Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Salboni Apartment Owner’s Association Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to restoration of the Salboni Jheel, Kolkata, West Bengal. The NGT directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to place …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Swarup Kumar Rath Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/05/2025. Additional Government Advocate appearing for the state of Odisha stated that the work of restoration of Suka Paika canal is almost nearing completion and is expected to be completed …
Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
Affidavit of District Magistrate Meerut in compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, March 5, 2025. The NGT, September 4, 2024 had directed a joint committee to submit a report giving details of ponds in Meerut district including all specifications relating to ownership and status of encroachments among other …
Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are melting faster than ever, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. And because of glacial retreat, floods, droughts, …
Reply on behalf of Haryana State Pollution Control Board in the matter of Charan Singh Vs State of Haryana dated 15/04/2025. The matter related to encroachment of a pond (johad) at village Brass, tehsil Nissing, Karnal district. It was stated in the letter petition that a substantial area of the …
Affidavit by Wetland Authority of Delhi in OA No 1117 of 2024 News item titled From oasis to forsaken where did appearing in the Hindustan Times, dated August 16, 2024. The affidavit of April 7, 2025 was in compliance with the NGT order, December 11, 2024. The matter is related …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Titled "Deep Dive into illegal Water Business" appearing in the Times of India dated 02.04.2025 dated 04/04/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled “Deep Dive into Illegal Water Business” appearing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "NHAI has made highway at protected pond site in Delhi Activists" appearing in the Times of India dated 30.09.2024. The application which was registered suo-moto, the Tribunal is examining the issue of the National Highways Authority of …
Status report on behalf of Delhi Development Authority in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated February 6, 2025. The matter related to encroachments along the 22 km stretch of Yamuna flood plains and action taken. The DDA report, April 2, 2025 places on record the efforts being taken …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Somveer Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/04/2025. The applicant has alleged that there is a pond existing in khasra number 440, measuring 1.442 hectares located in Gram Panchayat Dadri, development block Sardhana, tehsil Sardhana, district Meerut, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/04/2025. In the application, the tribunal is considering the issue of preservation and rejuvenation of Khokhari river, a rain - fed tributary of river Yamuna at Shamli and Saharanpur districts …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025. An application was filed before the NGT based on a newspaper article published in the Dainik Bhaskar, December 10, 2024. The article talked about illegal construction …
Action taken report by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in compliance of NGT order dated August 28, 2024 and January 8, 2025. The matter related to illegal extraction of groundwater by illegal borewells. All illegal borewells (which do not have NOC from CGWA/DJB) will be sealed. The DJB is seeking …
Report by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) in the matter of Haider Ali Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/03/2025. The NGT vide order dated November 26, 2024 directed CGWA to compile the information with respect to cricket stadiums and tabulate it specifically including the status of borewells, …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Rajasthan & Others Vs Ashok Malik & Others dated 17/03/2025. The SC accepted the statement made in the affidavit by the Chief Secretary, state of Rajasthan to relocate the structures inside the Seven Wonders Park along the Ana Sagar …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Parishad, Farid Nagar Vs Paryavaran Mitra & Others dated 17/03/2025. The SC directed Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Parishad, Faridnagar, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh to engage the services of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for advising …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
