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 …
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to conduct a joint inspection and submit report within two weeks. The National Green Tribunal has directed the departments concerned to conduct an inspection of beverage …
BHOPAL: In a major setback to the Madhya Pradesh government, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rejected action plan sent by five out of six cities in including Bhopal and Indore to reduce air pollution. Sources say, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Sagar and Gwalior districts had submitted their plans to …
Found in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ category during first six months this year For poor air quality in the state, farmers usually take the blame for causing it by resorting to stubble-burning. However, a perusal of the data based on the monthly Air Quality Index, collected from six air monitoring …
The order came after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that a number of sealed e-waste industries were operating illegally in densely populated residential areas Irked over the non-compliance of its order, the National Green Tribunal Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to appear before it and …
Karnataka’s objections to the K. Kasturirangan Committee report on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) got a major blow after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the State, along with five other west coast States, not to clear projects affecting the Western Ghats. The NGT directed the Ministry of …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board has been selected for “SKOCH Order-of-Merit” award in the category of environment for launching the Pollution Abating Plants Abhiyan (PAPA) for the purification of air in towns and cities. The award would be presented at the 53rd SKOCH Summit at the Constitution Club …
KSPCB says plans already pending with State govt. Four cities in Karnataka with high levels of pollution are yet to submit action plans to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) detailing strategies to tackle the problem, an RTI query by Greenpeace India has found. Under the National Clean Air Programme, …
The National Green Tribunal has formed a monitoring committee headed by a former high court judge to prepare a time-bound action plan on groundwater recharge in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said mere finalisation of the action plan without oversight of its …
Mumbai: The air quality in Mumbai has improved in the last three years, with the average levels of pollutants dipping significantly, according to the BMC’s Environment Status Report (ESR) 2017-18 released recently. However, the levels of the air pollutants remain much above the Central Pollution Control Board’s permissible limits. According …
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking adequate steps to prevent discharge of pollutants in Rapti river, saying the "failure of the administration" resulted in death of more than 500 children in Gorakhpur in 2014, and announced setting up of a monitoring committee to …
Taking suo motu cognisance of a TOI article on 51,837 illegal industries operating in residential areas in the capital, the National Green Tribunal has directed CPCB to form a two-member expert committee to initiate action against the offenders. NGT has also directed the corporations, DSIIDC and the DDA to cooperate …
Delhi's air quality for the January to August period this year has been better than the corresponding period in 2016 and 2017, even as no 'good' air days have been recorded till now, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said on Monday. The pollution watchdog claimed that certain measures such …
This is according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Monday, which showed that the air quality in 2018, so far, has improved compared to 2017 and 2016. Between January 1 and August 26, there were 118 days when the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi hovered …
The Union Environment Ministry has dismissed as “arbitrary” and “unscientific” a 2017 World Economic Forum-ranking that placed India at the bottom in terms of environment performance. The January report ranked India 177 out of 180 countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2018. India had plummeted 36 points from 141 in …
Nashik: The city is all set to have air pollution control devices in order to improve Nashik’s air quality. On behalf of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), the devices will be used to control air pollution in the city. Nashik is one of the four cities where these devices …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ankita Sinha Vs. State of Maharashtra & Others dated 07/08/2018 regarding illegal disposal of waste from the dumping zones of the garbage at Deonar in Mumbai. The unregulated and unauthorized activities are carried out for profiteering which results in massive …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/08/2018 regarding pollution of river Ganga. National Green Tribunal directs the constitution of a Monitoring Committee to monitor and audit the compliance of the directions and also to issue directions …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the states in the national capital region (NCR) to file reports on compliance to the graded response action plan (GRAP) notified by the Centre. While disposing of a four-year-old case on air pollution in Delhi filed by advocate Vardhaman Kaushik, NGT also …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2018. The question raised in this Application is whether the industry in question Josodhapur Industrial Area, Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal requires environmental clearance and whether such clearance has been given. Further question …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2018 regarding establishment and functioning of ETPs/CETP/STPs. Amicus Curiae has drawn Court's attention to orders dated 04.07.2017, 18.09.2017 and 11.10.2017 of the Tribunal directing the State Pollution Control …
