Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Prasad Gupta Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. Counsel appearing for the state of Uttar Pradesh submitted that the action plan to prevent the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents in river Ganga is ready …
Indian government has come under fire after allocating 3.5 billion rupees ($52.8 million) for climate change adaptation over the next two financial years, a sum which environmental experts say is woefully inadequate given the size of the country and the challenges it faces. In a written response to a question …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to submit within two weeks a list of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh after a plea alleged they were discharging untreated effluents in Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries. It also asked Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to file …
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) has slapped notices on 15 hotels situated on the banks of the Ganga in towns like Rudraprayag, Haridwar and Rishikesh for not following pollution norms and dumping their untreated sewage into the Ganga. The board had earlier waived off its annual …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tajwar Hussain Ki Tannery (Euroasia Leather) Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (In Krishan Kant Singh Case) dated 04/04/2016 regarding pollution caused by leather industry, Kanpur. Counsel appearing for the Applicant submits that they would not operate in excess of …
The atmosphere–land–water connectivity of nutrients is not altogether accounted for in the Ganges Basin despite recent studies highlighting its importance. Together with surface inputs, rivers receive N and P through atmospheric deposition (AD), directly on water surfaces, and through lateral transport. Original Source
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs Darrameks Hotels & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 21/03/2016 regarding illegal construction for commercial purposes as well as commercial activities on the river banks, the flood plains and the river bed of River Ganga in Rishikesh …
Javadekar also said that work on 24 projects on the river had been stopped by the Supreme Court while also mentioning the efforts made to clean the river. No environmental clearance has been granted to any project on river Ganga in the last two years, government told Rajya Sabha on …
MEERUT: Man-made and natural water bodies are gradually disappearing from the district. In the city alone there were 12 ponds and some of the localities are even named after them (Chhipi Tank and Suraj Kund for instance) but today not even a single water body is present, barring one in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hotel Shiv Sai Vs. The Member Secretary, Uttaranchal Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board dated 10/03/2016 regarding disposal of waste into river Ganga by Hotel Shiv Sai, Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing for the Applicant submits that they have complied with all …
DEHRADUN: Showing solidarity by coming out openly in support of the fight against mining on the banks of Ganga river in Haridwar spearheaded by Matri Sadan institute, various environmental groups stated their stand against mining in Dehradun on Monday. Speaking to TOI, Mallika Bhanot from an environment conservation group in …
Kolkata: 'Jungle raj' prevails in the state, the eastern zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) observed on Thursday after KMC submitted that it was awaiting World Bank funds to stop the flow of untreated sewage into Adi Ganga. The bench then ordered KMC to submit a detailed plan to …
VARANASI: To prevent the majestic ghats from caving in, the experts of Geological Survey of India (GIS) and National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) will assess the measures to check erosion on the left bank of river Ganga induced due to siltation on right bank during their visit to the city …
Meerut: Four peacocks were found dead in an agricultural field on the banks of the river Ganga near Anoopshahr town in Bulandshahr district on Thursday. The carcasses were sent for post-mortem and it was found that they had died after consuming a "poisonous substance". Police suspect the birds may have …
Varanasi: Close on the heels of the picture of an ADM relieving himself on the bank of the Yamuna in Allahabad was flashed in the media, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided that anybody caught relieving at ghats on the Ganga in the city would be fined Rs 500. …
About 2,800 or nearly 90 per cent of critically polluting industrial units have installed 24X7 monitoring devices to check pollution after the government took a firm stand that factories can only function if they adhere to green norms, environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. "There are 17 critically polluting …
The article sheds light on the Adi Ganga, one of the most significant streams of the Ganges in its lower course, and narrates how the stream (later Tolly’s Canal) which was once the life line of Kolkata transformed into a mere sewer and was ruthlessly slaughtered with the changing politicoeconomic …
DEHRADUN: National Green Tribunal pulled up the state government for giving false information before it in the matter of beach camps still continuing on Ganga and its tributaries. In the hearing , the Tribunal had also asked TOI to be present, regarding the paper's report on beach camps operating on …
The National Green Tribunal today took strong exception to violation of its order banning camping activities in the entire belt in the higher Himalayan reaches above Rishikesh on the banks of Ganga in Uttarakhand, saying carrying of weapons or playing loud music in the name of such activities cannot be …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued show cause notice to industries located on the stretch from Haridwar to Kanpur asking why they should not be shut down for polluting river Ganga. The green panel also directed industries like tannery paper and pulp, textile, slaughter houses etc to clear their …
Noida: The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) is planning to supply an additional 90 million litres per day (MLD) of Ganga water in Noida from 2018. The move is aimed at providing relief to scores of residents who now make do with groundwater, which is hard. An MoU has been …
