Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Nagpur: Taking serious note of high pollution levels from the Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS), the Union environment ministry has refused to initiate the process for granting environmental clearance to the proposed two new units of the plant. As per ministry’s report, the sulphur dioxide emissions from the plant are …
Gurgaon: Green activists are up in arms over the district administration’s nod to the Global City project which, they allege, has been given without the necessary environmental clearance and despite a legal notice. The Global City project, being developed by the Haryana government near Sector 36B, is expected to have …
PANJIM: Within a fortnight the State capital will have its own system to treat garbage and will not have to depend on the Saligao Waste Treatment Plant to treat its wet waste. In a major relief, the government has decided to provide the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) …
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister K Palaniswami requested him to direct the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to "reject outright" Karnataka's proposal. The Tamil Nadu government Monday sought the Centre's 'urgent' interevention on the Mekedatu reservoir issue, saying Karnataka seeking environmental clearance for …
However, it issues notice to govt. on NHAI’s appeal against HC’s ruling The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Madras High Court order quashing the land acquisition process for the ₹10,000-crore Salem-Chennai eight-lane greenfield corridor project. A vacation bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and M.R. Shah, however, issued …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagdish Prasad Nishad Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2019 regarding river sand mining by Katyani Natural Resources Ltd. in District Banda, Uttar Pradesh in violation of Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions. Illegal mining by using heavy machines during night …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Human Rights Association of India Vs Principal Secretary, Port Blair & Others dated 28/05/2019 regarding illegal operation of a large number of stone quarrying and stone crushing units in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The stone mining is being carried out …
According to the revised plans of these colonies, trees will be translocated/ transplanted instead of being cut, which the environmentalists feel will be a "failure". NEW DELHI: A government-appointed expert panel has recommended for environmental clearance three redevelopment projects in South Delhi, which have been lurking over the proposal to …
NEW DELHI: Construction on areas between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres will not require environment clearance anymore, the Centre has said in its modified notification on the environment impact assessment (EIA). The notification, recently issued by the ministry of environment, states that it has decided to “re-engineer” EIA rules based …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manikesh Chaturvedi Vs International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) & Others dated 17/05/2019 regarding environmental clearance for the construction of Sri Vrindavan Chandra Mandir at Vrindavan. Report submitted by the CPCB points to deficiencies in rain water harvesting, operation of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sayyed Mohammed Sabir Usman Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/05/2019 regarding grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance for extension of Breakwater at Chhara Port, village Chhara Sarkhadi, Taluka Kodinar, district Gir Somnath, Gujarat by M/s …
CHENNAI: Opposition parties DMK, AMMK and PMK on Sunday slammed the Centre for granting environmental nod to Vedanta, ONGC and others to carry out preliminary work for exploring hydrocarbons in Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu as well as in neighbouring Puducherry region. In a statement, DMK president M K Stalin …
Thiruvananthapuram: While state government processes the Supreme Court order to demolish five apartments for violating coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules, it will also have to answer why it sat over KCZMA (Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority) recommendations on the major CRZ violations in state. The Supreme Court order comes at …
The company had sought permission for drilling 12 development wells but it received clearance for six wells at present State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has received the green nod to drill six development wells in Assam at an estimated cost of Rs 240 crore. The Union Environment Ministry …
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing attempt of Adani Vizhinjam port private limited (AVPPL) to ensure sourcing of rocks and its transportation for construction of breakwater at Vizhinjam has stumbled upon environmental hurdles. Kerala coastal zone management authority (KCZMA) has directed AVPPL to stop all the ongoing activities being carried out for the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Mittal Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 29/04/2019 regarding the effectiveness of monitoring mechanism for compliance of Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions as per Notification dated 14/09/2006 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The NGT …
The unit is close to the deer sanctuary at Gangaikondan The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment has recommended Environmental Clearance (EC) to Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOCL) LPG storage and bottling plant in Tirunelveli district, despite the site being just one km away from the Gangaikondan Spotted Deer …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T. M. Umashankar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/04/2019 regarding direction for closure of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF) established by M/s Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. and M/s Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. on the direction of …
NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of environment forest and climate change has issued a show-cause notice to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant for violation of the environmental clearance. Last month, residents of Sukhdev Vihar, Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony, Jasola, Sarita Vihar and Haji Colony took out a rally to protest …
Poll codes are a set of guidelines to govern the conduct of political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election The Election Commission has shown a green flag to the government for granting environmental and forest clearances when the Model Code of Conduct is in force, according to …
