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 …
NEW DELHI: An engineer on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal against alleged adulteration of petrol and diesel at fuel stations prompting the green panel to direct inspection of petrol pumps across Delhi-NCR and seek a response from the Centre on the issue. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice …
Air pollution in the national Capital is of an "emergency nature", the Delhi High Court today observed and said this situation would not have arisen if the authorities had implemented laws and rules in place to prevent environmental degradation. A Bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva was …
Polluters big and small, from individuals burning leaves to massive construction sites producing dust, have become the targets of an ongoing crackdown by the Delhi Government and municipal corporations. Four construction sites of the Public Works Department were fined Rs.50,000 each earlier this week by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 17/12/2015 regarding waste to energy plants at Bawana and Gazipur. National Green Tribunal constituted a team to visit the three waste to energy plants …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ganeshi Devi & Ors. Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 17/12/2015 regarding noise pollution in residential areas, Delhi.
New Delhi: To address dust pollution, Delhi government will be keeping a strict watch on construction in the city from now on. On Thursday, TOI had highlighted that government departments were the most prominent among those violating dust pollution norms. On Thursday, PWD minister Satyendar Jain said the government had …
Says Heavily Invested In Badarpur Plant For Meeting Emission Standards NTPC is yet to reply to the showcause notice served by Delhi government this week over suspending operations of Badarpur thermal power station till midMarch. While the government-owned Rajghat power station is already shut and no dates have been given …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Narayan Polishing & Others Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 10/12/2015 regarding pollution caused by small scale industries especially electroplating industry, Delhi.
NEW DELHI: Overcast skies and a distinct layer of smog marked another highly polluted day in Delhi which saw further increase in the level of suspended particulate matter, with the average reading of PM 2.5 touching 204 microgram per cubic metre, keeping the air quality 'very poor'. The air quality …
While a few of the projects have replied asking for ‘reconsideration’ of the compensation fee, 26 of them are yet to file their replies. The Delhi government has imposed an environment compensation penalty of Rs 50,000 on 38 major projects across the city for causing dust pollution. Officials said notices …
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has termed loud music from gyms located in residential areas as source of "nuisance" and restrained a health club in East Delhi from playing music in and around it. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi, which had earlier issued notices to the …
With the National Green Tribunal coming down on Delhi government for the city's deteriorating air quality, the environment department has decided to step up action against polluters. Thursday was the seventh consecutive day when the city witnessed dense smog. Visibility, in fact, worsened on Thursday as it touched a high …
NEW DELHI: After a neck-and-neck race with Beijing over the past few winters, Delhi may soon find itself without a rival for the 'most-polluted-city' crown. The Chinese city is doing its best to fall behind although, as happened last week, it sometimes nudges ahead with a wind-aided spurt. A recent …
The green watchdog on Wednesday severely criticised Delhi government for not acting “seriously” to improve deteriorating air quality in the city and directed it to convene an urgent meeting on the issue. A bench headed by the National Green Tribunal chairperson, Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed environment and forest department secretary, …
Pulling up official agencies for failing to curb pollution in the capital, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday directed the Delhi government to identify “critically polluted areas” so that “immediate advisories” can be issued to the public by Thursday. From identifying diesel generators as a source of pollution to setting …
The Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) real-time air quality monitoring revealed that exposure to the average PM2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) between 8.30am and 11am was as high as 1,210 micrograms per cubic metre. "During this time, the real-time exposure of runners was more than four times higher than …
With the condition of the Yamuna deteriorating in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the State government to convene a meeting to discuss steps required to control pollution in the river. The tribunal was hearing a petition filed by one Ojasvi Party, which had moved the NGT …
For the past three days, Delhiites have been breathing air that's almost as noxious as the air during this year's Diwali, indicating a rapid deterioration in pollution levels caused by local emissions and weather conditions. The air quality index currently is in 'very poor' category, close to the 'severe' zone …
"This public awareness campaign must spur car-restraint measures to control pollution during winter...,” said Anumita Roy Chowdhury, CSE executive director. With the second car-free day taking place on Sunday in Dwarka, the capital saw a reduction in pollution levels due to a combination of factors according to the Centre for …
The effectiveness of car-free day in reducing Delhi's air pollution levels is massive, provided it's not just a monthly affair. This was opined by Centre for Science and Environment, which had taken up the task to monitor the effect of the event on pollution. On Sunday , CSE compared the …
