Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
AGRA: Make carrying cloth bags when going for shopping a habit as carrying a polythene may draw penalty and can even result in imprisonment. Almost a month after the Uttar Pradesh government imposed the ban, the Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to start a drive against the use of …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh to explore the possibility of introducing more electric furnaces at the crematorium next to the Taj Mahal and offer last rite services free of cost to save the historic monument. It was responding to the government’s stand that shifting the crematorium will …
AGRA: A Supreme Court-appointed panel visited the crematorium next to the Taj Mahal on Wednesday and was "unhappy" at the measures adopted by the UP government to save the world heritage site from its damaging fumes. On November 16, the SC had directed the UP government to shift the crematorium …
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar gave this direction to advocate M. C. Mehta, who was appointed as local commissioner to enquire into the tree felling incident. With continued threat to the Taj Mahal due to pollution around it, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a …
Agra: A bench of Justices TS Thakur and C Nagappan on Monday offered three weeks' time to the Central Environment Committee (CEC) to suggest an alternate space for the crematorium near the Taj Mahal. At least 25 pyres are burnt here each day, and the ashes rising from these have …
The Supreme Court on Monday sent a clear warning to Uttar Pradesh government not to destroy the aesthetic beauty of Taj Mahal by poor quality of construction in and around the white marble mausoleum. A bench of Justices T S Thakur and C Nagappan pulled up the state government for …
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Agra Municipal Corporation to clean up the area behind the Taj Mahal littered with municipal solid waste accumulating from Taj's East Gate drain within two days and submit a report on November 19. The court was hearing a matter filed …
AGRA: One of the major threats to the Taj Mahal — a high level of particulate matter (PM) responsible for masking the white marble sheen - is being released into air on account of large scale burning of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the city. A joint study by the …
AGRA: Amid concerns that increasing pollution levels are turning the Taj Mahal yellow and recent reports about weakening of its foundation from a dry Yamuna bed, the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) science branch has now raised objections to the high-mast lighting in the monument's backyard, saying it attracts vast …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued bailable warrants against seven builders for not responding to notices by the Agra Municipal Corp and file documents before the NGT to prove they were not releasing untreated sewage into river Yamuna. The NGT order, on a petition by environmentalist D.K. Joshi, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/10/2015 regarding releasing of untreated sewage into river Yamuna.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Devashish Bhattacharya Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 06/10/2015 regarding pollution in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
AGRA: Idols of elephant-headed god Ganesh have thronged city's markets for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. A fairly private practice earlier, it is a large public festival today. But increasing levels of pollution following idol immersion into the Yamuna have again raised concerns about steps taken by the district administration …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.41 crore on nine colonies and three builders here for polluting Yamuna river. According to Agra Development Authority (ADA) secretary Prabhanshu Srivastava, NGT gave the order for collecting Rs 1.41 crore as penalty during a hearing yesterday. It also …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 10/09/2015 regarding felling of trees in the Taj Eco Zone. Ms. Ishita Mishra, News Reporter has filed Affidavit along with her Affidavit a …
AGRA: The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has rolled up its sleeves to initiate action against any act of garbage disposal in Yamuna after the Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on civic officials for their failure in this matter. However, police are allegedly clueless about …
Agra: Following the National Green Tribunal's stern warning against dumping of garbage on Yamuna river bed, Agra Municipal Corporation are started lodging complaints against offenders under NGT Act. However, police are clueless as to under which section they should book the FIR against the offenders. Over the last four days, …
AGRA: All car buyers in Agra will have to furnish proof of owning a garage or a slot in a parking area in order to get their vehicles registered. The decision was take by Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZA) during a meeting last evening to ensure that the air emissions …
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Thursday, imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) for dumping hazardous waste along the banks of river Yamuna. It also directed civic agencies to demolish an illegal pipeline, discharging sewer water from residential colonies and households into the …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that no unauthorised construction activities are permitted and no trees cut in the eco-sensitive zone near the Taj Mahal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the state government to conduct physical demarcation of the …
