in Varanasi and submit record of water consumption and effluent discharge of the unit. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi also directed …
Around five months after the Jaypee group sealed the deal to sell two operating hydro power plants to JSW Energy, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has restricted the capacity of one of these, Karcham Wangtoo in Himachal Pradesh, to 1,000 Mw as against 1,200 Mw cited by Jaypee in its …
The government has consulted states in the National Capital Region and prepared an action plan to check worsening of air quality in Delhi and around, which includes installation of ambient air quality monitoring stations and conversion of coal-based industrial estates into green-based units. "The government has consulted the state governments …
The Centre said Tuesday that after damage to rabi crops following unseasonal rains and hailstorms, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana had sought over Rs 10,100 crores in aid from the National Disaster Response Fund for urgent relief to farmers. Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh told the Lok Sabha that the …
The newly constituted Task Force on Inter-Linking Rivers will look afresh at all the proposed links to evaluate their feasibility, particularly in maintaining a balance between environment and development. Links that are found unfeasible will be abandoned. Speaking exclusively to The Hindu , task force chairman B.N. Navalawala said the …
NEW DELHI: The government has consulted states in the National Capital Region and prepared an action plan to check worsening of air quality in Delhi and around, which includes installation of ambient air quality monitoring stations and conversion of coal-based industrial estates into green-based units. "The government has consulted the …
Expressing shock at the continuing discolouration of the Taj Mahal, the head of a Parliamentary panel has asked the Environment Ministry to seek immediate help of international experts to assist the Archeological Survey of India in carrying out the restoration work at the monument. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science …
Muddy roads and vehicular smoke has made the city's air poisonous. Air quality in the city has deteriorated to hazardous level with level of particulate matter increasing to three times of its permissible limit. Doctors say such a poor air quality has triggered respiratory problems among the people with low …
Technological advancements in the automotive industry and the switchover from two-stroke engines to four-stroke ones may have been touted as vehicles 'going green', but new challenges have now emerged in the battle against ever-increasing air pollution. It has been found that fuel-efficient vehicles, which may be performing better on dated …
The concept of Renewable Power Obligation (RPO), or the legally-mandated obligation on states to include green power in their overall energy mix is floundering, with as many as 16 states reporting a compliance level of less than 70 per cent. According to a study conducted by Indian Energy Exchange(IEX), of …
Air pollution in Kaushambi is alarmingly high, according to a study by the UP Pollution Control Board's (UPPCB). The level of suspended particulate matter (SPM), released by local factories, is higher than permissible limits, while oxides of sulphur and nitrogen - byproducts of burning fossil fuels and vehicular emissions - …
