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 …
Ahmedabad: How noisy do we get when on our roads? A recent study by two engineering institutes showed how blaring horns break all sound limits set by law. Students of civil engineering department of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) had analysed noise levels in three major junctions of the city — …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saloni Ailawadi Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/11/2018 regarding pollution caused by Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. and Skoda Auto India Private Limited. The Applicant points out that in respect of engines manufactured by the said manufacturers, violation of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a report on action taken against over 50,000 industries operating in residential areas without requisite approvals in the Capital. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel observed that the apex pollution control …
The only option to control air pollution in Delhi when weather conditions get more adverse is to explore a ban on all non-CNG vehicles or implementation of the odd-even scheme wherein all private vehicles are included, chairperson of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) wrote to the Central …
The ban on the entry of heavy vehicles into the national capital was lifted on Tuesday, four days after it was imposed due to alarming pollution levels, even as a thick haze engulfed the city with the air quality remaining in the “severe” category with the authorities saying that rains …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others Vs Charudatt Pandurang Koli & Others dated 14/11/2018 regarding ambient air quality in Mahul Village, Ambapada in Mumbai affecting the health of the inhabitants living there. Supreme Court directs the MPCB to take …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Federal Agro Industres Private Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2018 regarding closure order by NGT for the industrial units of Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. at Eldeco Sidcul Industrial Park, Sitarganj, Uttarakhand. National Green Tribunal had …
Air quality this year in October has been cleaner compared to 2016 and 2017. This has been revealed by the Central Pollution Control Board’s air quality index (AQI) data for 2018, 2017 and 2016. While the average AQI this month is 268.6, in 2017 it was 284.9 while in 2016, …
GURUGRAM: A Central Pollution Control (CPCB) report on the performance of NCR cities in taking action against specific incidents of pollution has rated Gurugram as the worst . Delhi, unsurprisingly, was the best performer by a long margin. Gurgaon NCR’s worst city in acting against pollution The report says authorities …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Navroz Mody Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2018 regarding remediation of mercury contamination on account of manufacture of thermometers by M/s Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The applicant, a local resident, moved this Tribunal on …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2018 regarding air pollution control in NCR Delhi. Amicus Ccuriae has placed before the Court some submissions on urgent actions to control air pollution in NCR which the Court …
Imposes a fine of Rs 3.2 cr, tells panel to file report within a month The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 3.2 crore and ordered that work on the Rs32.48 crore doctors residential colony in Panthaghati be stopped for failing to obtain the mandatory environmental …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued notice to the central and state pollution control boards in response to a PIL complaining about pollution in the Morbi-Wankaner ceramic industrial cluster in Saurashtra. The petitioner, advocate K R Koshti, sought HC directions to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and …
PATNA: Even though Diwali is nearly a fortnight away, air quality in city slipped to “very poor” category on Thursday following rise in concentration of harmful pollutants in the atmosphere with the gradual plunge in temperature. The air quality index (AQI) of Patna released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
Delhi's air quality continued to be in the "poor" category on Tuesday, a day after it had improved from "very poor" Air Quality Index (AQ1) zone. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the city's overall AQI at 252 at 11am. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', …
Diwali may be two weeks away, but the air quality in Gurgaon has already dropped to ‘very poor’. As per the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) earlier this month, the air quality in the city has deteriorated to ‘very poor’ with the Air Quality Index (AQI) …
NEW DELHI: The launch of Air Quality Early Warning System on Monday has given the city a new tool with which to combat pollution. Agencies like CPCB and Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) will now be able to utilise the forecast system to check the air quality that …
NEW DELHI: India aims to reduce stubble burning, a major source of pollution during the winter months, by 70 per cent in its top two farm states this year, a top government official said on Tuesday, but experts questioned whether the target was credible. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana …
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the pollution season, the Centre on Monday launched an air quality prediction system that would forecast the state of the air three days in advance for various areas in the capital and several localities in Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Rohtak. The new service is expected to not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Pandey Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/10/2018 regarding E-waste on Ramganga banks, Uttar Pradesh, 16/10/2018. In the meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary which was attended by the other officers, it was decided that removal of waste …
