Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors dated 15/07/2015 regarding the pollution of water bodies and river in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Counsel appearing for the Applicant contends that entire city of Gorakhpur does not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Davinder Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. And Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/07/2015 regarding collection, storage and disposal of municipal solid waste in India. The Tribunal also …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of the Village Panchayat of Top Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 07/07/2015 regarding allotment of land for Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), waste landfill site within limits of village Top, particularly, within area of Gaothan.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board, & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding illegal activities going on which are polluting the river Adi Ganga and obstructing the flow of water.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 2 July 2015, ordered CPCB to ensure that Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) takes stringent action against polluting industries along Ulhas river and also asked Dombivili CETP, Ambernath CETP , Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation and Dombivali Corporation to deposit 70 crores with the Konkan District …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 01/07/2015 regarding shifting the West Boragaon landfill site used for dumping municipal solid waste (MSW) of Guwahati city. The petitioner Rohit Choudhury has said that the dumping …
The state government’s decision to reduce the buffer zone around the landfill site of Moshi in Pimpri-Chinchwad was prompted by the report submitted by Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Limited (NEERI). However, documents accessed by The Indian Express under the Right to Information (RTI) show the decision goes against the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saurabh Sharma Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 17/06/2015 regarding Piling of garbage on the streets within the limits of East Delhi Municipal Corporation.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding unauthorised dumping around the river bank/flood plains of River Ganga flowing within the limits of Nagar Nigam, Haridwar. The counsel …
Starting June-end, the mounds of garbage at East Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill will be put to use when the waste-to-energy plant there is commissioned. The plant will produce 12 MW of power by using 1,300 tonnes per day (TPD) of municipal solid waste. According to a spokesperson of Infrastructure Leasing & …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Chennai & Ors. dated 05/06/2015 regarding the authorisation issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for the purpose of setting up of a municipal solid waste plant in Chennai.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Before the Principal Bench - Circuit Bench at Shimla) in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Tutu Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/05/2015 regarding proper collection and disposal of the municipal solid waste. The Tribunal directed the Secretary Environment, State of Himachal …
Poor waste management has been a major problem to human existence and it affects both rural and urban areas. Various methods of waste disposal exist and this study assessed the waste management practices among residents of Owerri Municipal, Imo state, Nigeria. It was a descriptive cross sectional study in which …
In a culture to pollute environment and blame civic bodies for not doing their bit, the National Green Tribunal on Friday reminded denizens of Delhi of their fundamental duty towards protecting and cleaning environment as it announced that every household, including unauthorised, will have to pay a monthly environmental compensation …
If someone is found dumping waste in the drains, he or she will be liable to pay a fine of Rs.5,000. On Friday, the National Green Tribunal extended the overview of its earlier order by announcing a fine of Rs.5,000 even on those found dumping waste in drains, which ultimately …
This paper is a study of climate change discourse in urban India. It suggests that the policies being articulated to deal with climate issues are premised on incremental changes rather than radical re-planning of Indian cities. The paper tries to ask as to what explains this incremental approach. Is the …
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Shri Babul Supriya informed Rajya Sabha that composting of garbage using compost pit in gardens, conversion of organic waste into pellets using Foodies machines at many places like PSOI-Nehru Park, Malcha Marg Market has also been followed for garbage disposal. …
In what could be seen as a setback to those opposing burning of municipal solid wastes (MSW), the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has permitted the States, including Karnataka, to use incinerator technology for producing Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), commonly known as waste-to-energy. However, the Tribunal said no waste …
Voicing concern over the issue of disposal of municipal solid waste in the capital, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to complete the waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur by June this year. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Railways and Municipal Corporations to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sailen Mondal Vs Howrah Municipal Corporation & Ors. dated 23/03/2015. It is alleged by the applicant that so many ponds, which are recorded for use by general public in the record of rights of Land Revenue …
