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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding unauthorised dumping around the river bank/flood plains of River Ganga flowing within the limits of Nagar Nigam, Haridwar. The counsel …
Minister for Drinking Water and Education Mantri Prasad Naithani called on Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti in New Delhi today. Naithani apprised her of tough geographical conditions and large-scale damage occurred in the state following the 2013 natural disaster. He said the state …
Matri Sadan Ashram chief Swami Shivanand, who had been fasting against illegal mining on the Ganga riverbed since May 21, ended his protest on Sunday after Chief Minister Harish Rawat assured him that his proposals on the issue will be considered. Swami Shivanand has ended his fast, Mr. Rawat said …
Minister says project “delayed” as Centre decided to bear entire funding River Ganga will show first signs of being pollution-free by October next year and the first project on inter-linking of rivers (Ken-Betwa) will take off within a year, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said here on Thursday. She said …
Despite various efforts of the government to depollute rivers across the country, water was found unsafe for drinking without treatment, according to a survey conducted by a green advocacy body. A survey by TERI of seven major river cities revealed that 86 per cent of the respondents affirmed that it …
A tractor which was set afire by pro-quarrying supporters near Sati Kund, Kankhal, in Haridwar on Tuesday. A Tribune Photo Additional Secretary Rakesh Sharma today said CCTV cameras would be installed at all permitted quarrying lots to keep tabs on activities. He stated this during his talks with Matra Sadan …
Acting on the directions of the National Green Tribunal, a team from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reached Pal stone crusher in Halduchaud on the weekend. The team collected samples of water and the chemical ash being dumped 20 metres deep in the ground. Statements of the people residing …
KANPUR: Tannery associations and owners have hailed National Green Tribunal (NGT) decision to allow closed tanneries, situated on the banks of the Ganga here, to operate on a trial basis for 19 days in June. During this period their effluent levels will be checked by a team of experts. The …
DEHRADUN: Experts from five states through which Ganga flows have suggested development of forests on the riverbank to ensure continuous flow of water with healthy aquatic species in the river. Experts from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, met at Forest Research Institute early this week and sought …
The advocate general told the Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday that no illegal mining activity will be permitted in Ganga river at Haridwar. The high court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Jai Prakash Badoni on Monday alleging that despite a ban on illegal mining activities by several …
Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday scheduled June 3 as the next date for hearing a public interest litigation on illegal mining on the banks and outskirts if river Kosi. The decision came soon after the advocate general assured the HC that no illegal mining will be permitted in the Ganga …
Despite widespread perception, the NDA government's record of giving green clearances has "not" been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought "selective" changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, a green body today said. In an assessment of NDA government's …
The Ganga-Bramhaputra Basin together store around 960 cubic km of water, researchers have claimed in a first of its kind study after mapping the rivers, and said it will help understand signatures of droughts and floods to better manage water resources in the region. Scientists from India, the UK, France …
Green min using 1916 pact to allay apprehensions over hydel projects on Ganga This old English idiom is usually used as a proxy to denote impossibility , but the union environment ministry may be about to show that it is sometimes possible to have one's cake and eat it too. …
The NDA government’s record of giving green clearances has not been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought “selective” changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday said. In an assessment of NDA …
NEW DELHI: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based think-tank on green issues, on Tuesday said the NDA government's record was not as bad as feared but there had been no major reforms so far to improve the green clearance processes for safeguarding the environment and livelihoods of communities. …
NEW DELHI: Despite widespread perception, the NDA government's record of giving green clearances has "not" been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought "selective" changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, a green body today said. In an assessment of …
In one of the first instances of action against a prominent commercial establishment for allegedly violating pollution norms as laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Radisson Blu, a five-star hotel in the city, was sealed by a team of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on Saturday. "During …
With illegal sand-mining continuing unabated in the Ganga in Haridwar district, Swami Shivanand of the Matri Sadan Ashram has resumed his fast. Last month, he sat on a 22-day fast in protest. On April 15, the National Green Tribunal ordered that “no illegal, unauthorised, unscientific mining” should be allowed in …
The Centre is now facing one of its biggest challenges in cleaning up Ganga -Kanpur's Sisamau Nala, the dirtiest open drain of the stretch. The drain discharges the highest amount of untreated sewage (138 MLD) into the river. The river also passes through one of the most populated and congested …
