Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The DDA prepared an agenda after the NGT in March directed the department to clean up the river and stop the dumping of construction material and debris into the river. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is in the process of analysing 25-year-old data on delineation of floodplains along the Yamuna. …
Puri: Out of total 8,145 existing tube wells in Puri, water of as many as 2,168 have been tested contaminated. The tests were done in the wake of the jaundice outbreak in the town. It was revealed at a review meeting held at Puri under chairmanship of Housing and Urban …
The National Green Tribunal today imposed a ban on all illegal slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh and directed state authorities to ensure there is proper regulation of meat shops. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said slaughter houses which do not have permission from UP Pollution Control …
Two of the biggest construction projects on Golf Course Road, Rapid Metro and the 16-lane HUDA-DLF expressway, have still not been inspected for violation of the Union ministry of environment and forest's (MoEF) 2010 guidelines, even more than a month after the National Green Tribunal's order. On April 6, the …
Following a high court order, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has issued closure notices to 893 textile units in Sanganer. All these units have failed to install a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) and are discharging 17-18 million litres per day (MLD) of untreated chemical water into Dravyawati …
Part of a nuclear power plant remained offline on Sunday after a transformer fire created another problem: thousands of gallons of oil leaking into the Hudson River. At an afternoon briefing, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said emergency crews were out on the water near Buchanan, trying to contain and …
With various agencies plan and prod one another over its cleaning, flowing Yamuna remains a dream. Every toilet in Delhi flows straight into the Yamuna, turning it into a public cesspool. While various agencies plan and prod one another over its cleaning, and thousands of crores are spent, a pristine, …
They Say NGT Move Will Check Pollution; Residents Doubtful After thousands of crores have been washed away in the Centre's Yamuna Action Plans (YAPs) I and II, the National Green Tribunal on Friday directed that the residents of Delhi pay an “environmental compensation“ to fund a new plan--Mailey Se Nirmal …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Banjara Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 11/05/2015 regarding discharge of waste water and solid waste by M/s. Vindhyachal Distilleries (Pvt.) Ltd., village Pilukhedi, Tehsil - Narsinghgarh, District - Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh.
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on directions for discharge of polluted water, 11/05/2015. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has issued a notice on 23.03.2015 (Published in leading newspapers) to the 118 municipalities / urban local bodies and 687 industries in the Ganga river basin to furnish the action plans …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on discharge of waste into Ganga and its tributeries, 11/05/2015. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has inventorised 764 Grossly polluting industries discharging 501 mld of trade effluent directly or indirectly into the drains reaching the river Ganga and its tributaries. The CPCB has also …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on waste water and sewage treatment plants, 11/05/2015. State-wise, the capacity of sewage treatment plants in Class-I & Class-II towns as per Central Polution Control Board report published in 2009 is at Annexure-1.
In a culture to pollute environment and blame civic bodies for not doing their bit, the National Green Tribunal on Friday reminded denizens of Delhi of their fundamental duty towards protecting and cleaning environment as it announced that every household, including unauthorised, will have to pay a monthly environmental compensation …
The pathetic state of rain water harvesting over flyovers in the city miffed the National Green Tribunal on Friday, forcing it to direct the AAP government to ensure that all 113 flyovers in the Capital are installed with efficient RWHs. The Tribunal was informed by petitioner V.K. Jain that the …
The National Green Tribunal applauded Delhi Development Authority’s “purposeful” efforts toward cleaning Yamuna and its banks. The NGT bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, lauded DDA for working towards implementing its January 13 order wherein the Tribunal has taken upon itself to get the Yamuna cleaned under “Maily se Nirmal …
If someone is found dumping waste in the drains, he or she will be liable to pay a fine of Rs.5,000. On Friday, the National Green Tribunal extended the overview of its earlier order by announcing a fine of Rs.5,000 even on those found dumping waste in drains, which ultimately …
After hundreds of crores going down the drain, another Rs. 3659 crore is needed for various measures towards rejuvenating Yamuna’s filthiest 22km stretch passing through Delhi. On Friday, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) placed a proposal before the National Green Tribunal that it would work in phases, which was accepted …
Global food prices, which have been rising since 2012, may be ready for another hike. In a report released Thursday, Ceres, a sustainable business consortium based in Boston, found that most food companies aren’t prepared to deal with the water risks that it expects will lead to higher water and …
On December 9, 2014, a wrecked tanker released approximately 94,000 gallons (78,271 Imperial gallons) of heavy fuel oil into the Shela River, which runs through the Sundarbans, the sprawling and remote mangrove forest shared between India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal. Now another shipping disaster is unfolding, as …
California environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday that seeks to halt oil industry injections of drilling wastewater into nearly 500 wells, a practice they say threatens fresh water supplies and is particularly critical in light of a prolonged drought. The lawsuit was filed in state court against California's oil …
