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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/07/2018 on the issue of pollution in River Ganga including the dimensions of industrial and sewage pollution. National Green Tribunal directs the CPCB and UPPCB to regularly display the results …
The number of critically polluted stretches of the country's rivers has increased to 351 from 302 two years ago, and the number of critically polluted stretches has gone up to 45 from 34, according to this recent assessment released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The water quality data …
The Save the Vaal Environment (Save) has called for someone to be held accountable and even face jail time for the sewerage that has been running into the Vaal River for years. The call was made by Save during its presentation during an inquiry conducted by the South African Human …
Order of the National Green in the matter of Shibu Manuel, Secretary, Green Action Force Vs. The Govt. of India & Ors. dated 26/09/2018. The case relates to pollution being caused to the River Periyar in Kerala by discharge of effluents by more than 400 industrial units. As per the …
The Government has outlined plans which include applying ‘polluter pays principle’ as well as replenishment of River Mugara, River Mukungwa and three ponds owned by farmers in Musanze District with fresh fish following massive death of fish caused by water contamination last Friday. The PPP is an environmental policy measure, …
LUCKNOW: Amid the chanting of mantras, Lord Ganesha went under the Gomti waters on Sunday. That marked the culmination of 10-day festivity of Ganesh Chaturthi. But as hundreds of Ganesha idols sank into the river a grim picture surfaced. That of a more polluted Gomti, choked with flowers and variety …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Published in the 'The Hindu' Authored by Jacob Koshy Titled "More river stretches are now critically polluted: CPCB" dated 20/09/2018. According to the news item, 351 polluted river stretches have been noted by the Central Pollution Control Board …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also identified these three river stretches among the 15 most-polluted river stretches in the country. As per the CPCB, there are around 20 rivers in Gujarat where BOD levels are above the prescribed standards. Expressing the need for urgent action, National Green Tribunal …
Surat: Don’t immerse Ganesha idols in Tapi, thinking that the the ban on immersion in the river is just another diktat issued year after year. Anyone caught violating the ban can land in jail. City police commissioner Satish Sharma has issued a notification that anyone violating the immersion ban can …
In an effort to clean the Ganges, Germany is providing a soft loan of euro 120 million (Rs 990 crore approximately) to India to strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand, Charge d'Affaires Jasper Wieck said today. Elaborating on the work done by the German Embassy, Wieck said the project …
The MPCB carried out the assessment at 12 locations in the city in May this year. Mumbai: According to the water quality assessment by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the water quality at 10 locations in Mumbai were found to be polluted. While the Mithi remains the most polluted …
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking adequate steps to prevent discharge of pollutants in Rapti river, saying the "failure of the administration" resulted in death of more than 500 children in Gorakhpur in 2014, and announced setting up of a monitoring committee to …
Indore: Praising Indore for its Kahn river cleaning work, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday said other cities should learn from MP’s commercial capital. On river cleaning and solid waste management, NGT’s six-judge bench on Tuesday held hearing through video conferencing, which was attended by secretaries of all states. Social …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Others Vs State Govt. of Maharashtra & Others dated 27/08/2018 regarding dumping of debris on the bank of river Mula - Mutha within the limits of Municipal Corporation, Pune. This Application seeks execution of Order dated 16.03.2016. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tanseer Ahmad Vs. M/s Alnoor Exports & Others dated 24/08/2018 regarding a slaughter house and meat processing unit in Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh operating in violation of environmental laws. According to the Applicant the unit is emitting foul smell and …
In summer (pre-monsoon) of recent years, low water level among the last few decades, has been observed in several lower Indian reaches of the Ganges (or Ganga) river (with estimated river water level depletion rates at the range of −0.5 to −38.1 cm/year between summers of 1999 and 2013 in …
Chemicals are being released into rivers and fields affecting yield and the lives of people living in the area Valpoi: Four companies from Pissurlem IDC are releasing waste chemicals in local rivers and agriculture fields in the night for several years. During the monsoons they are releasing chemicals in the …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered closure and registration of cases against 124 industrial units which are polluting the Kali, Krishna and Hindon rivers in six districts of western Uttar Pradesh. Observing that people have a fundamental right to clean air and water, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson …
The government has set up a task team to look at imposing a total ban on microbeads – the tiny plastic beads used in cosmetics, toothpaste and sandblasting. This comes after a Water Research Commission study found microplastic pollution in tap water in Johannesburg and Tshwane, as well as in …
Water quality in the country's offshore areas is deteriorating, even though the amount of wastewater discharged into the sea dropped last year, a report has found. About 68 percent of water in the country's offshore area was found to be fairly good in 2017, down by 5.6 percentage points from …
