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 …
In a relief to 26 restaurant owners, whose businesses had been shut down four days ago, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday granted them conditional approval to reopen. As many as 34 eateries had been closed down last Saturday by the NGT after a plea filed by Pankaj Sharma …
Green Tribunal gives them four weeks to install Effluent Treatment Plants The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday provided some relief to 26 restaurants operating in South Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village by granting them conditional approval to start operating again. Last week the Tribunal had ordered them to close down since …
As many as 157 illegal bore-wells and tube-wells in various colonies in Gurgaon have been dismantled and sealed and First Information Reports have been registered against their owners during the past one year. It was revealed in a review meeting called by Deputy Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi here on Wednesday. Mr. …
Noting that groundwater extraction had led to severe depletion in the water table, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday tasked an inter-governmental committee with forming a plan to fix meters and charge for extracting groundwater in the capital. Responding to its own counsel’s application that lakhs of unauthorised tubewells are …
Officials of Noida Authority on Monday held a meeting with realtors to decide the course of action in the cases filed in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding construction around Okhla Bird Sanctuary and extraction of groundwater at various sites. The meeting was held following the green tribunal's August 22 …
Delhi’s excessive reliance on groundwater and its rampant, often illegal, extraction through tubewells and borewells have left eight districts in the city “over exploited”. As per the data collected by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and based on surveys conducted in 2009, Delhi is among the four States that …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the Centre and Delhi government's responses on a plea alleging that water smuggling mafia is behind illegal bore wells in Delhi and authorities are either "hand-in-glove" with them or "turning a blind eye" to such activities. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued show-cause notices to the CEO of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway authorities and the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate to explain their failure in curbing extraction of groundwater by developers despite a ban enforced in the region since January 2013. The authorities …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued show cause notices to 12 real estate developers, including DLF, Supertech and Jaypee Greens, after it was found they were using ground water for construction purposes in Noida and Greater Noida in violation of its orders. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
Two of 34 companies that used to sell bottled water in Noida and Greater Noida till they were closed in February for illegally extricating and selling groundwater, were granted permission Tuesday by the National Green Tribunal to reopen. Counsel for AST Beverages and Khaitan Beverages told the bench the companies …
General category would be allotted 15,000 connections (60 per cent), priority categories 7,500 (30 per cent), besides 2,500 (10 per cent) to the miscellaneous category In what might bring relief to farmers and further strengthen irrigation in the state, Punjab has decided to release 25,000 tube well connections in the …
Medak district of Andhra Pradesh is the picture of a paradox. Known as one of the most backward districts of the Telangana region, it is also the district with the second largest number of industries in the state. Bereft of irrigation schemes, most parts of the district rely primarily on …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed PUDA to ensure that the builders do not use underground water for construction. Directions were also issued to the authority to ensure installation of electric water meters on bore-wells. The directions follow notifications issued by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), placing …
The National Green Tribunal has sought responses of the Centre and DMRC on a plea alleging that around 6.37 crore litres of water is lost every year due to the failure to implement rain water harvesting measures. A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notices to the …
Noida: Adopting a stern outlook on wastage of groundwater by packaged water companies, the National Green Tribunal has sought details of all such factories operating in the Noida-Greater Noida region. Aclarification has been sought asto whether such industries have the consent of the authorities of the twin cities and the …
Noida: Decreasing groundwater levels have forced the Noida Authority to pass an order making it mandatory for all developers to get a ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) from the Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) to get their building plans sanctioned. Noida CEO Rama Raman confirmed that the notification was made after a …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed its dissatisfaction over Punjab Urban Planning and Development authorities' short reply on the issue of depleting groundwater in the state. It has now asked all the respondents to file comprehensive replies. As the PIL filed by advocate HC Arora came up for …
No case for review is made out both on the grounds of delay as well as on merits The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition filed by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) seeking review of the inter-linking of rivers (ILR) judgment on the ground that the …
With questions being raised about the feasibility and environment impact of the inter-linking of rivers project, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to have a relook at its February 27 decision this year that set the ball rolling by forming a special committee to implement the project. On separate review …
The district administration has now made it mandatory for houses with more than 100 square metres covered area to have a rainwater harvesting system in place. Twenty teams have been constituted to grant permission to install the systems and ensure their functioning. The orders come in the wake of a …
