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 …
As per the proposed amendments, approved last week, new buildings or expansion projects less than 50,000 sq m would not require prior environment clearance and can be constructed “under the supervision of the state government” through urban local bodies or development authorities. AGAINST objections by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), …
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday announced that the government has agreed to farmers' demand to keep tractors out of the list of banned vehicles by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The minister further clarified that tractors will be kept out of the …
In a bid to tackle the menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps, the National Green Tribunal has directed public sector oil companies to install vapour recovery devices at all fuel stations by October 31. Vapour recovery device is an instrument to capture displaced vapours that emerge from inside a …
The institute has been told to comply within six weeks Noting that the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) does not have an “operational sewage treatment plant”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the institute to comply with the recommendations put forth by a joint inspection committee. …
The meeting was held against the backdrop of farmers' protest organised by Bharatiya Kisan Union The government Tuesday announced it will soon file a review petition against the National Green Tribunal's order to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old and take several other measures to pacify agitating …
Conservationists have asked the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) to reverse the clearance for the 1750MW Demwe Lower hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project’s 124-metre high dam is proposed to be constructed on river Lohit jointly by Athena Energy Ventures and the Arunachal Pradesh government. The …
Over three years after ban on the use of polythene bags, its rampant use continues across the city. Heavy rain earlier this week, which led to flood-like situation, has much to blame polythene bags, which choked sewer lines and drains in many parts in the city. The administration had issued …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed a 2016 Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) amendment, that had constituted district-level EIA authorities along with expert appraisal committees for sand mining, stating that it was not in consonance with previous judgments of the Supreme Court. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar …
GURUGRAM: Nearly an acre of land has been stripped of its green cover while work is on to flatten the plot that falls in the ecologically sensitive Aravalis off the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), merely 3km from Vatika Chowk. Local residents said they saw a few earthmovers levelling the hills …
As paddy harvesting is nearing, Punjab has started looking for solution to crop residue burning problem and this time the state is hoping to tackle the menace through farm mechanisation, coupled with an aggressive awareness drive among farmers. Finding mechanised route as the most suitable answer to the problem of …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to look into a plea alleging air pollution caused by chemicals released by a dyeing industry in Malviya Nagar area here. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the DPCC to file a report …
In the matter of the ban on the use of polythene in Uttarakhand, all District Magistrates submitted affidavits in the High Court of Uttarakhand informing the court about the measures taken so far to enforce the ban. In their affidavits, the District Magistrates have stated that orders passed earlier by …
The National Green Tribunal has asked to form a committee to look into a plea alleging pollution by industries making shoe soles and other plastic goods in Narela and Bawana area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a panel of the Central Pollution Control Board …
Chairman J&K; State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), B Siddhartha took a stock of the overall assessment of the pollution in and around the Samba Industrial area. Besides Industrialists, Member Secretary SPCB, B M Sharma, Regional Director Shally Ranjan, Environment Engineer JN Sharma and District Office Samba Angrez Singh were also …
The NGT had divided air pollution into four categories — Category I (Average), II (Severe), III (Critical) and IV (Environmental Eme-rgency). New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order that directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor the implementation of graded response action plan …
Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, Delhi, has ordered that Maharashtra should strictly follow Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines of 2016 framed by the MoEFCC in the Akola illegal mining case where sand ghats were auctioned without preparing district survey repot (DSR). The full bench NGT orders by …
After the inspecting that lasted nearly two hours, the team visited places around the plant such as South Veerapandiapuram, D Kumaragiri and Kayaloorani. TIRUNELVELI: The chairman of the committee appointed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tarun Agarwal said that out of the 2,000 petitions he received from public, elected representatives …
The bans, however, do not feature as a recommendation by an expert committees that had been formed to look into the question of dealing with air pollution. Meanwhile, the green court reprimanded the state government for citing lack of funds for its non-compliance in these recommendations. The National Green Tribunal …
NEW DELHI: Two-wheelers and four-wheelers driven by women plying in the national capital would be exempted from the odd-even vehicle rotation scheme with the Supreme Court Monday staying the National Green Tribunal's 2017 direction which had made it applicable for all vehicles. Under the scheme, which is currently not in …
New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has directed the north and south corporations to shut down over 199 ‘unauthorised and illegally operating’ factories in parts of Old Delhi after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had received a complaint that such units were not just operating without requisite …
