Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended grant of approval to the Karnataka government’s proposed scheme of e-auction and re-allotment of 51 cancelled mines in ‘Category C’ in three districts — Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur — of the state. In its report, the panel has also recommended to …
BHUBANESHWAR: Tata Steel believes the raw material issues, which forced the hundred-year-old steelmaker to import iron ore for the first time in its history last year, may finally be behind it. "All our mines are operational, including our Sukinda chrome mine. These are mines we have been mining for 80-90 …
Over 50 public utility projects including power, irrigation, Railways and roads were today cleared by a high-powered Environment Ministry committee. Power projects in Tamil Nadu and Telangana were among the 53 public utility projects cleared by Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) chaired by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sandeep Azrenkar & The Goa Foundation V/s. The State of Goa & Ors. dated 22/01/2015 regarding development of Mapusa town in the area which the Applicant claim is forest in nature.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amarjit Singh Nalwa & Ors. Vs. The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 20/01/2015 regarding illegal activities of felling and cutting of trees, construction of residential accommodation, laying of concrete RCC roads through forest, disposal of municipal …
The government has refuted environmentalists’ allegations that key green laws in the country would be “diluted”. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar says his aim is to improve and smoothen environmental clearance processes by bringing in them “clarity and openness” without compromising on green issues. Javadekar, who has indicated his keenness to …
Letter to the Principal Secretary (Forests) from Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change regarding guidelines for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, 15/01/2015 - Simplified procedure for grant of permission for felling of trees standing on forest land to be diverted for …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Foundation & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding eco-sensitive areas of Western Ghats particularly in relation to 400 KV D/C Transmission Line project from Kozhikode (in Kerela) to Mysore (in Karnataka).
Top environment experts have questioned the recommendations of the government-appointed committee to suggest changes to six existing environment and forest laws. In a deposition yesterday before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Forests, Science and Technology, which Congress leader Ashwani Kumar heads, eight civil society groups trashed majority recommendations …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 09/01/2015. This is a Miscellaneous Application praying for an order granting stay on all activities of the project “Training of river Beki on L/B and activation of river Manas and Hakua …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has accorded the much-awaited forest clearance to the four-laning of National Highway-22 from Parwanoo to Solan, paving the way for initiating the project. The clearance for the remaining stretch of the national highway -- lying in Shimla district and extending till Shogi -- …
The state government has approved construction of a road connecting Isapur in Kolhapur district and Chaukul in Sindhudurg district with diversion and deforestation of reserved forest spread over 4.32 hectares in the ecologically-sensitive areas. Officials said that the road will cut at least 40 kms of the distance between the …
All green (environment friendly) buildings - identified on the basis of use of water\energy conservation methods, recycled materials, solar power, natural lighting and energy self-sufficiency - across the country will get special logo in the New Year. The environment ministry is working on a methodology by factoring in the existing …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a detailed reply by February 24, next year, from the Rajasthan government on the total deposit in the state's Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and spending from this fund so far, right from the constitution of the body. In its order …
GUWAHATI, Dec 23 – RTI-cum-environmental activist, Rohit Choudhury has filed a plea before the Kolkata-based Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), to pass orders directing the State’s Water Resources Department (WRD) to stop all activities for streamlining the course of the Beki river on its left bank …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matte of Deohoiso Kri Vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 03/12/2014 regarding illegal and unauthorised activities like mining of minor minerals and stone crushing in Reserve Forest Area in violation of Air Act 1981 and Forest …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anurag Modi Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 27/11/2014 regarding violation in the grant of mining leases and the running of stone crushers, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.
The Supreme Court rulings which were considered sacrosanct, have failed to make any impact on the mining in the Aravallis. Despite several orders of the SC and the National Green Tribunal (NGT), banning mining in the Aravallis, it continues unabated, levelling the range and clearing the forests in Tijara. Now, …
