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 …
When it receives petitions about violation of environmental laws such as illegal construction in eco-sensitive area. Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal is ready to launch a new software that will allow people to file complaints online using their emails, said chairperson tribunal Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said on Saturday. Justice …
PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has remanded a matter to the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to decide whether Baina village be declared as a fishing village in terms of CRZ notification 2011. The Tribunal’s order comes in response to an appeal by three locals challenging demolition notice …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also identified these three river stretches among the 15 most-polluted river stretches in the country. As per the CPCB, there are around 20 rivers in Gujarat where BOD levels are above the prescribed standards. Expressing the need for urgent action, National Green Tribunal …
Surat: Don’t immerse Ganesha idols in Tapi, thinking that the the ban on immersion in the river is just another diktat issued year after year. Anyone caught violating the ban can land in jail. City police commissioner Satish Sharma has issued a notification that anyone violating the immersion ban can …
The bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice AK Goel gave the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) three weeks to convene a meeting with stakeholders of the project. The environment impact assessment (EIA) carried out for setting up of the Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) at Pragati Maidan came under scrutiny Wednesday, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered inspection of industrial units running without requisite approvals and causing water pollution in Sonipat and Panipat districts of Haryana. A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a joint team of representatives of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Haryana State Pollution …
The Supreme Court Monday asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to decide on the merits and maintainability of the issue raised by the Tamil Nadu government on Vedanta's plea challenging the closure of its Sterlite plant at Tuticorin. The top court said the NGT should consider these issues after a …
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to conduct a joint inspection and submit report within two weeks. The National Green Tribunal has directed the departments concerned to conduct an inspection of beverage …
The order came after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that a number of sealed e-waste industries were operating illegally in densely populated residential areas Irked over the non-compliance of its order, the National Green Tribunal Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to appear before it and …
CHANDIGARH: The progress of the leather industry in Punjab cannot be made at the expense of environment, says Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee Thirumalachari Ramasami. Punjab is one of the four major leather industry clusters in the country and is plagued by the issue of pollution for over a …
Karnataka’s objections to the K. Kasturirangan Committee report on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) got a major blow after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the State, along with five other west coast States, not to clear projects affecting the Western Ghats. The NGT directed the Ministry of …
NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Wednesday suggested to the National Green Tribunal to put a regulatory mechanism in place to restrain use of polluting firecrackers in the capital rather than putting a blanket ban. Sources said a top Delhi government official made this point during a meeting chaired by NGT …
GUWAHATI: At a time when dam-induced flood has ravaged Assam’s Golaghat district as well as in Kerala, the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC)’s standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SCNBWL) will take the crucial decision on September 7 whether to grant or reject clearance …
The National Green Tribunal has formed a monitoring committee headed by a former high court judge to prepare a time-bound action plan on groundwater recharge in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said mere finalisation of the action plan without oversight of its …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday referred to a larger Bench a petition dealing with the environmental clearance issue related to the Char Dham highway project for providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A Bench of Justices Jawad Rahim and SP Wangdi and expert member Nagin …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined urgent hearing on a plea by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order allowing mining major Vedanta group access to the administrative unit inside its closed Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin in the state. A bench of Chief …
Noting that the ecology of the Western Ghats was under serious stress, the National Green Tribunal restrained six states falling in the region from giving environmental clearance to activities which may adversely affect the eco-sensitive areas. The green panel allowed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to republish the …
The Centre is again going to consult six the Western Ghats to form a consensus on the draft notification that has demarcated 56,825 sq.kms as ecologically sensitive area (ESA) across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, DNA has learnt. This comes in the backdrop of the National Green …
Patiala: With regulatory measures having failed to curtail instances of stubble burning, the Punjab government has put a ‘practical action plan’ to deal with the burning of crop residue. The state has drafted a two-year plan under which it would be spending Rs 665 crore on providing straw management machinery …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Bihar government to constitute a team to check illegal sand mining being carried out during the Monsoon season in Son and Ganga rivers at Koilwar and Patna. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Secretary, Mines and Mineral, …
