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 Praveen Kakar & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 21/05/2019 regarding encroachment of green areas, extraction of ground water and violation of other statutory norms by M/s Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd., Sushant Lok, Phase-I, Gurgaon, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Deepak Datta Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 21/05/2019 regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. Report submitted by a Joint Committee comprising of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), …
Construction in areas between 20,000-50,000 square metres will not require environment clearance from the government anymore, the Centre has said in its modified notification on the environment impact assessment (EIA). The notification, recently issued by the Ministry of Environment, states that it has decided to "re-engineer" EIA rules based on …
Between March and May, Karol Bagh’s Ajmal Khan Road became ground zero for a project that hopes to put pedestrians first. The Indian Express looks at what it took to make the stretch vehicle-free, and whether similar plans will work in Chandni Chowk and Connaught Place. On a pleasant May …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manikesh Chaturvedi Vs International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) & Others dated 17/05/2019 regarding environmental clearance for the construction of Sri Vrindavan Chandra Mandir at Vrindavan. Report submitted by the CPCB points to deficiencies in rain water harvesting, operation of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sri Om Tyagi Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 17/05/2019 regarding marriage halls operating without requisite consent and compliance of environmental norms in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. A report received from a Committee comprising nominees of the CPCB, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sayyed Mohammed Sabir Usman Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/05/2019 regarding grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance for extension of Breakwater at Chhara Port, village Chhara Sarkhadi, Taluka Kodinar, district Gir Somnath, Gujarat by M/s …
How does the state govern cities where much of the economy is informal, on the margins of state regulatory institutions? In this paper, draw on field research in Mumbai to a present an empirically-based conceptualization of the workings of the state in cities where’ informality is a pervasive feature of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter Shivshankar Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 09/05/2019 regarding a mall operating in Shanti Nagar, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh without consent to operate. A closure notice was issued by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) in October 2016. NGT …
Activists threaten legal action if the civic body deviates from the appex court order's scope Following the Supreme Court order, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to start the piling work of the Coastal Road near Amarsons Garden which was halted from April 23 as Bombay High Court …
Kenya plans to construct 100,000 "social houses" in the next four years as part of plans to eradicate slums in the country, a housing official said on Thursday. Patrick Bucha, housing secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure Housing, Urban Development and Public Works, said in Nairobi that the houses …
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has developed a framework definition for net zero carbon buildings to provide the industry with clarity on how to achieve net zero carbon in construction and operation. The framework definition has been produced under UKGBC's own Advancing Net Zero programme, in line and inspired …
The order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Ranchhod Tandel & Others Vs Daman and Diu Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 30/04/2019 regarding an unauthorized structure in no development zone within 200 mtrs of the High Tide Line (HTL) in CRZ-III on Plot No. …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to submit an action taken report on illegal constructions in the Tughlakabad Extension area here. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel sought the report after perusing a report from …
The Urban Transitions Alliance was built on the premise that by connecting industrial legacy cities from the US, Europe and China through their transition stories and visions of sustainable urban development, common challenges and transition pathways would emerge. The Alliance was designed to provide the infrastructure and support to advance …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praveen Kumar Sharma Vs State of Haryana dated 16/04/2019 regarding putting of the cement/concrete blocks around the trees which will not be congenial to the trees at Kurukshetra, Haryana. NGT directs a copy of the order, along with complaint, be …
South Sudan and China on Wednesday signed two infrastructure development pacts for the renovation of a new bridge and the modernization of a health facility in the East African country. Under the first agreement, the Chinese government will provide a grant for the renovation of Jur River Bridge, and building …
Says detailed study needed to reach conclusion; HC seeks BMC reply by April 23 The coastal road project may destroy oyster beds and thereby affect the livelihood of fisherfolk, mainly women, a report by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) submitted to the Bombay High Court on Tuesday said. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandhya S. Kulkarni & Others Vs Arihant Realtors & Others dated 10/04/2019 regarding enforcement of order of the Tribunal directing the SEIAA, Maharashtra to reconsider to the extent of fixation of parking spaces and the green belt. The order was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narendra Vats, Vice President, Gramin Vikas Samiti Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 09/04/2019 regarding illegal encroachments and unregulated markets at Samalkha Extension, Samalkha Village, Delhi. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the District Magistrate, West Delhi and South …
