Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Says it is high time the Himalayan states got together to voice their environmental significance and concerns strongly. Padma Shri awardee, green activist from Uttarakhand, Dr Anil Prakash Joshi on Monday strongly advocated the need for introducing the concept of Gross Environmental Product (GEP) to indicate overall health of environment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gram Pradhan, Gram Sabha Sarkot, Chamoli Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 03/12/2018 regarding illegal cutting of thousands of grown up trees at Damuthol Tok to Devsari Road, 8 km. from Gwaldam – Nandkishori Road in District Chamoli, State of Uttarakhand. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaya Prakash Dabral Vs Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojana & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding construction of road from Bihar village to Chehni village in the Tirthan Valley via a pristine deodar forest. National Green Tribunal directs the Principal Chief Conservators …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response as to why it should not stay the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order clearing the ambitious Chardham project, which proposes to provide all-weather connectivity to the four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Navin Sinha …
Dehradun: Months after the state government imposed a blanket ban on the use of polythene bags, the restriction is cutting no ice, with many shopkeepers and vendors openly flouting the ban. Traders allege that even though they started using biodegradable and paper bags, most customers found polythene bags to be …
Interim report on deposition of river bed material for Ganga river and its tributaries in the matter of Vijay Verma Vs Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation & Others filed before NGT, 19/11/2018. National Green Tribunal had restrained mining activity on seven river viz. Bishanpur, Bhogpur, Chidiyapur, Kotwali, Rawasan I, Rawasan II …
The volume of tourism business at the Corbett Tiger Reserve has come down by more than half after a high court order banned night stay at the forest rest houses and restricted movement of vehicles in the reserve area, local traders said. “A large number of booking have been cancelled …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Federal Agro Industres Private Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2018 regarding closure order by NGT for the industrial units of Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. at Eldeco Sidcul Industrial Park, Sitarganj, Uttarakhand. National Green Tribunal had …
Dehradun: For G D Agrawal, who came to be known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand after he turned sanyasi in July 2011, a clean and free-flowing Ganga was the mission of his life. To prevent mining, oppose hydro power projects, keeping the river clean and maintaining its free flow, the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Basant Pant, Editor Dehradun Ki Jhalak Vs. State of Uttarakhand dated 09/10/2018. Proceedings have been initiated in this matter on a letter alleging that there is lot of waste dumped in the area from Kaddukhal Bazar to Surkanda Devi Temple …
While rural Uttarakhand had been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) in June 2017, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) that was tabled in the Uttarakhand assembly stated that the declaration of the state as ODF was “incorrect”. The CAG report for the year 2016-2017, …
In the matter of the ban on the use of polythene in Uttarakhand, all District Magistrates submitted affidavits in the High Court of Uttarakhand informing the court about the measures taken so far to enforce the ban. In their affidavits, the District Magistrates have stated that orders passed earlier by …
NAINITAL: Taking cognisance of a letter written by a Delhi-based activist, the Uttarakhand high court said that merely holding meetings and seminars without taking any concrete steps towards cleanliness of Ganga and Yamuna rivers would not yield any results. The court also warned that unless the present situation is improved, …
Dehradun: A study by scientists of the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in the Bhagirathi basin near Gaumukh has revealed that in the last two years, there has been a rise of at least 0.5 degree temperature accompanied by an almost 10% variation in humidity levels in upper Himalayas …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bijay Krishna Sarkar & Others Vs Inland Waterways Authority of India & Others dated 14/09/2018. In this Original Application the applicant has sought relief and compensation for the damages caused to river Ganga and its aquatic life by hydraulic structures …
DEHRADUN: A recent study by the Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has found that black carbon travelling from Mediterranean countries during the western disturbance (which brings winter rains to India) may be one of the contributing factors leading to the receding snowline in the Himalayas. Black carbon is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Yadav Vs. Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2018. In this application, direction has been sought to remove the waste, including plastic waste from the existing site which is in the forest area to any other suitable site as …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday referred to a larger Bench a petition dealing with the environmental clearance issue related to the Char Dham highway project for providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A Bench of Justices Jawad Rahim and SP Wangdi and expert member Nagin …
In an effort to clean the Ganges, Germany is providing a soft loan of euro 120 million (Rs 990 crore approximately) to India to strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand, Charge d'Affaires Jasper Wieck said today. Elaborating on the work done by the German Embassy, Wieck said the project …
Dehradun: Turmeric is known for its bright yellow colour. But on Monday morning, Haldi — name of a SpiceJet Q400 turboprop — coloured Indian skies green by becoming the first aircraft with passengers to fly on biofuel when it flew from Dehradun to Delhi. As it landed at IGI Airport, …
