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 …
Isn't there a need to incentivise less polluted places to remain so instead of asking them to degrade the air quality there? This is not a rhetorical question but the anguished response of environmental experts to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordering diesel vehicles older than 10 years to move …
BENGALURU: With the National Green Tribunal asking the Delhi government to scrap 15-year-old vehicles as a pollution control measure, Karnataka's transport department will face a similar challenge soon. For, it's not just Delhi, every state will have to fall in line with the central government policy on pollution control sooner …
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government announced on Thursday that the it has decided to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years old in the areas of National Capital Region (NCR) falling in the state. Haryana transport minister Krishan Lal Panwar told media here …
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on individuals causing noise pollution in the city and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on those using pressure horns and removing silencers from their vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi traffic police to strictly …
CHENNAI: The State government is hoping to speed up from August the execution of the ambitious Cooum River Eco-restoration Plan. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) is likely to issue Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for 20 sub-projects that hit the road block after being identified as …
"We hereby direct that construction sites which are built on a plot area of more than 20,000 square metre would be liable to pay environmental compensation of Rs 5,00,000 per violation," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said. Buildings generating high levels of dust in Delhi and …
Diesel vehicles in the city which are 15 years old should be deregistered first and will not get NOC for plying outside Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal said on Wednesday. Only deregistered diesel vehicles which are less than 15 years old can get No Objection Certificate for plying in select …
About 50 per cent ambulances may go off the capital's roads following the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order for de-registration of diesel vehicles, leading to a crisis in the health system. According to the Delhi Transport Department, there are about 1,600 registered ambulances in the national capital and of these, …
Those more than 15 years old shall be scrapped first, says green court The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered de-registration of diesel vehicles in the Capital in two phases, with those older than 15 years going first. The order comes days after the green court directed the Delhi …
Meerut: Observing that the state government has failed to provide potable water to villages in six Uttar Pradesh districts where groundwater is contaminated with toxic elements -- Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Meerut, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur -- the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the chief secretary to ensure supply of drinking …
Sale Of 10-Yr-Old Vehicles Allowed In Select Areas The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday said all diesel vehicles older than 15 years in DelhiNCR will have to be scrapped and won't be given permis sion to be sold in other parts of the country . Adding to its July 19 …
Aurangabad: The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone Bench, Pune has issued notices to the respondents, including the state government, directing them to remain present by the next hearing in the petition alleged illegal mining at Rampuri village, about 20 km from Aurangabad. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled …
RAIPUR: In a significant move, Chhattisgarh environment board has made it mandatory to use idols made of natural soil and paints during immersions in festivals of Navaratri and Ganesh Utsav. The move comes in wake of consistent increase in pollution of water bodies due to religious practices and immersion of …
They have been allowed to be impleaded in the matter in which the panel is examining the issue of damage to the flood plains of the river allegedly caused due to the holding of cultural extravaganza by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) in March this year. The …
If you look at the carbon footprint that India has made ambitious reduction commitments for, these are based on fuel efficiency of vehicles – the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFÉ) norms) – where diesel is obviously superior to petrol. Apart from the obvious hardship that Delhi’s citizens will face with …
The National Green Tribunal's order to deregister diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi and NCR could take away 70 per cent of the goods carriage fleet of the capital and nearly 90 per cent of its private chartered buses. A day after the ruling, transport department officials were …
An indirect fallout of the ban on coal mining in Meghalaya by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is the near closure of the Cachar Paper Mill (CPM) in Panchgram, Assam. The mill, a unit of the Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC,) is facing financial crisis on account non-operation of the mill …
Bhopal: National Green Tribunal's central bench has asked principal secretary, housing and environment department, to take a decision on recommended land for establishing slaughter house for Bhopal within 10 days. It has also asked MPPCB to submit inspection report of existing slaughter house in the next meeting on August 1. …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical and solid waste in the State and said any violation would lead to imposition of environmental compensation of Rs 50,000 on them. The green panel directed Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board to …
Scrapping will promote replacement of old vehicles with modern ones with better emission standards NGT seeks details of groundwater use by Delhi Metro The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) order on Monday to de-register diesel vehicles older than 10 years plying in Delhi has again brought to the fore the difficulties …
