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 …
Dehradun: Debris generated during construction of the all-weather Char Dham road is being dumped into rivers which could disturb their natural course and cause widespread devastation during monsoon, environmentalists have warned. The warning comes ahead of the Char Dham yatra which begins on Wednesday and will see lakhs of pilgrims …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to finalise the National Policy on Forest Fire within two weeks, after noting that forest fires generally occur in the month of April. A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson Jawad Rahim said, “Though we have …
The National Green Tribunal today rapped the East Delhi Municipal Corporation over its report on a recent fire incident at the Ghazipur landfill site, saying it cannot allow non-compliance of its orders to solve the issue. Irked at the approach of the corporation, a bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice …
Alleges industrial operations in Ghaziabad behind crisis While hearing a plea that alleged adverse effects on the water table due to industrial operations in Ghaziabad and Hapur districts, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 13 sought a detailed list of such industries. NGT’s warning A Bench headed by judicial …
Plea alleged DMRC extracts groundwater to wash trains, instead of waste water The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to furnish minutes of a meeting that was held pertaining to the preparation of a district-wise schedule of groundwater that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) declaring Amarnath cave shrine a silence zone and prohibiting religious offerings beyond the entry point. In a bid to preserve the ecosensitive Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, the NGT took suo motu cognisance …
Excessive riverbed mining in Haridwar has rendered the quality of groundwater “very poor” and unsuitable for drinking, according to researchers from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya. They have also warned that adverse health effects of drinking such water range from developing kidney stones to irregular heartbeat. In the study, which was published …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a detailed list of various industries of Ghaziabad and Hapur districts on a plea alleging that incessant extraction of groundwater has led to severe depletion of water table in the area. A bench of Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore ordered the respective District Industries Corporations …
A decision by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the re-opening of the facility run by South West Port Ltd is critical to the Mormugao Port Trust as the Central government-run port is reeling from the ban in Goa on extracting and exporting iron ore, the port’s key cargo, according …
MADURAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought status report from the State government on the causes and the action taken in the Kurangani fire mishap that claimed 23 lives. A Delhi-based senior advocate Rajiv Dutta approached the National Green Tribunal submitted that the trekking was carried out in the …
Told to submit list of restaurants, bars allowing hookah in 10 days. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi government for not furnishing a list of restaurants and bars in the city which permit hookah smoking on their premises and slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 …
NEW DELHI: The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal, pleading that DDA be directed to immediately hand over land at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran Khadar for landfilling. However, both locations fall under zone ‘O’ or the Yamuna river zone category. IIT-Delhi had …
A plea challenging an office order issued by the Bihar government modifying the use of fly ash in construction-related activities near thermal plants prompted the National Green Tribunal today to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore issued notice to …
Hazaribag: A four-member team of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recommended stringent action against the state government and the district administrations of Hazaribag and Koderma for turning a blind eye to illegal mining which has polluted the environment and destroyed the ecology of the adjoining villages in the last …
GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday cracked the whip on governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi for their failure to comply with its an earlier order regarding conducting an inspection of brick kilns operating in their respective areas, and threatened to impose a fine on them on …
DEHRADUN: Ministry of road, transport and highway (MORTH) in their affidavit submitted before the National Green Tribunal(NGT) in matter of Char Dham widening road in Uttarakhand stated that in all the total 53 projects/stretches of Char Dham, none is above 100 km which is why no environmental clearance was obtained. …
The tribunal had also rapped the Delhi government and the neighbouring states over their action plan on ways to deal with severe air pollution in the city and directed them to file a detailed document to tackle the problem. The National Green Tribunal Wednesday directed Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and …
Directs four States to submit data within two weeks The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to submit data on the ambient air quality within two weeks. A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson Jawad Rahim directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
Rather than being helpless bystanders, Bellandur Lake wardens are given the power to take action against those polluting it further. A meeting of residents around the lake with Bangalore Development Authority Commissioner Rakesh Singh decided to empower the lake wardens to penalise those stealthily dumping garbage into the lakebed in …
AGRA: With green and black patches again emerging on the iconic Taj due to insect attack, the ASI is once again set to start mud pack treatment on the monument. Incidentally, this would be the fourth time since 2015 that the chemical branch of ASI will initiate the therapy to …
