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 …
With a view to encourage eco-tourism in the vicinity of the Taj Mahal , the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in Uttar Pradesh has given its nod to develop nearly 200-km long 'Bicycle Highway' from Agra to the lion safari in Etawah. The highway was approved in a cabinet meeting presided …
A total of 19 thermal power plants across India were found violating the environment guidelines, including on installation of pollution control equipment, parliament was told on Tuesday. "Polluting industries including Power plants are required to install pollution control equipment to meet the prescribed effluents and emission standards as specified in …
Agra: In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union ministry of environment and forest informed that neither it nor the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has initiated any nation-wide study to assess the impact of pollutants on monuments. Questions were asked about the government's endeavours to understand the impact …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revised the criterion to assess Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) across industrial clusters in the country, an exercise that first began in 2009-10. The pollution watchdog has asked state pollution control boards and pollution control committees to do a fresh assessment of industrial …
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board's initiative to curb air pollution from brick kilns is "half-baked" and not likely to succeed, the CSE said on Monday. The Board has directed the brick kiln industry to change technology from natural draft to induced draft within 90 days. It has issued a …
Over 300 districts in 13 states of the country, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, are facing shortage of drinking water, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday. “...as reported by the states, 308 districts are affected due to shortage of drinking water supply in 13 states — …
Noida: Over Rs 1.5 lakh has been collected as penalty for burning leaves and garbage in the city over the past 30 days. The drive has been accelerated to bring a complete halt to the menace. "We have enforced the ban on burning of leaves. We have found out that …
नई दिल्ली में सूखे को लेकर बुलायी गई बैठक में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के सामने मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव सूबे में 78 हजार जलस्रोतों को पुनर्जीवित करने और एक लाख नये तालाब बनाने की योजना पेश कर रहे थे। वहीं जल संरक्षण को लेकर मुख्यमंत्री के संजीदा इरादों से इतर कड़वा …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh government and state pollution control board to shut illegal scrap recovery operations in the outskirts of the national capital. "We direct Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to take all measures to stop operations of the factories which are running illegally...In District …
Agra: In a development that raises serious question marks over activities around Taj Mahal and other sensitive areas of Agra, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was informed on Thursday that 3,500 trees had been cut near the monument, while 7,000 more were felled at another forest block in Agra. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association (KARWA) V/s Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam & Ors. dated 06/05/2016 regarding illegal sewer connectivity in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad. A grievance is made about the illegal sewer connectivity and emptying of sewerage into storm water drain as well …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jai Hind Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 05/05/2016 regarding the operation of the ceramic Industries situated in Khurja, District Bulandshehar, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant (Jai Hind) in his application has pointed out that 29 Ceramic Industries in …
AGRA: Affluent parents, who spend tons of money for providing comfort and clean environment for their kids, could be a doing them a disservice, as a recent study has shown that such children have a weaker immune system and develop "hygiene hypothesis", making them more prone to asthma. An observational …
Lucknow: A couple of hours after Union minister of water resources Uma Bharti accused UP's urban development ministry of stalling NOC for Vrindavan-Mathura stretch of Ganga, a press communique from CM office quoting chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said that UP government was determined to clean Ganga and its tributaries. Akhilesh …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwani Kumar Dubey & OthersVs. Union of India & Others dated 03/05/2016. These applications raises issue of environmental degradation with increasing pollution in the Singrauli Region of District Singrauli, State of Madhya Pradesh and District Sonbhdra, State of Uttar Pardesh. …
As testimonies of farmers’ distress from drought-hit regions of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telengana and Rajasthan were unfolded in the national Capital on Sunday, experts and activists during a national consultation expressed concern over the way the recent prevailing crisis has been handled while calling for a concrete …
VARANASI: Launching the country's first solar powered e-boats in river Ganga in his parliamentary constituency -Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe on Congress by saying, "Wo sarkarey gayi jo sirf amiro ko diya karti thi, ye sarkar unkey liye hai jinka duniya me koyi nahi (gone are the …
Agra: Days after TOI reported that Agra Municipal Corporation's plan to appoint a Kanpur-based company to dispose the city's biomedical waste was in violation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) norms, the UPPCB has cancelled AMC's proposal to sign a temporary three-month contract with Medical Pollution Control Committee (MPCC). …
Allahabad: With a 'green' mission, authorities of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) would soon set up a state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic power plant on its campus. The institute would install a 300 KWp rooftop plant connected to the power grid at the boys hostel. Excess electricity generated by the …
India has the largest concentration of population using biomass with inefficient stoves. About 840 million in India fully or partially rely on traditional biomass for cooking. In India, cooking is mainly carried out by women, and they play an important role in managing domestic energy needs. When modern fuels such …
