Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Tyagi Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/04/2024. The applicant has raised a grievance that unauthorized and illegal construction of houses, shops and other commercial establishments on a large scale are in progress in Greater Noida and Noida …
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 National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned Noida Authority it will seal all builder projects, if records of treated sewage water that is distributed to builders in the city for construction is not presented to it soon. In a previous hearing on February 2, the Authority had been asked to …
The Greater Noida Authority on Wednesday set the tariff for solar power produced from its new 1MW plant in the city at Rs 8/unit. Officials said the plant will generate roughly 5,000 units of electricity daily and will help meet the target of generating renewable energy. "Power generated by the …
In the ongoing hearing of the landmark land acquisition case of Greater Noida villages, the Supreme Court has asked Noida Authority to file a list of names of all farmers who are yet to be compensated, both financially and through alternate land. In the third consecutive day of hearing, the …
In a major setback to private developers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Allahabad High Court’s order that directed the government authorities to pay 64.7% additional compensation to farmers whose land was acquired in Noida and Greater Noida. The high court had cancelled acquisition of land in three villages …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Noida Authority to submit a detailed report on current water use for construction activities in the city. The NGT order comes as part of an ongoing case on dewatering and groundwater misuse by builders in Noida. The green court has asked the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 02/02/2015 regarding groundwater being used for construction purposes. The Tribunal also directed NOIDA Authority to submit an Affidavit before the Tribunal as to what is the …
The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday that it had not found any carcinogenic substance in groundwater samples taken from villages in and around Chhapraula, where a high number of cancer cases have been reported. Though the Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology …
More than 30,000 apartment buyers in Noida could finally get possession of their homes, with the ministry of environment and forests set to consider all comments on its draft notification on the ecosensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary at a meeting it is planning on January 30. The ministry, …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has written to the Uttar Pradesh government to take necessary action for conservation and management of Yamuna wetland in Greater Noida. A letter from the MoEF has been sent to the Principal Secretary, Department of Forests of the U.P. government. The communication …
The amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act through an ordinance the government brought on Monday have evoked a mixed response in Noida. Farmers were furious that the consent clause for social infrastructure, affordable housing and some other categories of projects had been done away with and said they …
A month after the environmental NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) collected water samples from various spots in six villages around Greater Noida's Chhapraula area to probe if there was a connection between ground water contamination and rising incidence of cancer in the region, researchers said on Sunday their …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered the formation of a high-level government panel to probe how the width of the Dadri wetland shrank from its original size and come up with a response before it at the next hearing on December 18. The committee will include the …
In Noida, barren trees is becoming a common site. Trees are being chopped off indiscriminately to make space for electric wires and cables. Private property owners are also chopping off parts of trees near their properties and the government agencies seem to be unmindful of this. However, on Monday, the …
GREATER NOIDA: A team of researchers from the Delhi-based research and advocacy organization Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) visited the Greater Noida villages of Sadopur, Bisnoli and Khera Dharampur in the Chhapraula area to investigate the causes behind an apparent rise in cancer incidents in the area over the …
After the news that there has been a rise in cases of cancer in five villages around the Chhapraula Industrial Area in Greater Noida district of Uttar Pradesh due to groundwater contamination, a petition was filed on Wednesday before the National Green Tribunal seeking closure of all illegal industrial activities …
NOIDA: The city's air pollution level was 40% lower when compared with previous year's figures, while its noise level was down by 10%, according to the pollution control board's recordings this Diwali. According to PCB officials, Noida's residential areas recorded a noise level of 72.18 decibels on October 23, between …
GREATER NOIDA: The contours of the proposed 'green lung' of Greater Noida have been drawn up. The consultant for the nearly 2,000 acre ecological park on the city's forest land has submitted a shape and design proposal for the project. The project, estimated to cost over Rs 100 crore, will …
Noida Authority on Wednesday floated tenders for four new foot-over bridges (FOBs) for pedestrians over busy arterial roads in the city. An amount of Rs 5.4 crore has been earmarked for the projects, which are estimated to be completed within six months after the tenders are finalized. According to officials, …
NOIDA: The groundwater level in Noida is falling alarmingly by a metre every year, says a recently released report by the ministry of water resources, a consequence of the city's breakneck pace of urbanization that now threatens to derail it. The groundwater level, according to the report that was published …
