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 Puri beach is a major tourist attraction but pollution has always remained a matter of concern. Flouting environment laws, drains carrying sewerage water of hotels and commercial establishments to the sea dot the beach. Even as the State Government launched mechanised cleaning of the beach this year, it is …
KARAK: People of Terri union council of Banda Daud Shah on Monday staged a rally against a foreign oil and gas exploration company for releasing toxic effluents into the fields and natural watercourses. The protest was staged outside the company’s central processing facility at Ahmadi Banda, with protesters demanding of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of R. N. T. Plantations Ltd. V/s. Union of India & Ors dated 11/08/2014 on the issue of ONGC discharging effluents/sludge, crude oil and other waste materials into the Rajgarjan and Gohainjan streams/man made drains. Previous Orders
The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to Rajasthan government, including the Chief Secretary, and its various departments on affluent and sewer discharge in to Bhilwara's heritage Gandhi-Sagar pond. The NGT, Central Zone at Bhopal which has jurisdiction on states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, has sought reply by …
Once again the Adani Group has been accused of violating green norms and causing damage to environment. The Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to Adani Power Ltd following a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging environmental damage by the company due to discharge of untreated water in sea from …
Pune: After fighting a long battle against a Parbhani based sugar factory, a poor fisherman finally got relief from National Green Tribunal (NGT). NGT recently directed the sugar factory to pay Rs5 lakh as environment restitution costs to the district collector for causing pollution and supporting activities against the environment …
New buildings will be constructed to house Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board offices and laboratories in seven centres across the State during 2014-15 at a cost of Rs. 14 crore, Environment Minister Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam informed the Assembly here on Thursday. The buildings would come up in Erode, Coimbatore (South), …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 08/08/2014 regarding impact of the immersion of POP idols on water bodies.
Concerned over effluents discharged into the Ganga and the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to conduct a joint inspection of "seriously polluting industries" on the bank of both the rivers. A bench, headed …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has taken to legal recourse against tanneries operating from the Leather Complex here. Sources said the PPCB had filed a criminal case against the Punjab Effluent Treatment Society (PETS), its directors, secretary and two others in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The …
NAGPUR: Even as Wathoda farmers are exploring legal action against illegal dumping of spent acid by galvanizing industries in the perennial Chornala near Butibori, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to 21 galvanizing units in Butibori and Hingna MIDC areas. MPCB regional officer NH Shivangi …
RAJSHAHI : Existing water bodies especially the Baranai River flowing through the northern part of the city is being heavily polluted and contaminated with disposal of wastes and toxic chemicals, scientists and researchers here said, reports BSS. The crop fields surrounding the river are also being contaminated with wastes and …
The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has faulted the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) for failing to carry out a proper investigation before issuing the required authorisation to the Dipped Products (PLC) owned gloves manufacturing factory at Rathupaswela to launch operations. The COPE released its findings at a special press conference …
A spill that dumped billions of gallons of mining wastewater into creeks and lakes this week has led local officials in British Columbia to declare a state of emergency and raised concern for migrating sockeye salmon. The Cariboo Regional District said the declaration will help it get access to needed …
Energy companies are taking their controversial fracking operations from the land to the sea -- to deep waters off the U.S., South American and African coasts. Cracking rocks underground to allow oil and gas to flow more freely into wells has grown into one of the most lucrative industry practices …
Protesters have vowed to step up opposition to plans by AGL to frack for coal seam gas in the Gloucester region after the government gave the energy giant approval to conduct the work without a full environmental impact study. Campaigners gathered on Thursday at AGL's headquarters in Sydney, and at …
The amount of mercury near the surface of many of the world’s oceans has tripled as the result of our polluting activities, a new study has found, with potentially damaging implications for marine life as the result of the accumulation of the toxic metal. Mercury is accumulating in the surface …
Oil and gas producer Range Resources did not properly monitor leaks from a wastewater containment pond in Pennsylvania and the state has begun enforcement action that could lead to a fine, state officials said on Wednesday. A leak was detected earlier this year at the Yeager impoundment in Amwell Township …
Standardized ecotoxicological tests still constitute the fundamental tools when doing risk-assessment of aquatic contaminants. These protocols are managed towards minimal mortality in the controls, which is not representative for natural systems where mortality is often high. This methodological bias, generated from assays where mortality in the control group is systematically …
NASHIK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune, has ordered the respondents in the fly-ash case to comply with its orders within three weeks or else face consequences. The tribunal passed the order while hearing the contempt petition of the applicant on August 1. On March 21, the NGT …
