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 …
One of the iconic residential projects in the city – TVH ‘Quadrant’– managed to get away with a penalty of Rs 1 crore for violating environmental norms. Several high-profile individuals that include members of the judiciary who invested in the project are breathing a sigh of relief. The southern bench …
The National Green Tribunal has directed a five-star hotel here to submit details of its water consumption after a plea alleged that the hotel was illegally extracting ground water and causing environmental degradation. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi directed Hotel Jaypee Vasant to inform the tribunal about …
Art of Living on Monday refuted the allegations that its three day mega event had damaged Yamuna floodplains and hinted that it may approach the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal's order which asked it to pay Rs 5 crore as compensation. Art of Living claimed that there has …
The NGT directive came after a plea expressed concern over the depletion of the water table in Delhi. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to clean and restore all the natural water bodies in Delhi within three weeks. The directive came after a plea expressed concern over …
AGRA: Despite a ban on burning of garbage by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), trash could still be seen on fire at several places across the city on daily basis. This is happening when the AGRA Municipal Corporation claims that it has directed area supervisors to identify such spots under …
KANPUR: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed two tanneries of Kanpur Nagar to operate on certain conditions. NGT in its order has directed management of these two tanneries to operate their units for two weeks only, as during this period a team of experts would examine the equipment and measures …
CHENNAI: Within a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) quashed two office memoranda on projects flouting environmental norms while hearing a case involving seven reputed builders from Tamil Nadu, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has opened a new backdoor and issued a fresh draft …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to obtain an environment clearance (EC) for the construction of a line between Noida and Greater Noida. So far, Metro projects have been exempted from the EC norm. The latest NGT order sets a precedent for all …
German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz today said in the long term to address pollution concerns India will have to go back to and adopt diesel technology. The statement comes in wake of the uncertainty over the future of the fuel after Supreme Court banned registration of new diesel vehicles …
The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has ordered demolition of the Mackie's Saturday Night market, a prime attraction for locals and tourists. The Mackie's Saturday Night market is situated in Arpora village, around 25 kms away from here. Social activist Kashinath Shetye had approached GCZMA against the market and …
KOCHI: Auto makers' apex body Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to lift the ban imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plying diesel vehicles over 10 years old and registration of new diesel vehicles over 2,000CC. The petition filed by Atanu Ganguli, …
Gurgaon: Five months after it released a comprehensive study on air pollution and greenhouse gases in the NCR and measures to check them, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has now written to the state government's agencies, asking them to take necessary steps to implement the measures in the districts …
The closure of mining operations in Bundi district has affected business of around Rs 10 core per day causing loss of revenue to government as well as traders", said President Suraj Mal Bansal, Bundi Sandstone Vikas Samiti. Hundreds of minor minerals mines, which failed to obtain the National Green Tribunal …
Construction work along the banks of Vishwamitri in Vadodara continued unabated Thursday despite an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to stay all such activities with immediate effect. The NGT order, dated May 25 and released on June 1, came on a petition moved by green activist Rohit Prajapati, …
The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to indiscriminate dumping of soil in rivers Chenab and Tawi for construction of road on the Udhampur to Banihal stretch of the national highway and restrained authorities from throwing any debris in the water bodies. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
A Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report on air quality in 15 cities shows that most cities are breaching the national annual safe standard. While some are seeing a rising trend and some, interestingly, are also showing a decreasing trend in PM 10 (coarse pollution particles) levels, the study also …
The sudden bans on big diesel cars in the NCR region and in Kerala and a gradual shift in retail economics away from diesel towards petrol have put Rs 50,000-crore worth of investments by car manufacturers under a cloud. This should worry not just the car makers but the country …
Greens fear every wetland will become extinct in future. Rajahmundry: Environmentalists are taking up a nation-wide campaign against Draft Wetland Rules 2016 issued by the Centre recently, on the grounds that the rules will jeopardise the very existence of noted wetlands like Kolleru sanctuary, Pulikat lake and others in the …
The National Green Tribunal has chided the Environment Ministry and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for cutting trees for widening of Rampur—Rudrapur—Kathgodam section of NH—87, which connects Uttar Pradesh with Uttarakhand, and restrained them from chopping any tree further. “There shall be no tree felling on the stretch …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today lifted the ban on mining of minor minerals in Yamunanagar district, including the floodplain of the Yamuna. Deputy Commissioner Dr SS Phulia said the NGT permitted the lessee to commence mining operations, crushing and screening for three months from today. He said the NGT …
