Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution by Grasim Industries chemical division, Nagda, Madhya Pradesh, 09/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sheikh Shakir Vs Grasim Industries Ltd. Chemical Division & Others dated 09/02/2023. The NGT, acting on the complaint of industrial pollution against Grasim Industries Ltd. chemical division located in the town of Nagda, Madhya Pradesh directed …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal disposal of bio medical waste in village Mohanpur, district Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, 08/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dhanna Ahirwar Vs Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 08/02/2023. The issues raised in the application are non-compliance of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, The Water Act, 1974 And The Air Act, 1981 by …

Joint committee report on Sidhwan canal, Ludhiana, Punjab, 01/02/2023

Joint Committee report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order in Original Application No. 861 of 2022 in the matter of Kuldeep Singh Khaira & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others. The matter related to pollution of Sidhwan canal. The committee members visited the Sidhwan canal on …

UPPCB report on Chande Baba talab, village Garhi Chunoti, district Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 13/01/2022

Joint inspection report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in compliance of National Green Tribunal order, September 22, 2022 in Original Application No 602/2022 (Utkarsh Singh Chauhan Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others). The matter related to encroachment of Chande Baba talab situated in village Garhi Chunoti, tehsil …

Report on pollution caused due to loading and unloading of cement form a railway good shed, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, 03/01/2023

Joint committee inspection report in the matter of Original Application No. 89/2022 'Rahul Sharma Vs Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal & Others. The report was in response to the National Green Tribunal order, 21/11/2022. The matter related to pollution caused due to the loading and unloading of cement, fertilizer and food …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding milk plant in Gulawati, district Bulandshahr polluting air and water, 03/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manvir Tevtiya & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 03/01/2023. An application was received by the NGT, June 4, 2022 from several complainants led by Manvir Tevtiya, Mohalla Ramnagar, rural Nathugarhi, Gulawati, district Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. It is stated …

Towards a global river health assessment framework

Maintaining the state or health of rivers is a vital part of sustainable development. Healthy rivers are able to support and maintain key ecological processes and thus ecosystem services on which society depends. The monitoring and reporting of river health is well documented at a local scale, but at national, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Sidhwan canal, Ludhiana, Punjab, 25/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kuldeep Singh Khaira & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 25/11/2022. The grievance of the applicant is that there is a canal - Sidhwan Canal passing through Ludhiana and that is highly polluted because of the dumping of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding spillage of diesel and fly ash in the saline/brackish waters of Sundarbans, 18/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dakshin Banga Matsyajibi Forum Vs Inland Waterways Authority of India & Others dated 18/11/2022. The NGT, November 18 directed the Central Pollution Control Board to file its affidavit along with rules and guidelines for determination of …

Polluted river stretches for restoration of water quality 2022

This study ‘Polluted River Stretches for Restoration of Water Quality – 2022’ is a report based on the aforementioned periodic analysis of water quality data generated. To give a brief overview, of the 603 rivers assessed, there are 311 Polluted stretches in 279 rivers in 30 States & Union Territories. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of garbage in the ponds in village Morta, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 17/10/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Tyagi & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 17/10/2022. Grievance in the application is against damage to the ponds in village Morta, ward no. 20, Ghaziabad. It was stated that garbage is being dumped into the ponds on …

Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board report on Shah Sponge Iron and Power, East Singhbhum, 10/10/2022

Action taken report in light of the direction issued by the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 390/2021 dated January 24, 2022 in the matter of Jairam Hansda Vs State of Jharkhand. The petitioner had said that Shah Sponge Iron and Power Ltd. Khaparsar Juri situated in East Singhbhum …

NGT directs Coastal Aquaculture Authority to curb illegal shrimp hatcheries in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, 29/09/2022

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo motu based on the News item in The Indian Express Newspaper Edition Dt. 20.12.2020, “Shrimp hatcheries along ECR have no CRZ clearance” dated 29/09/2022. The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) was directed …

Steps to be taken for protection of Laxmi Tal, Jhansi : Uttar Pradesh assures NGT

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girja Shankar Rai & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 14/09/2022. The Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh, assured the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that remedial action will be taken protection of Laxmi Tal at Jhansi by …

Bending the pollution curve : an analysis and prioritization of pollution management in Ethiopia

Pollution and environmental degradation often worsen as countries develop and industrialize. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis suggests that, initially, economic growth increases pollution up to a certain income threshold, and then it begins to decrease pollution. Pollution reduction is not inevitable, however. As one of the fastest-growing economies in …

Order of the Madras High Court regarding encroachment and pollution of Buckingham Canal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 12/09/2022

Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Kasthuribha and Indira Nagar Residents Welfare Forum Vs The Secretary, Public Works Department & Others dated 12/09/2022. The matter related to encroachments on the Canal Bank road on the stretch of Kasthuribha Nagar and Indira Nagar. According to the petitioner, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waterbody encroachment, Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, district Hooghly, West Bengal, 12/09/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Animesh Das Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/09/2022. The matter related to waterbody encroachment, mouza Kotrung under Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, district Hooghly. The court directed the constitution of a committee to look into …

Report on conservation of Narhariyanand talab, village Saikheda, district Narsingpur, Madhya Pradesh, 08/09/2022

Compliance cum action taken report in the matter of Swami Narhariyanand Sarovar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others. The report is in response to the National Green Tribunal, July 13, 2022. The matter related to conservation of Narhariyanand talab, village Saikheda, district Narsingpur, Madhya Pradesh. The urban local body …

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of waterbodies, Rasulpur, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, 01/08/2022

The NGT (Eastern Zone Bench), Kolkata directed the District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal to take all necessary steps for removal of encroachments from waterbodies in mouza Baidyadanga, under Memari-I block, Rasulpur, within one month. The area should be restored to its original form as waterbody and steps taken for …

The order of the National Green Tribunal regarding frequent capsizing of barges on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route, 27/07/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dakshin Banga Matsyajibi Forum Vs Inland Waterways Authority of India & Others dated 27/07/2022. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), July 27, 2022 directed Inland Waterways Authority of India, Syamaprasad Mookherjee Port (SMP) and Transport Department, West Bengal to file standard …

  1. 1
  2. ...
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 6
  6. 7
  7. 8
  8. ...
  9. 476

IEP content by date loading...
IEP child categories loading...