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 …
According to regional officials of the CECB, notices were recently issued to several townships and infrastructure projects as they were flouting green norms. Chhattisgarh government has issued notices to 19 townships and infrastructure projects in the state for allegedly violating environment norms. Necessary directives were issued in this regard after …
MPCB officials said that the responses received from the BMC to the notices were on the steps they were taking to eventually control the waste being dumped at Deonar. For at least two years before the Deonar dumping ground fire, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) had sent eight notices …
Will start taking action after Feb 15; without consent, unit liable to be sealed The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has decided to seal industrial units, hotel and restaurants running without consent. They will be doing so without issuing any notice. DanishAshraf, Member Secretary, said the action would start from …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Monday issued prosecution notices to the executive engineer and plant engineer for the Deonar dumping ground, even as residents living in its vicinity staged protests seeking its immediate closure. Dilip Khedkar, regional officer, MPCB, said the notices have been issued under the …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has set up Real Time National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network in the year 2011 covering nine cities (Delhi, Lucknow, Chennai, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore). Under section 2 (a) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 noise is defined as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Murshidabad District Brick Field Owners’ Association Vs Joydeep Mukherjee & Others dated 19/01/2016 regarding brick kilns operating without consent to operate, Murshidabad, West Bengal.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Sankar Blue Metals Vs Tamil Nadu pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/01/2016. These appeals are directed against the orders of the Appellate Authority of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (the Board) in respect …
Just before the Delhi government's odd-even formula comes into effect, the Centre on Wednesday stepped in with the environment ministry shooting off a series of directions with timelines to state governments of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to control air pollution and improve the air quality in Delhi and …
The recent uproar about the toxic levels of pollution in the country’s national capital region has once again brought to fore the failure of the regulatory and legal mechanisms in India to control air pollution. Despite an early legislative acknowledgment of the issues relating to air pollution, and regulatory mechanisms …
All three asked to give reason why consent to operate should not be revoked for causing environmental pollution PANJIM: Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and its coal handling terminal Adani and Jindal have come under the scanner for increasing pollution in Vasco, with Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) issuing show …
A scientist today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking a direction to close down the Delhi Secretariat building on the ground that it violates mandatory pollution norms. Mahendra Pandey, who was previously associated with Central Pollution Control Board as a scientist, has alleged that the Secretariat building has not applied …
The Delhi government may have zeroed in on the legislation under which it will penalise those who violate its odd-even number scheme, which will come into effect on January 1. The traffic police has told the Delhi government that no law has to be amended to penalise violators as it …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Narayan Polishing & Others Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 10/12/2015 regarding pollution caused by small scale industries especially electroplating industry, Delhi.
To keep a check on polluting industries in the state, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) will soon introduce an online monitoring system. With this, the department can keep an eye on the pollution caused by 17 types of industries. An official informed, "The board has prepared an online …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Paryavaran Avam Manav Sanrakshan Samiti Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2015 regarding stone crushers causing heavy air pollution from Rewa to Sirmour, Madhya Pradesh.
Environment protection and maintenance of ecological stability have assumed undisputed importance in international as well as national domain in recent years. The need for this arises from the fact that any further degradation of the environment could precipitate catastrophic results for future as well as current generations. Such concerns demand …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Animal Rescue Squad & Others Vs Goa Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding illegal slaughter of animals in the State of Goa in violation of the law.
It is said the pollution from burning paddy straw is a factor in Delhi's poor air quality. The burning of paddy straw continues unabated in both Punjab and Haryana with authorities in both the states unable to check the menace. With the harvesting season at the fag end, the farmers …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the Noida and Delhi Metro Rail Corporations and the Uttar Pradesh government after a petition challenged the construction of a metro line from Noida to Greater Noida. The petition said the project lacked environmental clearance despite its huge land and water …
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has further simplified the procedures for the grant of consent to establish (CTE) and consent to operate (CTO). Giving this information here today, Environment Minister Capt Abhimanyu said as a result of simplification of procedures, there had been a drastic decrease in the …
