Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation has decided to introduce green protocol during 'karkidaka vavu'. The decision was made during a review meeting convened by mayor V K Prashanth here on Tuesday. The health wing of the city corporation has been directed to clean temple premises of Thiruvallom Parashurama temple before and …
Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos State have shut 70 churches and 20 mosques in an attempt to reduce high noise levels. About 10 hotels, pubs and club houses were also closed, officials said. Some estimates put Lagos' population at around 20 million, creating a constant background of noise - from the …
Koraput: The Koraput district administration has decided to ban the use of water pouches and polythene carry bags of thickness less than 40 microns during the car festival in the town. Thousands of people, including tribals from neighbouring villages, throng Koraput during the annual festival. They often dispose empty water …
Governor NN Vohra, Chairman, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), has appealed to pilgrims and all stakeholders of the Amarnath yatra to maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the entire area, from the base camps onwards, to preserve the natural environment. The Governor has particularly requested the stakeholders not to use polythene …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 20/05/2016 regarding the environmental destruction of Braj Parikrama route spanning across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Tribunal directs the State of Rajasthan to carry out the …
JAMMU A major forest fire continue to engulf Trikuta hills, the abode of Mata Vaishno Devi, in Katra town of Reasi district on second consecutive day following which the Air Force today pressed into service two MI-17 helicopters to douse the blaze. Shrine Board authorities, however, claimed that they have …
VARANASI: Launching the country's first solar powered e-boats in river Ganga in his parliamentary constituency -Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe on Congress by saying, "Wo sarkarey gayi jo sirf amiro ko diya karti thi, ye sarkar unkey liye hai jinka duniya me koyi nahi (gone are the …
HYDERABAD: Braving the heat, worshippers trickle into the pristine white Shahi Masjid in Public Gardens. While some head toward the wazugah, or the ablution corner, to perform the ritual washing of the arms, face and feet, others seat themselves at vacant spots on the linear prayer mats, facing west. The …
Kochi: Despite the air and noise pollution that accompanies temple festivities, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is in no way involved in the conduct or monitoring of festivals. PCB officials said that they were required only when an industry or company comes for permission to manufacture fireworks. "For …
CHENNAI: It appears that religious institutions have a wrong notion that the blessings of God cannot be obtained unless there is loud noise of religious songs or chantings through cone and other banned types of speakers, the Madras High Court has observed. Prayers in all religions had been going on …
More than 400 churches in the United Kingdom plan to switch to clean energy providers for their light and heat, shifting spending of 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) to renewables from fossil fuels, two Christian charities said on Wednesday. The move is part of the Big Church Switch, an initiative …
The Madras High Court today directed the police to carry out inspection of 44 religious places in the city, where cone type speakers making noise beyond permissible limit were allegedly being used and take action against violators of norms, as assured by Tamil Nadu DGP in a letter. The First …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Others Vs Piyush Joshi & Others dated 16/03/2016 regading sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. Committee constituted by NGT had stated that the "the most fundamental problem was the non-demarcation …
Despite studies indicating that the Golden Temple was getting damaged due to pollution by coal hearths, among other things, a part of the langar is still being cooked from firewood. A study of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had stated that one of the reasons of damage to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of J & K & Ors. regarding use of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys to carry pilgrims and goods from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple. Matter listed for 25th February, 2016.
KOLHAPUR: The solar and wind power generating equipment on the hillock near Jotiba temple has gone missing, showing the apathy of the local administration. The plant was set up about 10 years ago by then state minister Vinay Kore to generate power through the two non-conventional sources of energy. The …
Expanding green cover; water conservation efforts despite constraints” Amid reports about the National Green Tribunal pulling up officials in Uttarakhand for their alleged indifference to the Ganga pollution, Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday said the State makes the biggest contribution to environment conservation in the country. “We have been …
The present paper is an attempt to study the socio-economic condition of the boatman community in Banaras from an anthropological approach. The city of Banaras now developed as a major pilgrimage centre of Hindus and a key destination for foreign backpackers to search for the true soul of Indian culture. …
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has shown deep commitment toward conservation and protection of environment and ecology of Trikuta Hills and has taken effective steps to increase the green cover in the area around the Holy Cave Shrine. Governor N N Vohra, who is the Chairman of Shri Mata …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Others Vs Piyush Joshi & Others dated 15/12/2015 regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. Counsel appearing for the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) submitted before the Court that the garbage …
