Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2024. Counsel for the state of Maharashtra informed the apex court that the Monitoring Committee in consultation with IIT Bombay is looking into the proposal of …
The annual Greening the Blue Report – The UN system’s environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it shows the progress both at the UN system-wide level and entity level of implementing the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations System 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Singh Chauhan Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 10/11/2023. The state of Uttar Pradesh filed the application requesting for review of the order dated July 20, 2023 "seeking limited review to wind up of …
Compliance report on behalf of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in OA No 178 of 2022 (News item published in the Hindi dated February 27, 2022 titled 'Tourism has brought economic prosperity to the Himalayan region, but the environmental cost has been catastrophic'). The NGT had asked for a report …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC) on September 18, 2023, notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023 further to amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. The following has been stated: In the Hazardous and …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has proposed a revised methodology for classifying industrial sectors and other polluting activities. This Draft Classification of Industrial Sectors into Red, Orange, Green and White Categories: A Tool for Progressive Environmental Management was published on 24th July, 2023. The initial methodology, developed in 2016, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/07/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), July 3, 2023 said that all government hospitals in India should have an environment management plan to tackle all sources of pollution in …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), May 02, 2023, notified the Draft Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2023 to further amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. Hereby given that the said notification will be taken into …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aryavart Foundation Vs M/s Vapi Green Enviro Ltd. & Others dated 24/02/2023. The National Green Tribunal directed the Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir to take steps to strengthen the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee. The Chief Secretary, has been …
Action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on the operation of 9 cold storages in tehsil Sadabad, Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. During the visit, one of the cold storage units was not in operational condition and found closed. The other 8 cold storage facilities were found …
Affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sarla Soni Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 12/01/2023. The matter deals with guidelines for gold assaying and hallmarking centers. The MoEF&CC is engaged in policy formulation for abatement, control and prevention of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Singh Chauhan Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 30/11/2022. The application has been filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh through Additional Chief Secretary, Environment seeking directions for discontinuing the Oversight Committee, constituted by …
Report filed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board on M/s Trident Factory, Dhanaula, Mansa road, Barnala. The NGT, February 8, 2022 had directed Trident Factory to pay a sum of Rs. 5 crore on 'polluter pay principle'. The amount to be deposited in a separate account was to be used …
Joint inspection report of Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., village Raninangal, tehsil Thakurdwara, district Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, February 18, 2022 in O.A. No. 279/2021 (Nagendra Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh). The report was prepared by the joint committee of the Central …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on February 25, 2022 has issued the Draft Building Construction Environment Management Regulations, 2022. This shall come into force on the final day of the publication. The following has been stated namely: Leveraging on existing or common infrastructure – Subject to …
Status report by the Central Pollution Control Board on the preparation of District Environment Plans (DEP) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, July 5, 2021 in Original Application No. 360 of 2018 (Shree Nath Sharma Vs Union of India & Others). The NGT, July 5, 2021 had directed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/11/2021. The issue for consideration is compliance of Plastic and Solid Waste Management Rules at railway compartments, stations, tracks and removal of encroachments from the railway properties, preventing the …
With significant travel restrictions and large portions of personnel working from home in 2020, the UN system generated approximately 25 per cent fewer greenhouse emissions than in the year before. That’s one of the key points to emerge from the Greening the Blue Report 2021, the first study to reveal …
The Yangtze river and the economic belt it defines are central to China’s economy, yet they face severe environmental challenges. The river plays a major role in the historical, cultural, and political identity of China, and is a key driver of the country’s economy. It is one of the world’s …
