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 …
After being pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government finally submitted in court on Wednesday, an action plan to curb pollution in the city. Changing its earlier stance, the AAP government said the Odd-Even road rationing scheme will be implemented with no exemptions, as …
NGT slammed Delhi govt for conducting the India-Sri Lanka cricket match at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium despite forecasts of high air pollution levels in Delhi NCR. A day after play was interrupted twice during the ongoing Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, the …
The committee that met on Monday was set-up after state Chief secretary V C Pharka held consultations with top secretaries, to discuss strategy to enforce the order Amid indications about government seeking a revision of NGT orders relating to construction ban in Shimla’s greenbelt and core areas, the committee formed …
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to file the action plan within the next 48 hours even as the government sought more time. On Monday, air quality in Delhi inched towards the very poor-severe range — with air quality index recorded at 390 …
GURUGRAM: State commissioner Ravinder Singh on Sunday inspected the plot allotted for the construction and demolition (C&D;) waste plant in Basai on Sunday to evaluate its wetland status. He will be submitting his assessment during the next National Green Tribunal (NGT) hearing on December 7. Ravinder Singh, who checked the …
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government is likely to submit its final view on what consists Aravalis in the state at the 37th meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) to be held on Monday. The agenda notes of the meeting accessed by TOI state that Haryana government seeks …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Lawyers Environmental Awareness Forum (LEAF) Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 04/12/2017 regarding air pollution in cities of Kerala. The Court observed that by order dated 05.08.2016, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was directed to …
DEHRADUN: Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently pulling up the Uttarakhand government for not taking environmental clearances for the assembly building near Gairsain, rapid construction work is underway at the three-storey structure in Chamoli district. A TOI team visited Bhararisain, 15 km from Gairsain, where the colossal building has …
Panaji: Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC) in a statement on Monday said that all tourism infrastructure development projects on the beaches of Goa are being undertaken with permissions of GCZMA. Responding to reports that some projects in CRZ areas had come under scanner following an NGT order last week, chief …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change as well as the Central Pollution Control Board to suggest additional measures that can be added to "severe plus" category in the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), …
Panaji: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, continuing a stay on permissions for constructions within 100m of high tide line, a few projects approved by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) are likely come to come under judicial scrutiny. The projects range from toilet blocks on sand dunes …
In a bid to curb noise pollution at IGI airport, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure judgement-based use of reverse thrust by aircraft, building of sound barriers and erection of a green belt around the airport’s boundary wall. Thrust reversal, also …
Kochi: In an attempt to ensure that Kochi does not go the Delhi way in terms of air pollution, Kerala state pollution control board (KSPCB) will monitor and record the entire pollution parameters in the Greater Cochin area covering Eloor-Edayar and Ambalamugal industrial belts. The entire area is a 'chemical …
Move to help miners become cautious and undertake mining responsibly’ The Union environment ministry has suggested to the Union mines ministry that the ‘polluter pays’ principle — which states that those who produce pollution should pay for the damage done to human health and the environment — should be included …
It is learnt that the EPCA is now mulling over a proposal to make the enforcement mechanism automatic so that such situations can be avoided The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) is soon planning to devise a system under which measures like odd-even will kick in automatically when …
It also suggested additional emergency measures such as “stickers indicating fuel and age on all vehicles through PUC”, so that categories of vehicles can be prohibited based on threat level. While noting that crop burning was a “contributory factor” to the capital’s air pollution and “not the only problem”, the …
The NGT bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim was dealing with two applications by Readiness for Empowerment through Legitimate Action. Mr K Sravan Kumar, counsel for the petitioners, submitted that though the NGT had stayed the use of heavy machinery for sand quarrying in water bodies, both the states were …
According to the experts from Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), the air quality in Delhi may deteriorate further as fog formation is likely due to drop in temperature and lowering of wind speed towards November 23 and 24. New Delhi: With stubble burning increasing in neighbouring states and …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the governments of 11 States — including Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh — to submit their respective Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMP) to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;), without “default and delay”. A Bench headed by …
The bench passed directions while hearing a contempt plea filed on the issue (PTI) The bench also directed each state to submit to the Secretary, Agriculture Ministry, a list of all existing and proposed thermal power plants or biomass-based energy plants The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the …
