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 …
As per the proposed amendments, approved last week, new buildings or expansion projects less than 50,000 sq m would not require prior environment clearance and can be constructed “under the supervision of the state government” through urban local bodies or development authorities. AGAINST objections by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), …
Conservationists have asked the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) to reverse the clearance for the 1750MW Demwe Lower hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project’s 124-metre high dam is proposed to be constructed on river Lohit jointly by Athena Energy Ventures and the Arunachal Pradesh government. The …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed a 2016 Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) amendment, that had constituted district-level EIA authorities along with expert appraisal committees for sand mining, stating that it was not in consonance with previous judgments of the Supreme Court. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar …
State-run power producer NTPC has been given the green clearance for the Rs 7,732.35 crore expansion project of the Talcher Thermal Power Station in Odisha, a senior government official said Monday. The company's proposal is to add two additional units of 660 MW each in the existing premise of the …
HYDERABAD: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has given the green signal to state-owned ONGC limited for Additional Development Drilling of 72 wells in the Krishna-Godavari basin. The Oil and natural gas PSU submitted a proposal to the environment ministry for environmental …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Department of Mines & Geology Vs State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Punjab dated 24/09/2018. The Department of Mines & Geology, State of Punjab has presented this Review Application under to review the Judgment passed by NGT dated 3rd August, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Singh Chauhan Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 20/09/2018 regarding sand mining in the river bed of Yamuna in Allahabad District without Environmental Clearance and in violation of the conditions of mining leases. Grievance …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Dr. Sarvabhoum Bagali (State of Maharashtra) dated 19/09/2018 regarding illegal sand mining in rivers of India. Proceedings in the present commenced on the basis of an application seeking legal action against illegal sand mining …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanju Monica Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 19/09/2018. The applicant seeks to assail construction of a Decentralized Micro Composting Centre under a Special Solid Waste Management Project in the city of Salem. It is alleged that the …
The bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice AK Goel gave the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) three weeks to convene a meeting with stakeholders of the project. The environment impact assessment (EIA) carried out for setting up of the Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) at Pragati Maidan came under scrutiny Wednesday, …
PANAJI: Conceding that the proposed expansion of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) could affect fishery resources and coral reefs at Grande Island, the environment impact assessment (EIA) report for the Rs 281-crore project has recommended that dredging and associated activities should be avoided during the notified fish breeding season of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday referred to a larger Bench a petition dealing with the environmental clearance issue related to the Char Dham highway project for providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A Bench of Justices Jawad Rahim and SP Wangdi and expert member Nagin …
Noting that the ecology of the Western Ghats was under serious stress, the National Green Tribunal restrained six states falling in the region from giving environmental clearance to activities which may adversely affect the eco-sensitive areas. The green panel allowed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to republish the …
Citing the recent devastating floods in Kerala and the serious stress to the Western Ghats ecology, the National Green Tribunal has restrained six States in the region from giving environmental clearance to activities which may adversely affect the eco-sensitive areas. The six States are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and …
The case was filed by environment activists after it was reported that the project would require chopping of at least 14,000 trees for vertical expansion. The petitioner in the case against redevelopment of seven government residential colonies in south Delhi has said that the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report, prepared …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Himmat Singh Shekhawat Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 28/08/2018 regarding illegal mining in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. National Green Tribunal directs the State of Madhya Pradesh to work out the damages to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of B. Raghupathy Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/08/2018 regarding M/s. New Ark Project proceeding with a project without mandatory requirement of environmental clearance. The project consists of high-rise residential apartments and a commercial complex. The project involves extraction …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarvabhoum Bagali Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 20/08/2018. The grievance in this application is the order of State of Karnataka dated 18.11.2016 under the provisions of Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rule, 1994 permitting use of JCB for sand …
Following tension among protesters and supporters to a proposed capacity expansion project of limestone mines of OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur, a public hearing meeting was postponed on Wednesday. The proposed public hearing was to provide environment clearance for the expansion of capacity of the limestone mines of cement-major OCL. Sources …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 imposing certain restrictions and prohibitions on new projects or activities, or on the expansion or modernization of existing projects or activities based on their potential environmental impacts as indicated in the Schedule to …
