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 …
Children Should Stay Indoors, Warns Portal Delhi's air has again made headlines for the wrong reasons. The US embassy's pollution monitor at Chanakyapuri on Wednesday measured air quality at `very unhealthy' levels, prompting a post in a news portal warning against letting children outdoors for prolonged periods in the capital. …
This new study published in the journal Research in Science and Technology reviews effects of fireworks on the air quality of major Indian cities during Diwali. Expressing concern over increase in particulate matter during this festival, it suggests development of serious strategies to control the use of firecrackers to protect …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/10/2014 regarding the problem of human evacuation and waste dumping along the tracks.
The company has been violating environmental laws ever since 1974, the order Simbhaoli Sugars, which was directed by the National Green Tribunal last week to pay ₹5 crore as compensation for polluting the Ganga, has decided to fight the order. The NGT also cracked the whip on Gopalji Milk Food …
The mission to clean River Ganga got its first priority fixed on Wednesday when the Supreme Court decided to get cracking on grossly polluting industries discharging chemical waste into the river. The court asked the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to suggest by October 29 what action …
A two-km long, 300-metre wide and nearly 10-metre deep “artificial lake” has been created in Tughlaqabad due to polluted water collecting in the low-lying area behind the Tughlaqabad Fort, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. Appearing before the court of Justice Badar …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Akhil Bharat Krishi GosevaSanga (Mumbai) Vs MPCB & Others dated 13/10/2014 regarding the management of the effluents and other waste material generated from Deonar abattoir situated within the limits of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Previous Orders
AMONG STATE CAPITALS WHICH HAD BANNED PLASTIC, CITY IS STILL A TOP GENERATOR OF PLASTIC WASTES Jaipur Alone Jaipur Alone Generates Produces 16 MT Plastic 16 Plastic PerPer Waste YearYear Despite the ban on use of plastic carry bags all over the state, Rajasthan still continues to be a significant …
Now is not the time for patience, but for action, she says Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti issued a warning on Wednesday to those polluting the Ganga, and said the Union government would leave no stone unturned to clean up the river. Speaking at a dialogue on industrial …
The water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister, Uma Bharti, suggested on Tuesday that "electric" crematoriums should not be used on river banks and instead bodies should be burnt in a traditional way with minimum use of wood. She said that religious leaders - "sadhus" - have not approved …
As a part of the ambitious Namami Ganga project for rejuvenation of River Ganga, at least half-a-dozen Union Ministers, along with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), will on Wednesday hold consultations with representatives of gross polluting industries from the five States along the river. As per the estimates of …
With the waste released by Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) along river Ganga being a major source of pollution in the water body, the Union government has called a meeting of these industries and experts involved in the sector to find ways to abate the pollution generated by them. The meeting …
This study deals with the effects of fireworks on the air quality over the major cities of India during the festival of light known as “Diwali”. The effects of firecrackers during the festival was assessed from the ambient concentrations of various air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide …
INDORE: Cloud of dust and smoke spewed by fuel-guzzling vehicles has been choking lungs of Indoreans. Never ending construction work, vehicles running on roads emanating toxic smoke and gases leave poor commuters and others gasping for badly needed fresh air. There's hardly a patch in the city which may fit …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to finalise the national policy for controlling and preventing pollution resulting from burning of agricultural waste in open fields. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to state what directions it proposes to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution Authority & Ors. dated 25/09/2014 regarding controlling and preventing the pollution arising from crop burning. The Tribunal has asked the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Additional Secretary, MoEF and the Chairman, Central Pollution Control …
Even as the state government repeated a familiar story for the third consecutive year, the Allahabad High Court has allowed relaxation in connection with immersion of idols during the festival season near the banks of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The district and state authorities have been asked to ensure that …
The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere protects humans and other organisms against ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. About 90 per cent of all ozone molecules are found in the stratosphere, a region that begins about 10-16 km above the Earth’s surface and extends up to about 50 km. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today pulled up the Ministry of Railways for not filing its reply on the steps to control pollution caused by plastic products and human defecation around railway tracks. A bench, headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Ors regarding working of the industrial units in Jasodhapur Industrial Area in Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand established by SIDCUL has been questioned on the ground of continuous pollution generated …
