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 today warned the authorities of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant of shutting it down if it did not urgently instal equipment to segregate solid waste and continued to burn them, causing pollution. It also directed the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to inspect …
The Delhi government’s environment department is considering introducing certain measures to bring down air and noise pollution levels If the AAP government’s environment department has its way, Delhi may witness a markedly different Diwali next year, one that won’t be such a noisy and polluted affair. The Delhi government’s environment …
Firecracker traders may have complained of a slowdown in cracker sales but air pollution levels on Wednesday didn't reflect their concerns by any measure. Air quality deteriorated drastically 9pm onwards on Wednesday breaching all safety standards by several times indicating that Delhi government and Centre's anti-cracker messaging didn't translate to …
The city's air quality deteriorated sharply on Tuesday morning with many residents complaining of a "choking feeling". In congested areas like Mandir Marg and Anand Vihar, the levels of fine, respirable particles (PM 2.5) hovered between 200 and 500 micrograms per cubic metre from 9am to 12pm, which is 3 …
The Delhi government is planning to make public real-time air pollution levels in various parts of the city this winter. While real-time data is already available on the Delhi Pollution Control Committee's website, it's now working on placing information boards at crowded places and areas prone to snarls. The idea …
According to the DPCC, the reduced pollution level was due to lower car usage, which in turn reduced traffic on the roads. The Delhi government and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday said the car-free zone in the capital witnessed a significant drop in suspended particulate matter levels. …
NEW DELHI: Restricting cars on a 5-km stretch for a few hours may have been too limited an exercise to make any visible difference in Delhi's air quality, but Thursday, the day when the capital had its first Car Free Day, did prove that road traffic adversely effects the atmosphere. …
Agreed, diesel cars are cheaper, but they are not much cleaner than what they used to be a decade ago. There is a need to control the sale of diesel cars if pollution in India has to be checked. The Green Tribunal had suggested drastic measures. Maybe the tribunal was …
After facing closure for not complying with the environmental norms, 31 hotels and guesthouses in Mahipalpur near the IGI Airport on Tuesday moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) challenging the imposition of additional conditions on them for operation. The Hotels and Guest Houses Association Mahipalpur moved the tribunal against the …
Contrary to the government’s plan of banning firecrackers, traders in the Capital seem unfazed and are gearing up for the festive season. Preparations are in full swing at the city’s oldest cracker markets in Sadar Bazar and Paiwalan Bazar opposite Jama Masjid. Hundreds of traders have begun the work of …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) seems to have gone overboard when it comes to implementing the National Green Tribunal’s order of not allowing industrial units to operate without an effluent treatment plant and, thus, polluting the Yamuna. Serving notices to 1,200 units found spewing toxic waste into the river, …
In an effort to reduce air pollution and promote usage of public transport in the national capital, Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Monday called upon citizens to use one car per family. “The Delhi government is serious about tackling the issue of air pollution in the capital. Our government will …
Ahead of the festive season, Delhi government has decided to strictly impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on those spotted polluting the Yamuna by throwing waste or puja offerings in it. National Green Tribunal (NGT) had in January passed a slew of directions in this regard, cracking the whip on …
The now polluted Yamuna river will be cleaned within the next three years, asserted Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday while conducting a boat-ride inspection of the national capital's lifeline. "The Yamuna river which has now been reduced to a dark grey-coloured lifeless river will be cleaned within the …
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on East Delhi Municipal Corporation for indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid waste in east Delhi. In another case, the NGT has directed the Delhi government and the Centre to hold a meeting of the high court appointed …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to submit within two weeks an action plan on reduction of noise pollution caused by heavy traffic near Panchsheel Park. “The NCT of Delhi will ensure that the action plan to execute the recommendations of IIT-Roorkee to control noise …
In wake of rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered all roadside mixing plants to be closed immediately. Lawyer Balendu Shekhar told ANI, “It was today listed for hearing in NGT. In that matter, the court today had said to DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed Delhi Police to submit within the next two days its plans to create alternative routes for heavy polluting vehicles. Since the eastern and western peripheral expressways will take another two to three years to be completed, trucks destined for Delhi could use these …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday warned the Delhi government to “stop making jokes” of its orders, taking strong exception to its casual approach on monitoring vehicles entering the city through different entry points and directed it to produce complete details of inspection. “You were supposed to check three things …
The Centre may be arguing that the traffic share of diesel vehicles nationwide has come down since price deregulation of the fuel in 2014, but the number of registrations in Delhi is on the rise. According to data submitted to National Green Tribunal by Delhi government on Thursday, the transport …
