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 …
MATHURA: As many as 67 small factories in the city who are discharging effluents directly into the Yamuna have been asked to shift from their current location by end of next month. "Sixty-seven small factories which are discharging hazardous acids have been asked to shift by March 31. They can …
GHAZIABAD: First it was chromium, now it is arsenic and fluoride that are in excess in groundwater in Ghaziabad, going by an NGO's report. After hexavalent chromium levels were found to be far in excess of the maximum limit of 0.5mg per litre in various parts of the city in …
To deal with water scarcity problem in Trans-Yamuna area of the city, the state government has given its nod for deep boring wells even in critical areas where groundwater level has depleted to alarming levels. After Shamsabad and Sikandra, it's now Kalindi Vihar and Nahraich areas, where government is ready …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the union environment ministry in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh within one week, failing which a Rs 25,000 fine would be slapped as it listed the final hearing for March 4. For the second time in …
The Union Environment Ministry will soon approve plans from various States to tackle climate change and an additional Rs.150 crore has been sought in this budget for the National Adaptation Fund. Official sources said of the 31 States and Union Territories that had submitted plans, 23 were approved and the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rizwan Tanning Industry Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 23/02/2015 regarding industrial pollution of river Ganga, Uttar Pradesh.
The district magistrates and five Senior Superintendents of Police in western Uttar Pradesh have been fined by the National Green Tribunal for their repeated failure to reply to its notice on polluted rivers causing cancer among villagers. The officials of Meerut, Saharanpur, Shamli, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat have been fined …
GHAZIABAD: Alarmed over the high level of groundwater and air pollution in the city, residents of Ghaziabad on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the NCR Planning Board, giving it a deadline of March 10 to act and threatening to launch an agitation if their problems were not addressed. In a …
NOIDA: Close to a lakh Noida homebuyers and their builders are waiting impatiently for the final order on demarcation of eco-sensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary, which needs to be cleared and sent by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to the law ministry for approval. All objections …
Meerut: National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday charged the district magistrate of Baghpat with contempt of court for failing to shut down 600 brick kilns running illegally, without the mandatory environment clearances. On September 8, 2013 environmentalist Lokender Kumar had filed a petition in NGT seeking that steps be taken …
LUCKNOW: The irrigation department is working on a plan to connect the Gaughat pumping station with a distributary of Sharda Canal near it to draw water during emergency. The Gaughat station supplies water to both Balaganj and Aishbagh waterworks (about 300MLD), feeding about 25 lakh people every day. But, the …
LUCKNOW: The swine flu tally for UP increased to 165 on Thursday with 24 new cases reported in various districts. Till now, 566 suspected cases of H1N1 have been screened in the state. Of all, Lucknow continues to be the worst hit with 18 new cases taking the district total …
Dudhwa reserve administration has sought help from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to increase vigil along the UP-Nepal border to check tiger poaching. The decision comes after the arrest of 10 poachers this year. After poachers' arrest, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is directly coordinating with UP STF and Pilibhit …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Nauraj Singh Vs. Sher Singh & Ors. dated 20/02/2015 regarding construction on the river bank flood plain of Yamuna, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Learned Counsel appearing for the State of U.P. submits that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shiv Pujan Tiwari Vs. Gopal Tiwari dated 20/02/2015 regarding illegal mining activities in Varanasi. The Tribunal noted in its order that "tt is seen from the communication of the officers of the District office Varanasi addressed to all the applicants …
City-based NGO Paryavaran Vahini has claimed tests commissioned by it in 2011 had established at least three areas - in both the trans- and sis- Hindon parts of the city - that had alarmingly high amounts of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in the groundwater. Vijaypal Baghel, convenor of the NGO, claimed …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered the creation of a committee to look into the extent of damage caused by illegal mining activities on the Yamuna riverbed from Noida to Faridabad. The NGT issued its instruction at a hearing on a petition by Noida-based NGO, Noida Lok Manch. …
The district magistrates and five Senior Superintendents of Police in western Uttar Pradesh have been fined by the National Green Tribunal for their repeated failure to reply to its notice on polluted rivers causing cancer among villagers. The officials of Meerut, Saharanpur, Shamli, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat have been fined …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/02/2015 regarding reduction of sex ratio in various States of India.
In order to keep continuously monitoring and maintaining an accurate record of depleting levels of groundwater, the government is going to install automatic water-level recorders (AWLR) in the state. The system which was tested at a few places in Allahabad, Kaushambi and Fatehpur districts, will be first installed across Agra …
