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 …
Gurgaon: The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), in the affidavit filed on Tuesday before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has partially agreed to the allegation in a petition that the groundwater in Aravalis is being polluted by untreated waste lying near Bandhwari waste treatment plant on Gurgaon-Faridabad Road. In its …
The BMC was contesting an order passed by National Green Tribunal, which directed the civic body to demolish the compound wall around the 3,000-tonne bio-reactor plant on the Kanjurmarg ground. STATING it could have no sympathy for an entity committing a crime, the Bombay High Court Wednesday said the Brihanmumbai …
Expressing doubts over the second phase of the fortnight-long odd-even scheme, a scientist has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking independent monitoring of air pollution levels. The plea is likely to be listed for hearing on April 19. Mahendra Pandey, previously associated with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as …
Polluter pays: National Green Tribunal says no new facts are available to review its order. The National Green Tribunal’s Southern Bench here has rejected a review application filed by the Dr MGR group of institutions challenging the imposition of a penalty of Rs. 40 lakh for polluting the Cooum. The …
The SEIAA took note of this observation and has decided not to give permission for any site. The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is clear that they would not give any clearance for any stone quarry in the district. According to the SEIAA, it has stopped issuing any clearance …
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) decision to shut 106 stone crushing plants located on city's fringe areas is expected to bring relief to Wagholi residents, who had for long been battling clouds of dust engulfing area. There is relief for residents living in and around Wagholi area who had been …
Supreme Court today said there was nothing wrong with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive to restrict the entry of petrol-run vehicles in the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass area and the order was in the interest of ecology and environment. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur refused to …
Bhubaneswar: In June 2005 when the Naveen Patnaik government signed an MoU with the South Korean steel behemoth, Posco, for a 12-mtpa mega steel plant in the state, the public euphoria reached its peak. The reason was obvious: Odisha, full of iron ore reserves, was always passionate about having another …
Meerut: Student leaders on Monday staged a protest against the RTO department authorities for their lackadaisical attitude in failing to prevent vehicles banned by NGT from plying on the roads. The green tribunal has banned all petrol vehicles 15 or more years old and 10-year-old diesel vehicles from plying from …
Two years into the ban on rat hole mining, other than dealing with the transportation of extracted coal after payment of royalty periodically, hurdles are aplenty before NGT lifts the ban once and for all. It was on April 17, 2014 that the NGT in an interim order banned the …
Inspection Report of STPs in Agra with reference to Hon'ble NGT Court Order dated 09.12.2015 in the matter of O.A No.145 of 2015. The Hon'ble National Green Tribunal passed the order in Original Application No, 145 of 2015, D.K.Joshi Vs Union of India & Others on dated 09.12.2015 that "..We …
Notwithstanding the action against illegal units engaged in dyeing, washing or electroplating steel sheets, hundreds of units are reportedly operating. The number could be around 300, claimed sources in the department concerned. The Haryana Pollution Control Board (HPCB) sealed about 150 units in the past few months. “The industrial area …
Suspense over the fate of the Rs 50,000-crore Posco steel project in Odisha has deepened with the South Korean giant showing disinterest in pursuing it because of the hurdles it continues to face on grounds of environment protection. Appearing before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday, Posco's counsel expressed …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the district magistrates of five states, including Haryana and Punjab, to constitute special teams to conduct inspection to ensure there was no burning of wheat stubble in their respective jurisdictions. “This shall be done on regular intervals and inspection reports should be submitted …
Green Tribunal refuses to halt laying of pipelines for sewerage project The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has declined to stop authorities from laying of underground pipelines for a project to let out sewage into the Cooum passing through seven panchayats in Tiruvallur district from two sewage treatment …
The National Green Tribunal has appointed a local commissioner to inspect the premises of beverages major Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh and probe whether it was discharging effluents into a nearby pond. The green panel directed Coca-Cola to pay Rs 20,000 as fees to the court commissioner and …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to submit within two weeks a list of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh after a plea alleged they were discharging untreated effluents in Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries. It also asked Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to file …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to close down the illegally-run breweries in Tangi in Cuttack district and file a compliance report on May 6. The tribunal directed the Forests and Environment Department Principal Secretary, the Additional Chief Forest Conservator, the Cuttack district …
Cracking the whip on builders carrying out construction in areas over 2,000 square feet and flouting environmental norms, the National Green Tribunal has directed civic bodies and public authorities in Delhi-NCR to submit a list of such offenders. The green panel has directed the municipal corporations of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh …
The National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi government and other authorities to create awareness about air pollution caused by vehicular emissions and burning of municipal solid waste and issue advertisements on the lines of the odd-even scheme. The green panel said the city government should keep a tab on ambient …
