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 today took exception over the Centre's delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which had issued notice to the Centre and …
With a view to reduce air pollution caused by fire-crackers, the National Green Tribunal has directed the government to regulate their chemical composition and bring them within the stipulated Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) standards. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi directed Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), responsible …
A week before phase two of the odd-even scheme kicks in, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to create awareness about the ill-effects of vehicular emission and burning of municipal solid waste by issuing advertisements on the lines of the vehicle-rationing scheme. The NGT said the …
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) has slapped notices on 15 hotels situated on the banks of the Ganga in towns like Rudraprayag, Haridwar and Rishikesh for not following pollution norms and dumping their untreated sewage into the Ganga. The board had earlier waived off its annual …
Why is night curfew not implemented for flights to and from airports across the country, the National Green Tribunal asked today as it directed aviation regulator DGCA to provide data on flights landing at the IGI Airport here at night. Taking the government to task over lack of norms on …
Despite a complete ban on the use of polythene bags, as ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and enforced by the state government on April 1, eradication of one of the worst pollutants continues to be a herculean task here. While the enforcement is still in its infancy, the …
Clearly miffed with Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in the matter of Ulhas river pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked for an explanation as to why, after failure to perform its statutory functions, the state board's should not be taken over and its functions assigned to Central Pollution …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the Delhi Government, Delhi Development Authority and Art of Living, on a plea seeking review of its order allowing the Art of Living group's cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains here last month. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice …
No extracted coal would be allowed to be transported from Meghalaya after May 15 when the state government will take it over and will be free to sell or auction it, the National Green Tribunal has said. The green panel, however, allowed the state government’s plea seeking extension of time …
The extent of the floodplains of the Krishna river and Kondaveeti Vagu were argued furiously by advocates in the matter of developmental activity planned for the Capital City of Andhra Pradesh on the banks of the river between Vijayawada and Guntur in the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi on …
Agra: Nearly 76% of all cities in the country dump their municipal solid waste indiscriminately in violation of rules, according to the Union ministry of environment and forest's (MoEF) report which was submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently. Hearing several cases related to solid waste management on March …
The menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps in the national capital has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which has asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleging lack of air quality norms at fuel stations. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar …
Dehradun: National Green Tribunal has taken notice of the contempt plea filed by Dinesh Pandey, conservation activist and member of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), who alleged that illegal mining is still continuing on Gaula river in violation of the tribunal's order passed in January this year. The bench ordered …
In a gross violation of the National Green Tribunal orders banning burning of any type of waste in the open in the National Capital Region, waste is being openly dumped and burnt in the city, causing health and environmental hazards. In a recent incident, Ruchika Sethi, a citizen activist running …
To restore the glory of the Rewalsar Lake in Mandi, the National Green Tribunal has imposed a ban on the use of plastics in and around the water body. The NGT headed by its Chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar also prohibited the dumping of any municipal waste, particularly plastic waste, in …
In wake of the conclusion of the case with the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the alleged violation of pollution control norms by the Mysore Paper Mills (MPM) atBhadravati, the meeting of the administrative board of the company is likely to be held in Bengaluru in …
CHENNAI: It appears that religious institutions have a wrong notion that the blessings of God cannot be obtained unless there is loud noise of religious songs or chantings through cone and other banned types of speakers, the Madras High Court has observed. Prayers in all religions had been going on …
Massive extraction of groundwater by the Railways to clean train coaches and platforms has caught the attention of the National Green Tribunal, which on Thursday asked the national transporter to respond to a plea alleging this was being done “indiscriminately and illegally”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
The principal bench passed the direction, while hearing a plea alleging unauthorised extraction of groundwater by three five-star hotels in Delhi. In response to a petition concerning unauthorised extraction of groundwater, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit a list of hotels which …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently issued notices to the ministries of environment, water resources, and health, asking for their comments on microbeads found in personal care products. Microbeads are tiny plastic substances that act as exfoliators (that remove dead cells) on skin and teeth when used in soap, …
