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 …
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Centre to respond to the plea of an environment enthusiast alleging that largescale burning of municipal solid waste in Agra was turning the Taj Mahal yellow. The green panel also restrained civic authorities from burning municipal solid waste and other waste in open …
Willing to be pushed only thus far, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) not only threw out the Art of Living's plea to substitute the almost Rs 5 crore penalty it owes with a bank guarantee, it also slapped a Rs 5,000 fine on the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-run outfit for …
The National Green Tribunal today held that all metro rail projects need environmental clearance after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said Noida Metro Rail, whose construction was challenged in the plea before it, fell under Schedule 8(b) of Environment Impact Assessment …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday gave all states three weeks to prepare and present a report on pollution levels in their worst-affected cities. A bench headed by Chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed each state to submit details about two most-polluted cities in their territories, including data on pollution from dust, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday said it was not planning to immediately extend the ban on diesel luxury vehicles (with an engine capacity of over 2000 cc) to more cities. The ban is in force in Delhi. It will first examine pollution sources and levels, the NGT bench …
The next hearing in the matter is on July 11, in which all states will have to present data on vehicular population. Amid the see-sawing developments over the much debated upon diesel car ban in several states in the nation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday gave three weeks …
CHENNAI: The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the State government to submit a report on its stand on the shale gas exploration allegedly done by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in the Cauvery delta region. The Bench comprising Justice P Jyothimani and …
New wetland rules are a much watered-down version of the 2010 norms , which could make identification and conservation of such ecosystems more difficult, if notified. Green experts and lawyers have communicated their concerns to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). Monday was the last day for submission of …
In a major relief to those affected by the Gunjavane dam project, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Maharashtra government to refrain from storing water in the reservoir until the rehabilitation of the affected villagers was fully completed. Acting on a petition filed by the project-affected people in …
Agra: Even as a case involving dumping of garbage in Yamuna is being heard by the National Green Tribunal ( NGT ), a fresh case alleging open burning of trash and poor municipal solid waste system in Agra has been accepted by the tribunal. On Tuesday , NGT issued notices …
Noida: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered an immediate halt to all construction activities on the Surajpur wetland in the reserved forests in Gautam Budh Nagar forest division, effectively stalling the work of an eco-park proposed in the area by UP government. The order was issued by a …
Agra: In contrast to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report which stated that 126 slaughterhouses are running in Uttar Pradesh, UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), in its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), said there are just 58 such units in the entire state. In a startling revelation …
Giving an interim direction, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the concerned executing agencies from throwing any debris and muck resulting from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal, in the rivers Chenab and Tawi, directly or indirectly. The direction was issued by the NGT Principal Bench, …
The National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) on Monday ordered the chief secretaries of eight states that failed to submit details of air pollution in their cities to do so on Tuesday or face arrest. The NGT was hearing a petition that seeks to put restrictions on diesel-powered vehicles to …
The 11 cities likely to see such a ban include Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad SC, green panel to decide fate of Delhi's diesel cars today In another blow to carmakers, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to consider imposing a ban on the sale of large diesel-powered …
The Central Government moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday, asking it not to extend the Supreme Court-mandated ban on registration of vehicles beyond 2,000 CC to 11 cities in the country, saying it would hurt automobile industry growth. The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in its …
An eight-member team of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests SP Vasudeva, today took stock of the rehabilitation plan and environmental mitigation measures related to the proposed Rs 5,242-crore Renuka Dam. Sources said the team stressed the rehabilitation plan should ensure all families, which …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of `50 lakh on East Coast Railway (ECoR) for operating a railway siding without consent of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) at Jakhapura railway station in Jajpur district. The NGT has imposed the fine on the ECoR as environmental …
Environmentalists continue protest; say development shouldn’t come at the cost of nature Environmentalists and the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) have decided to file a public interest petition with the National Green Tribunal in Chennai against the State government’s proposed development projects on Chamundi Hills, including the plan to lay a …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to consider, on Monday, whether to impose a ban on the sale of large diesel-powered vehicles in 11 more cities, worrying auto makers who say such a move will be unscientific and uncalled for. The 11 cities are likely to include metros such …
