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 Camel Breeders Association in Kutch has taken to the internet to wage a battle to save several acres of mangrove. Realising that they will need financial assistance to fight a legal battle against the Kandla Port Trust, which has leased several acres of land (a considerable part of it …
CRDA commissioner Cherukuri Sreedhar has said that 16 engineering graduates from the capital region were picked by the contracting agencies executing works in Amaravati. HYDERABAD: In a significant development, the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and Andhra Pradesh government …
The National Green Tribunal today rapped the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for not filing a compliance report on the steps taken by the Centre and the UP and Uttarakhand governments to clean the river Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Unnao. A bench headed by acting NGT …
SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently listed the case relating to ban on coal mining in Meghalaya. Taiphur Wardkhar from Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Operators Association said that in the previous occasions, some miners from Jaintia Hills and other parts of the state had filed applications claiming that …
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board has claimed that Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran, proposed sites for landfills in east Delhi, are not on the river Yamuna floodplain. It had cleared both sites in April. CPCB claims 2 proposed landfills no threat to river... Despite AAP spokesperson Dilip Kumar …
The NGT had earlier asked the government to act against unauthorised water extraction and directed it to seal the illegal borewells. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to prepare a comprehensive plan for groundwater recharge, besides asking authorities to take expeditious action …
NAGPUR: With BJP government at the Centre planning to issue final notification exempting building and construction projects up to 50,000 sqmtrs from environment clearance (EC) requirement, NGOs have opposed the move. They have moved the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) saying it will benefit builders under …
NGT seeks stand on plea against them over waste release. Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued notices to the Telangana Pollution Control Board, Pharma giants Aurbindo, Hetero and others and to the Centre, directing them to explain their stand on a petition seeking to register cases against them …
Air quality researchers are demanding that air pollution data for India’s 43 critically polluted zones be made public. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) air quality database released last week revealed India has 14 out of 15 most polluted cities in the world led by Kanpur. But air quality researchers associated …
NEW DELHI: With the latest Central Ground Water Board reporting a fast depleting water table in Delhi, the focus is on the thousands of illegal borewells that are draining the aquifers. After repeated raps from the National Green Tribunal, Delhi Jal Board sealed around 730 illegal borewells in the past …
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Uttar Pradesh government for the inordinate delay in filing a report on the status of distilleries and sugar mills manufacturing, storing and transporting ethanol without obtaining permission from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO). A bench …
Thiruvananthapuram: The pollution control board (PCB) has launched a first-of-its-kind web-based mapping for a waterbody and network of sewers, manholes and drains as part of sanitation survey being undertaken for Karamana river. PCB is executing the survey with the help of a mobile app ‘Envisan’ developed by Kerala State Remote …
MUMBAI: The authorities have no control on groundwater extraction from private wells in Mumbai, putting the city’s water security at risk. Water tanker owners and housing societies who sell groundwater from bore wells on their premises are taking advantage of the city’s absence of watershed mapping. The National Green Tribunal …
Margao: The Goa State Biodiversity Board has invited expressions of interest (EoI) from authorised agencies to prepare a biodiversity assessment of the Colva lake, an area that encompasses close to 31,000 sqm. The notice inviting EoIs has been issued in compliance with the order passed by the NGT in an …
SHILLONG: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to finalise the mineral policy and draft guidelines on coal mining in Meghalaya, which were submitted by the state government, within July 30. State legal counsel Ranjan Mukherjee said on Monday the Apex Court had earlier asked the Government of Meghalaya to …
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the wedding season, illegal banquet halls and wedding farm houses in Ghaziabad have come under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which has sought an action taken report from the authorities against them. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim directed the Ghaziabad …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana Government to respond to a plea against the alleged dumping of waste at a construction and demolition waste-recycling plant that is being built in the catchment area of Basai wetland in Gurugram. A Bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore issued …
Jaipur: The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal at New Delhi has sought an inspection to ensure that water from the effluent treatment plants on its banks is not flowing into River Luni. The inspection will be conducted by Dr Ajay A Deshpande, former expert member of NGT. The …
According to the state PWD, the monument includes a 126-m tall equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, placed on a two-tiered pedestal at an height of 84 m, reaching an overall height of 210 m. It has also proposed to erect a fortified wall of 14 m around the island …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed six northern State Governments to respond to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on 20 most-polluted cities in the world. According to the WHO global air pollution database, 14 out of the 15 most-polluted cities in the world in terms of …
