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 massive fire in Outer Delhi’s Bawana industrial area that killed 17 workers and left several injured has brought the spotlight back on the functioning of municipal bodies which have been granting licences to factories in the national capital. Almost a month before the Saturday night tragedy, the Delhi Pollution …
The Delhi government has informed the National Green Tribunal that steel pickling units fall under the prohibited list of industrial activity according to the Delhi Master Plan (DMP), 2021 and cannot operate in residential areas. The AAP government told a bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has accused civic authorities of allowing industries to operate in residential areas of the national capital without mandatory clearances. It has now issued a notification barring them from granting any licen-ces or water and power connections to industrial units, in residential as well as …
Taking cognizance on noxious air quality in the national capital, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Thursday reviewed the detailed action plan of civic agencies which they have prepared to combat air pollution. Various branches of Delhi Government including Environment, Power and Transport department have submitted their action plan. Delhi …
NEW DELHI: All Industrial units in the capital only have time till March 15 to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) from the other fuel sources being used currently, Delhi's environment department has informed the Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA). Failing to comply with the …
The National Green Tribunal has issued a bailable warrant against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Mangu Singh for failure of its officials to appear before it to apprise it on installation of rainwater harvesting systems. A bench headed by acting NGT chairperson Justice U D Salvi passed …
The pollution levels did not drop despite the water sprayed from the device, which costs around Rs 20 lakh per unit. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday sprayed water from an 'anti-smog gun' at the highly-polluted Anand Vihar area, but it had very little effect in containing the level …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D.S. Kauntae Vs. Delhi Institute of Fire Engineering & Others dated 21/12/2017 regarding the institute of fire engineering located at Dwarka, Delhi posing threat of environmental pollution on account of their fire fighting activities and storage of hazardous substances. Delhi …
The girl's plea was earlier disposed by Delhi Metro with remarks that the 'grievance can't be resolved to the satisfaction of customer'. New Delhi: A five-year-old child's complaint alleging noise pollution due to the operation of Delhi Metro trains here on Tuesday prompted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to direct …
After a brief respite, the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR again entered the'very poor' category at 377 units, with the most polluted sites being industrial towns of Ghaziabad and areas near the Delhi Technological University (DTU) in Rohini. The air quality may further deteriorate with a drop in temperature …
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked the Delhi government to stop the use of non-permitted fuels in industrial areas and for regular patrolling of these sites to bring down fuel emissions to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR. The industries, located near Anand Vihar Inter-State Bus Terminal …
L-G discusses traffic management, pollution in east Delhi areas Traffic management and pollution at east Delhi’s Anand Vihar and Kaushambi, where terminals for buses, the Delhi Metro and railways converge, were discussed at a meeting chaired by Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas on Thursday. Convened by the Environment …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) findings that around 25% of samples lifted from sewage treatment plants and central effluent treatment plants had failed test standards have turned the focus on the inability of authorities to ensure action and compliance. The first day of the outcome budget review for the second …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Devinder Sehrawat Vs. Hotel Jindal Palace & Others dated 29/11/2017 regarding hotels in Mahipalpur, Delhi operating without requisite permission. NGT directs NCT of Delhi and Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report of the hotels that are operating in …
The court noted that Rs 700 crore was collected as “green cess”, of which, as per rules, 25 per cent was provided to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and other agencies how the amount collected as ‘green cess’ …
NEW DELHI: Delhi government's plan to curb pollution by aerial sprinkling of water may have hit a roadblock with Pawan Hans informing the civil aviation ministry that it doesn't have the capacity to carry out such an exercise. Earlier at a meeting with Delhi government, AAI and DGCA officials on …
The NGT had slammed the DDA for casting aspersions on the findings of its expert committee on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to this cultural event. The National Green Tribunal on Monday reserved its verdict on the issue of damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains where a …
The ban on use of generator sets, with exceptions for essential services, has been in force in Delhi since 17 October when the Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) launched several measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)’s “very poor” and “severe” categories to combat air …
NGT directs govt to take active steps in implementing the ban on plastic The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi government for not implementing the plastic ban effectively. It has now directed the government and the civic bodies to choose at least one market and make …
New Delhi: Till not long ago, Anand Vihar had the dubious distinction of being the pollution hotspot of the city. However, that is no longer the case — not because the situation there has improved, but simply due to the fact that 11 new locations being monitored by the Delhi …
