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 …
Four years after the radiation leak of cobalt 60 at the Mayapuri scrap yard, there is no way yet to detect radiation in the waste market. Last year, National Green Tribunal had directed the ministry of environment and forests to install scanners at the gates of the market. But that …
Garbage, silt and dirty filters characterise the over 120 rain water harvesting systems (RWHSs) set up at its stations by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, while other government authorities like the Delhi Jal Board, the Public Works Department and other government hospitals have been found to be no better. The …
Residents of Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla, have on Saturday written to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) against Delhi’s Jindal’s Timarpur-Okhla waste management incinerator stating that the plant is yet again spewing toxic ash. Earlier the group had written to the National Human Rights Commission …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi Jal Board, Forest and the Irrigation Department and the Central Public Works Department on Wednesday faced the wrath of the National Green Tribunal for failing to set up rainwater harvesting systems. The NGT Bench headed by Chairperson Swatanter …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Delhi Pollution Control Society Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/03/2014 regarding Automobile Service Centers situated within the Municipal limits of entire Delhi including New Delhi. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/18-2014%20(OA)_5Mar2014.pdf
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Nagender Deswal Vs. Chief Secretary & Ors. dated 04/03/2014 regarding the business of dealing with old and unusable vehicles, railway materials and other such machinery has the authorization for carrying on such activities in Delhi. The …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee issued closure notices to five high-end restaurants and lounge bars located inside the Garden of Five Senses, south Delhi, last week. DPCC said the restaurants did not have effluent treatment plants or the consent to operate. This drive by DPCC is to ensure all restaurants have …
NGO Says Site Vital For Groundwater Recharge, But Agency Not Listening Creating landfills in two villages of Zone P-II in north Delhi, a part of Yamuna floodplains, may contaminate groundwater and further pollute the river. A proposal for this has, however, been made in the zonal development plan by DDA. …
Hazardous Emissions From Mixed Solid Waste Prompts Panel To Seek Countrywide Ban The parliamentary standing committee on urban development has recommended waste incinerator plants be shut in residential areas across the country. In its 27th report, the committee severely criticized the location and use of “mixed solid waste” for such …
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has asked a private laboratory based in Hyderabad to monitor dioxin emissions at the Okhla waste-to-energy plant. The tribunal had recently told Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Central Pollution Control Board to assess pollution levels by holding a surprise inspection at the plant. The counsel …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 19/02/2014 regarding the public interest petition filed by Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi …
Departments Sit On Draft While Air Quality Gets As Bad As Beijing’s; No Check On Emissions There is now mounting evidence that Delhi’s air quality is comparable to, if not worse than, Beijing’s notoriously poor air quality. But, the second-generation action plan for Delhi’s pollution-—drafted to deal with the deteriorating …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Mellcon Engineers Pvt. Ltd. V/s Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 10/02/2014 regarding order of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee in refusing to renew the consent to its establishment. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/89-2013(Ap)_10Feb2014.pdf
The city’s top private hospitals, including some of the most expensive ones, are flouting biomedical waste rules, says the apex body on biomedical waste in Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The committee has found 14 hospitals that have been violating important norms like waste segregation, safe disposal of used needles, keeping …
Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world's pollution poster child. On bad days in India's congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to a crawl. Conversations are punctuated with rasping coughs. Weak bands …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pankaj Sharma V/s MoEF & Anr. dated 06/02/2014 regarding Restaurants in Hauz Khas Village. The NGT order has noted that 33 Restaurants situated in the Hauz Khas area have installed ETP which are actually in functioning capacity as on date …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Resident Welfare Association Vs. DMRC & Ors. dated 03/02/2014 regarding the concrete mixing plant established for construction of Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS)-General Public utility by DMRC in Janakpuri. NGT has ordered the unit to be shifted to from the …
Doctors who have been monitoring air quality data for the last month suggest that the best time to take a stroll for those vulnerable to pollution-related diseases is around 2pm. This is because PM 10 (coarse) and PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) levels stabilize briefly around that time. However, they …
Though Delhi faces the same challenge in cleaning up its air as Beijing, the Indian Capital lacks the aggressive approach needed to protect public health, according to a study by the Centre for Science and Environment. After comparing air quality data from the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, the Delhi Pollution …
New Delhi: India’s air quality ranks among the lowest five countries in the world, according to a Yale University study that assessed 178 nations. The only countries below India are Pakistan, China, Nepal and Bangladesh. However, disputing reports claiming that the report — Environmental Performance Index 2014 — ranked Delhi …
