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 …
Bareilly: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Bareilly Municipal Corporation (BMC) to present its complete action plan for handling municipal solid waste generated within the civic body’s limits. The tribunal has also directed the municipal commissioner to specify the exact time-frame for handling and disposing of waste …
Bengaluru: Taking a decisive step towards combating the problem of dust from construction activities polluting the air in major cities, the Karnataka government has issued a slew of directives to builders and road/rail developers to ensure that the 2016 National Green Tribunal (NGT) norms on dust pollution are properly implemented …
Delhi registered an alarming increase in deaths due to respiratory ailments in 2016, the year the national Capital witnessed its worst pollution crisis in at least two decades, according to data released by the state government on Saturday. Deaths linked to breathing disorders shot up by 40% in 2016 from …
PANJIM: In what could lead to a cascading effect on the already fragile iron ore mining industry in the State, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has directed 24 mining leases to go for fresh public hearings for grant of Environment Clearances. These leases were found …
CHENNAI: For the first time ever, India has moved into top-100 of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings. But, this jump comes amidst fear of compromised environmental safeguards. 2017 is a tough year for those fighting for environment protection as the Union environment ministry kept changing goalposts …
Courting controversies with orders on regulating Hindu pilgrimage to sparing none including Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living for damaging the Yamuna floodplains, the National Green Tribunal in 2017 also castigated the NDA government for failing to rejuvenate the holy Ganga. Courting controversies with orders on regulating Hindu pilgrimage …
Guntur: In what could be called a grave threat to public health, it has come to light that Guntur city, with a population of over 8 lakh, has no functional slaughter house. The meat sold by retail vendors is unchecked and expected to be hazardous. The hundreds of non-vegetarian hotels …
The NGT said that it would pass detailed order on ways to handle air pollution after perusing the action plans submitted by the Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh governments. The The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to consider shutting schools whenever air quality touches emergency …
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) today said the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had issued directives without giving a full opportunity to it to present its case. The NGT on December 13 had declared the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas as a "silence zone" and prohibited religious offerings …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has clarified that it is not declaring Amarnath a 'silent zone' and devotees have to maintain silence only in front of the idol. Yesterday, the NGT declared it a 'silent zone' and prohibited religious offerings beyond the entry point. Reiterating its yesterday's order, the …
NEW DELHI: In a bid to preserve the eco- sensitive Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, the National Green Tribunal today declared it a "silence zone" and prohibited religious offerings beyond the entry point. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the Amarnath Shrine Board should …
The NGT chairman was present in Chandigarh to attend an event on Dialogue on Environment Changes: their effect on health and economy, which was held at Judicial Academy, Sector 43, on Wednesday. “There is a lack of will, not awareness among the farmers”, said Justice Swantara Kumar, Chairman of National …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Others dated 14/12/2017 regarding lack of infrastructural facilities for devotees visiting Amaarnath Shrine. NGT makes it clear that its order dated 13th December, 2017 has neither intended nor actually declared the …
The girl's plea was earlier disposed by Delhi Metro with remarks that the 'grievance can't be resolved to the satisfaction of customer'. New Delhi: A five-year-old child's complaint alleging noise pollution due to the operation of Delhi Metro trains here on Tuesday prompted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to direct …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit report on the emission standards of the Anpara thermal power plant located at Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the direction after the apex pollution monitoring body …
SHIMLA: In its drive to put an end to unauthorized structures, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed demolition of Hotel Barog Heights in Solan district in the next four weeks. The tribunal has also ordered the hotel to pay Rs 10 lakh penalty as environmental compensation within two weeks. …
Alwar: Close on the heels of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issuing a report showing Alwar's Bhiwadi as most polluted city in the country, Pollution Control Board Bhiwadi has prepared a list of 118 such industries which are operational without permission of Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB). Recently, …
DEHRADUN: In an expert committee meeting held in Dehradun to discuss the framework of zonal master plan of the Bhagirathi eco sensitive zone (ESZ) in Uttarkashi, environmentalists such as Ravi Chopra, Chandi Prasad Bhatt and, scientists of Wildlife Institute of India, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, academician Vinod Tare reiterated …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday held the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) responsible for damaging the Yamuna floodplains when it organised a three-day cultural festival in March last year. In its order, the NGT bench headed by Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said, "We hold and declare that AoL is …
One of the points in the action plan to combat pollution, submitted by the Delhi government to the NGT, was the implementation of the Odd-Even restriction if air quality is in the emergency range. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the Delhi, Haryana and Punjab governments to file …
