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 in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Others dated 09/05/2017 regarding rejuvenation of the Yamuna river and biodiversity. The highlights of the case discussed in the Court were the following: Counsel appearing for the Ministry of Water Resources submits that …
A city resident today moved the National Green Tribunal opposing the construction of a multi- level car parking facility in the Khan Market here, prompting the green panel to seek a reply from the Centre. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Environment Ministry, …
The Lieutenant Governor (L-G) on Monday approved the municipal corporation's action plan to convert municipal solid waste to energy and asked them to come up with a system to incentivise the use of recycled products. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by L-G Anil Baijal at Raj Niwas …
Members of the Delhi Hotel Mahasangh along with owners of several guest houses and hotels in Paharganj met Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday to reach a consensus over the recent notices issued by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). The notices, issued on April 10 to over 400 …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought a status report from the Delhi government on its order banning the use of disposable plastic in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the city government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file a detailed compliance …
A resident here today moved the National Green Tribunal against unauthorised industrial units located in residential areas, prompting the green panel to seek response from the Delhi government and others. A bench, headed by Justice Jawad Rahim, issued notices to the Delhi government, Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control …
Chairing a high-level meeting on air pollution in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal today directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to set up 20 more real-time monitoring stations and set a deadline of October for 14 new stations. On the long-pending overflowing landfill sites, the LG office said that the …
The monthly average PM 2.5 concentration was recorded to be the highest in November at all monitoring stations, except ITO and Dilshad Garden. The capital did not see a single “good” air quality day throughout winter, a report by the Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) has revealed. The …
Say move to worsen Delhi’s air quality; others say it will meet power demand With the Badarpur thermal power plant, which has been closed since November 2016 to curb air pollution, expected to restart operations on Wednesday, environmentalists on Tuesday aired their concerns over the move. The plant was shut …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding dumping sites at Ghazipur and Bhalswa, Mukraba Chowk, Delhi. Photographs submitted before NGT shows indiscriminate burning of waste. The photographs are showing the dumps of waste which are already …
NGT also sought to know the types of pollutants generated, and asked the authorities to take samples of emissions and analyse them. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of industries in north-west Delhi after a plea alleged that many units have been running without permission and causing …
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered the inspection of industries in northwest Delhi on a plea alleging that they were running without permission and causing air pollution. A bench, headed by NGT chief Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and North …
Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain in a meeting on Tuesday reviewed air pollution control measures in the capital and issued specific directions to all the departments concerned. The meeting was held with nodal officers of implementing agencies, including the departments of revenue, PWD, transport, municipal corporations, DDA, DPCC and traffic …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed the Okhla waste-to-energy plant to function while imposing an environmental compensation of Rs. 25 lakh on it for causing pollution. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar, while passing a slew of directions in the “interest of public health and environment”, said …
The Petitioners Resident Welfare Association of Sukhdev Vihar, Jasola Vihar, and Ishwar Nagar had approached the High Court of Delhi by filing Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that the construction of the proposed Waste to Energy plant close to Okhla STP should be …
In the 46,208 square kilometre area that forms the Delhi-NCR, there are only 51 air quality monitoring stations. Monitoring of air quality, which forms the basis of the graded response action plan to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR, has been patchy for long. In the 46,208 square kilometre area that …
Air quality in the city remained ‘very poor’ on Thursday with the level of particulates violating safe standards by up to three times during the parade hours when thousands thronged Rajpath. According to SAFAR, the running average of PM2.5 and PM10 were 130 and 236 micrograms per cubic metre respectively, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2017 regarding municipal solid waste management in Delhi. NGT asks the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee the steps they have taken in relation to …
Greenpeace Report Says Just 14 Cities, Most Of Them In South, Meet National Standard Delhi leads the list of most polluted cities in the country followed by several in UP , Jharkhand, Haryana and Bihar, a report by Greenpeace India has revealed. The list of 20 most polluted cities in …
The tribunal had earlier taken exception to non-submission of a status report on quality of water supplied to households in the national capital by the Delhi government despite repeated directions. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity …
