Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The police has launched a major crackdown against mining mafia in the Palampur region to check a large-scale illegal mining going on in local riverbeds. DSP Navdeep Kumar conducted a raid in the Neugal river today and seized 11 tractor-trailers laden with sandstone and other mining materials. The police brought …
Himachal Pradesh has decided to impose three months blanket ban on the transportation of sand and grit outside the state. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by chief minister Virbhadra Singh here on Monday to check illegal mining. Virbhadra said this short-term ban would help …
Sometime due to major accident and leakage the situation become worst for the nearby peoples. Kedarnath is a town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath Temple located at the latitude of 30.73 and the longitude of 79.06. This region is seismically and …
This report is the outcome of the study on performance evaluation of STPs funded under National River Conservation Plan of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India carried out by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The report envisages performance evaluation of 152 STPs spread over 15 states in the …
In a bid to safeguard Sri Lanka's fresh water sources, Janashakthi Insurance has stepped forward to fund the Ma Oya river catchment conservation project and have chosen Lanka Jalani- The Sri Lanka Water Partnership (SLWP) as a programme advisers to administer a first of its kind water quality assessment project …
Bench orders survey of industrial units, effluent treatment practices, other steps In a case filed by a city-based lawyer before the newly opened bench of National Green Tribunal in Pune pertaining to continuing pollution in the Chandrabhaga river in Pandharpur, the bench has issued several instructions to all respondents. The …
The government has not been able to ensure enough finance to revive the polluted Buriganga river by connecting it with the Jamuna despite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s high sounding political commitment, resulting in an abysmal 5-6 percent progress of the project in the last two years. Officials say only Tk …
Any effort to divert the west-flowing Netravathi River to eastern parts of Karnataka will have economical, cultural and ecological impact, according to an expert. Speaking at a seminar on ‘River water diversion’, organised by the Guruvayanakere-based Nagarika Seva Trust, N.A. Madhyastha, an expert on biodiversity and former principal of the …
A division bench of Jharkhand high court comprising acting chief justice D N Patel and Justice S Chandrashekhar expressed deep concern over the pollution of Damodar river. The pollution has allegedly been caused by the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and two private companies, namely Monet Daniel Washery and Punjab State …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/08/2013 regarding encroachment and dumping of solid waste into River Bed of Yumuna. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/6-2012(OA)_27Aug2013.pdf
Pakistan and Afghanistan are moving towards joint management of common rivers starting with construction of a 1,500MW hydropower project on Kunar River — a major tributary of Kabul River contributing almost 13 million acres feet (MAF) annually to Pakistan. The two sides decided at a meeting on Sunday to pursue …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid Committee, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/08/2013 regarding ecological and environmental disaster that occurred in the State of Uttarakhand and massive constructions and projects raised on the various hills of the …
Much to the delight of the zoologists across the country, a new species of moderate sized Labeonine fish, locally known as ‘Ngop’, was discovered in Arunachal Pradesh by an amateur naturalist. The fist from the genus Garra has been discovered in Upper Siang district by Lakpa Tamang, a former staff …
The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro–electric project in Mizoram, a much–anticipated event, would begin soon as the Union Finance Ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here on Wednesday. “The Union Finance Ministry last month gave its endorsement to provide necessary funding for the 210 …
Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash has announced an assistance of Rs.13.43 crore for the implementation of various projects for the conservation of rivers in the district. Kollam district has been allocated Rs. 7.11 crore for river conservation, Rs. 3.74 crore to Pathanamthitta, Rs. 5.51 crore to Thrissur, Rs. 7.94 crore to …
The project will be built at a cost of Rs 1,750.60 crore The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro-electric project in Mizoram, a much-anticipated event, would begin soon as the union finance ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here Wednesday. "The union finance ministry last …
After encroachment of land by illegal settlers, unabated erosion is now posing a great threat to the 500–year–old Jania Xatra in Barpeta district. The Baki River is now only 300 metres away from the Naamghar of the Xatra set up centuries ago by Sri Sri Purushotam Thakur Dev. More than …
The environment ministry has streamlined the clearance process for hydro power projects to avoid duplication and reduce the time required. Hydro power projects require environment and forest clearances, which are recommended by two separate committees. The expert appraisal committee, which looks into environmental parameters, is set up under the Environment …
Close on the heels of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal’s suspension for acting against the sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh, the Punjab Congress has decided to raise the issue of rampant sand and gravel mining in Punjab with the Centre. The state Congress unit will demand a central inquiry followed …
Environmentalists have welcomed the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order staying sand mining on river beds without environmental clearance. However, the construction sector is apprehensive about its fallout. A.V. George, environmental scientist and Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, said the order was essential for Kerala which earned the sobriquet ‘God’s Own …
