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 National Green Tribunal, which had directed for the closure of 34 packaged water plants in Noida and Greater Noida, has now directed for the formulation of methods by which the industries can operate without adversely impacting the environment. The tribunal passed the directions on Tuesday after a number of …
Already facing flak from cross sections of the society for shoddy works and mismanagement, IndoreBRTS is in dock yet again for purchasing diesel buses thereby violating the environmental norms for public transport. Bhopal bench of National Green Tribunal has issued notice to collector Indore, RTO, IG and AICTSL on Tuesday. …
The regional office of ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), Bangalore, has completed the inspection reports of 40 mines of which 10 reports have been submitted to the MoEF's expert appraisal committee (EAC) in Delhi. Based on these reports, the EAC will recommend to the MoEF whether to revoke the …
Govt committee to suggest guidelines and prepare new 2025 standards With the aim to fix automotive emission standards till 2025, a government-appointed committee has been tasked with recommending a policy for reducing vehicular emissions, taking into consideration supply and availability of fuels. The government also wants to end the ambiguity …
Plastic waste generation is no longer a problem confined to metro cities. Even tier two cities like Indore and Bhopal are generating mounds of plastic in industrial, residential and even slum areas. This is a rather common sight in Indore. As a result, the city has achieved the distinction of …
800 Tonnes Created Daily, It Comprises 80% Of Trash Reaching Landfills New Delhi: Delhi is among the largest producers of plastic waste in the country generating over 800 metric tonnes per day. Around 750 metric tonnes reach landfill sites daily of which roughly 80% are plastic bags and packaging materials. …
Spikes in air pollution over Calcutta seem to increase the count of lightning flashes in the sky and ozone levels near the ground during the thunderstorm season from April to May, a study suggests. Scientists at Calcutta University who analysed air pollution and the lightning count during these pre-monsoon months …
JABALPUR: Providing an interim relief, a division bench of MP high court on Friday served notices on the chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh, chairperson of MP Pollution Control Board among others in response to a PIL, which challenged the practice of immersing idols of deities in river Narmada as part …
We are sitting on a plastic time bomb,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that India generates 56 lakh tonnes of plastic waste annually, with Delhi accounting for a staggering 690 tonnes a day. “Total plastic waste which is collected and …
Nearly 200 million litres of domestic and industrial waste is discharged by Haryana into the Yamuna every day, a significant portion of which finds its way — semi-treated or untreated — into the water you drink. In reply to RTI queries filed by NGO Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan, Panipat revealed that …
The Supreme Court Wednesday described the "frightening" quantity of undisposed and ubiquitously strewn plastic waste as a "time bomb," while expressing deep concerns if municipal authorities across the country were acting efficiently on waste disposal plans. "We are sitting on a time bomb waiting to explode. Uncollected plastic waste is …
60 cities found to generate staggering 3,501 tonnes a day The Supreme Court today directed all major municipal corporations across the country to file status reports on their management of hazardous plastic waste estimated at a staggering 3,501 tonnes a day in just 60 cities. A Bench comprising Justices GS …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that directed closure of Rathi Steel and Power’s stainless steel plant at Ghaziabd for failing to take steps to prevent and control pollution. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir while staying NGT’s order also …
More than 15 years after rules for management and handling of bio-medical waste were notified, the provisions are yet to be fully implemented. An inspection conducted in March by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) across the NCR regions of UP, Delhi and Rajasthan has revealed that a number of …
Forty-six per cent of sewage generated in Delhi is flowing into the Yamuna untreated through storm water drains, said a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India that was tabled in the House meeting of Delhi Assembly today. Out of the total 680 MGD sewage produced in …
Observing that amount of plastic waste in the country has become “frightening”, the Supreme Court today issued notices to municipal commissioners of Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur and Faridabad on its management and disposal. A Bench, headed by Justice G S Singhvi, also issued notices to Pollution Control Boards at …
According to a World Bank Sponsored Study (State of Environment Report- U.P.) pollution levels in the Ganga are contributing 9-12% of total disease burden in Uttar Pradesh. The coliform bacteria levels are in excess of 2 lakh MPN as against the national water quality standard of 5000. The report estimated …
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments have said that they will remove all debris and solid waste from the Yamuna river bed by May 31. All the land-owning agencies which have a stake in the riverbanks will have to ensure that the work is completed and no further dumping …
BHUBANESWAR: Rivers of Odisha are far more polluted than what is projected by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), pointed out experts at a seminar here on Wednesday. As the board is yet to put an effective system in place to monitor river pollution, samples collected from the rivers …
National Green Tribunal Hauls Up Industries For Not Having Proper Pollution Control Systems Noida: A six-member expert committee constituted by National Green Tribunal to determine ‘sources’ and ‘extent’ of pollution in Noida has taken cognizance of diesel generators operating in large numbers, due to lack of adequate power, for causing …
