Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 16/01/2025. The court order was uploaded to the NGT site on 24/01/2024. In the application, the tribunal is monitoring the issue of solid as well as liquid …
Action taken report on behalf of MCD in OA No 250 of 2024 (Sudesh Prakash Sabberwal Vs. Union of India & Others). The report was in response to the NGT order, October 14, 2024. The application was filed by the applicant with the grievance regarding removal of dhalao/garbage dump situated …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Pranav Pandurang Sagar & Others Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 13/01/2025. The matter related to roadside garbage lying at a number of sites in Latur. According to the applicant, the Latur Municipal Corporation has not been …
Report submitted by the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government in the matter of K M Sanjeev Vijayan Vs The Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala & Others dated January 4, 2025. The matter related to legacy waste in the Panamanna trenching ground. The report stated that as of now there …
Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
Report of Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) in OA No 178 of 2024 (News item appearing in Greater Kashmir dated 15.01.2024 titled Increasing pollution badly affecting water bodies in Bhaderwah) dated 30/11/2024. The report was in compliance to the NGT order of August 21, 2024. JKPCC stated that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prajesh Bisen & Others Vs Chief Municipal Officer, Balaghat & Others dated 14/11/2024. Counsel for the applicant has submitted that issue of disposal of Solid Waste and compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 has not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024. The complaint of the applicant is that illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in …
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines discusses good practices for calculating investment and operating costs in the solid waste management sector illustrated through notional cost calculations for waste management functions and a combined waste management system. The report emphasizes the need to accurately determine the full costs of municipal …
The Centre has introduced new guidelines for solid waste management in coastal aquaculture units to promote sustainable practices in the aquaculture sector. These instructions delineate protocols spanning from waste handling to prohibiting its burning. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFADH) published the regulations on March 16, which …
Inspection Report by GPCB in OA No.107/2023 (WZ) (Pooja Hotchandani V/s Nadiad Municipality & Ors) dated 26/04/2024 regarding Nadiad Nagarpalika SWM site, village Kamla, Manjipura road, Nadiad, Kheda. The process for treating biodegradable waste by methods of composting/digestion has not started yet. The unit has started the process of legacy …
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day is projected to occur on September 5th. Each country has its own Plastic Overshoot Day, which is determined by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024. The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing in person stating that in the tourist township of Darjeeling there is the ‘Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary’ popularly known …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Re: Kestopur and Bagjola Canals Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 08/04/2024. The affidavit filed by the Irrigation and Waterways Department, West Bengal, February 13, 2024 mentioned that cleaning …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 04/04/2024. The matter is related to solid and liquid waste management by the state of Chhattisgarh. The NGT expressed doubt on some of the figures mentioned in …
Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern. To reverse current trends related to waste generation, pollution, and resource management, active collaboration between the various waste actors including governments, civil society, and the private …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on March 14, 2024, issued the Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. The following has been stated namely: Rule 10 which states “Provision of Certificate for Waste Battery” the sub-rule (17) has …
Submission of compliance report by Assam in National Green Tribunal order dated March 9, 2022 in the matter of a news item published in the Hindu dated February 27, 2022 titled “Tourism has brought economic prosperity to the Himalayan region, but the environmental cost has been catastrophic”. The report contained …
Due to scarcity of land and non-participation of bidder in the bidding process for construction of proposed fresh waste processing plant, the fresh waste processing plant at Barasat municipality has not been developed. Therefore, fresh waste from Barasat municipality has accumulated at Pramodnagar dump site which is "beyond control of …
Compliance report on behalf of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in OA No 178 of 2022 (News item published in the Hindi dated February 27, 2022 titled 'Tourism has brought economic prosperity to the Himalayan region, but the environmental cost has been catastrophic'). The NGT had asked for a report …
