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 …
Kanpur: Ganga has drifted away from the ghats so much that one has to walk miles from the ghats to reach the middle of the stream and complete religious rituals. On Tuesday, when devotees reached ghats to take a plunge on the occasion of Ganga Dusshera they were left disappointed. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Virender Kumar Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forest, & CC & Others dated 17/06/2016 regarding mechanical mining on the river bed in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Previous Order Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding river bed mining in Lalupura …
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to use solar energy in its offices across the five zones and 14 sub-zones. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between VMC and Renewable Energy Corporation of India (RECI). VMC is the first municipal corporation of the state …
The Centre has constituted a team of officers to visit selected districts of western Uttar Pradesh particularly Meerut and Muzaffarnagar to study status of irrigation development and implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna. The members are - CM Pandey (additional commissioner, department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), GN Sharma, …
In the 1950s, Hazratganj attracted college-goers for a relaxing walk. Times changed and cars replaced cycles and two-wheelers in the 1990s. Circa 2016, more cars than people are seen on city roads and honking is the order of the day. Better pay and higher disposable income is adding more than …
Thousands of trees were destroyed, many charred, in the violence that erupted last week following exchange of fire between police and squatters at Jawahar Bagh in Mathura. Uttar Pradesh horticulture department officials said the number of trees burnt or destroyed could be more than 5,000, mostly fruit-bearing varieties. Environmentalists in …
In an unusual turn of events, the ministry of environment and forests "withdrew" a statement by minister Prakash Javadekar that had slammed as "not correct" a study released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology which said life expectancy in Delhi and other cities was decreasing due to pollution. The …
The National Green Tribunal has constituted a panel to inspect the Betwa river bank in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh and probe the allegations of rampant illegal sand mining in the area. A Bench headed by Justice U. D. Salvi, which appointed retired forest official Anmol Kumar and …
The controversy hit project intends to divert water from Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh for irrigation and it will submerge 5,258 hectares of forest land including 4,141 ha of Panna Tiger Reserve. The expert appraisal committee (EAC) earlier in February had said that it …
Lucknow: When TOI organised the 'No honking drive' in Hazratganj on Sunday on the occasion of the the World Environment Day, it was a cause that not drew a huge applause from those present but also a flow of practical suggestions for bringing the much needed change in the city. …
Lucknow: The rising level of air pollution in the city has a new target-traffic cops. The effect of reducing air quality is presenting a worrying picture because of its effect on the health of the traffic police. Though it is not known whether the situation changed suddenly, in the past …
AGRA: Despite a ban on burning of garbage by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), trash could still be seen on fire at several places across the city on daily basis. This is happening when the AGRA Municipal Corporation claims that it has directed area supervisors to identify such spots under …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Ganga Yamuna Mining Co. & Others Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 06/06/2016 regarding illegal mining of minor minerals in the state of Uttar Pradesh. As an interim order Tribunal directs the auction purchasers who were declared successful …
KANPUR: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed two tanneries of Kanpur Nagar to operate on certain conditions. NGT in its order has directed management of these two tanneries to operate their units for two weeks only, as during this period a team of experts would examine the equipment and measures …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to obtain an environment clearance (EC) for the construction of a line between Noida and Greater Noida. So far, Metro projects have been exempted from the EC norm. The latest NGT order sets a precedent for all …
Divisional commissioner of Meerut Alok Sinha has asked the district administration to launch a crackdown on the use of pressure horns in heavy vehicle. The direction, which has been given to the district magistrate, has come almost five months after environment pollution control authority (EPCA) had asked the DM to …
Agra: Could a deadly animal disease that arrived on our shores less than 40 years ago cross over to humans, like Ebola, bubonic plague and HIV? A five-year-long research project in the department of entomology at St John's College here is trying to determine just that. Dr Girish Maheshwari, an …
ALLAHABAD: The employees and officers of Allahabad Municipal Corporation took a pledge to keep the environment clean on the occasion of 'cleanliness fortnight' organised under Swachh Bharat Mission, on Tuesday. Administering an oath to officers, the mayor told them to work for cleanliness of the city. He asserted that they …
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Centre to respond to the plea of an environment enthusiast alleging that largescale burning of municipal solid waste in Agra was turning the Taj Mahal yellow. The green panel also restrained civic authorities from burning municipal solid waste and other waste in open …
The National Green Tribunal today held that all metro rail projects need environmental clearance after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said Noida Metro Rail, whose construction was challenged in the plea before it, fell under Schedule 8(b) of Environment Impact Assessment …
