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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Sh. Zacarias Antao & Ors dated 08/08/2013 regarding compensation to victims of environmental destruction due to illegal and unauthorized mining of iron ore and destruction of forest cover in and outside of mining constructions/ …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Padmabati Mohapatra Vs UOI & Others dated 08/08/2013 regarding grant of Environment Clearance by the Ministry of Environment & Forests in terms of its order dated 15th February, 2011 to establish and operate a coal-based thermal power plant of the …
Issue came to light when UP govt suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal responsible for arrest of 15 people The ministry of environment and forests today set up a three-member committee to look into the illegal sand mining at Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The committee includes MoEF director …
The Rajasthan government is awaiting for a copy of the order issued by National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposing ban on sand mining before taking a final call on the issue. Sand extensively mined from Banas river is the main source for construction in the state. The government is treading cautiously …
Nationwide stay on sand mining comes on plea following Nagpal suspension The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered a nationwide stay on sand mining on river beds without Environment Ministry clearance. The interim order came on a petition filed by the NGT Bar Association as a reaction to the …
Not just in Gautam Budh Nagar, where former SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal is believed to have been suspended for taking on the sand mafia, illegal mining activities have shot up across UP with no fresh leases being given over the past year in the absence of environment clearances. “With no …
Sand mining in large parts of Maharashtra continues without mandatory environmental clearance, which is against the Supreme Court’s orders, activist Sumaira Abdulali has alleged. Abdulali, who had filed a PIL in the Bombay high court against illegal sand mining, said the illegal activity continued with support from local politicians. On …
The Supreme Court (SC) has set aside two Himachal Pradesh High Court orders closing down mining operations relating to the leases executed after February 27, 2012, without any environmental clearance. The High Court had also restricted to one-year the mining leases executed prior to this date and made it clear …
The National Green Tribunal today banned mining or removal of sand from river beds across the country without an environmental clearance amid the uproar over suspension of an IAS officer who had cracked down on sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh. In its order, the Tribunal noted that the loss caused …
The coal ministry has started groundwork to auction coal blocks after receiving provisional clearance from the ministry of environment and forests, a senior ministry official said. The environment ministry has issued a ‘comfort letter’, which gives provisional green clearance for the coal blocks but does not guarantee the same. “We …
The National Green Tribunal today restrained sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country on a plea alleging that such activities were going on in Uttar Pradesh with the “wilful connivance” of its State machinery. Widening the ambit of the plea, a Bench headed …
Amid the uproar over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday took judicial note of the environmental threat due to indiscriminate sand mining and prohibited such activities across the country without the necessary clearances. The tribunal passed the order on a petition …
The national green tribunal (NGT) on Sunday banned mining or removal of sand from river beds across the country without an environmental clearance amid the uproar over suspension of an IAS officer who had cracked down on sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh. In its order, the Tribunal noted that the …
The proposed 6,000 MW nuclear power plant by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) at Mithivirdi in Bhavnagar district, has been recommended to the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for CRZ clearance by the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA). GCZMA deliberated the proposal of NPCIL and after …
Eleven hydropower projects in the downstream of Gaumukh in Uttarakhand have got clearance from the Environment Ministry since 2006, Lok Sabha was informed today. Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said the Ministry accords environmental clearance (EC) for hydropower projects after conducting studies and following due procedures subject to compliance of various …
The National Green Tribunal’s ruling is likely to have an impact in Meghalaya where some of the rivers have been reduced to drains because of unregulated and unabashed sand mining with environmentalists raising the pitch for implementation of the order. The tribunal today banned mining or removal of sand from …
The Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has recommended Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited's (NCPIL) proposed 6,900-MW nuclear power plant to the Central Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. However, the recommendation has been made without a site visit by its member and …
The Tripura government has demanded relaxation of forest and environment clearance norms for developmental activities in northeastern states. Finance and PWD minister Badal Choudhury told TOI on Sunday that most project proposals for roads and other infrastructure in the region are held up in Delhi pending environmental clearance. "I've asked …
This is text of the order by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on constitution of a Committee to enquire into the adverse environmental impact of the alleged illegal sand mining in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
The National Green Tribunal on Monday restrained sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country on a plea alleging that such activities were going on in UP with the "wilful connivance" of its state machinery. Widening the ambit of the plea, a bench headed …
