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 …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Navi Mumbai Environment Preservation Society Vs . City and Industrial Development Corporation Of Maharashtra (CIDCO) dated 11/10/2023. The applicants have requested CIDCO to be restrained permanently from selling, transferring or granting any leasehold rights on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arun Tiwari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 04/10/2023. The Original Application has been registered on the basis of the letter petition dated June 12, 2023 sent by Arun Tiwari, resident of village Narcha, post Nunsai, district Jalon, Uttar Pradesh. …
Drawing on relevant international trends and best practices, the current report lays out an analytical framework to assess a variety of factors that can enable a building to become energy efficient and grid-interactive. The framework is used to analyse the current situation in countries of the ASEAN region. The report …
In this report, the transformation of 100 cities across India as part of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is examined through the lens of SDGs. The mission has reached the lives of more than 100 million urban dwellers in India. The 100 Smart Cities are representative of India’s urban geography. SCM …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Shankar Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 26/09/2023. The matter is related to violation of environmental norms by the Housing Society Ganpati Classic Apartment, Sikandra Agra. In the previous direction of the court, the joint Committee …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ dated 04.02.2023 titled “19 families shifted after houses in J & K village develop cracks” dated 20/09/2023. The issue relates to the damage caused to 21 structures in Doda district of Chenab Valley …
Order of the Uttarakhand High Court in WPPIL No. 57 of 2023 regarding the encroachment and illegal construction over the public utility land, recorded as johar (pond) in village Akodha Aurangzebpur, pargana Manglaur, tehsil Laksar, district Haridwar. The petitioner informed the HC that after filing of the writ petition, the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxman Balyogi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 13/09/2023. The issue involved in the Original Application is about violation of statutory environmental norms in the development of housing projects - Dream Green City Phase-I and II at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh …
Developing countries should switch from unsustainable building practices to using alternative low-carbon building materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new UN report highlighted. The world adds buildings equivalent to the size of Paris every five days, states the report — Building Materials and The Climate: Constructing A New Future …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sitaram Ahirwar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 12/09/2023. The issue in the application is compliances of the CPCB Guidelines for Environmental Management of Gaushalas/ Dairy Farms issued in July, 2020 and after that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prithvigaurov Chakravarty Vs Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Others dated 08/09/2023. The NGT noted that the inspection report said that an area of 1½ bigha was found to be dumped with silt dredged from different irrigation canals. Due to improper dumping …
African cities and local governments are under increasing pressure to provide infrastructure and services to the growing population. Yet, most remain severely under-resourced, leaving them unable to make the necessary investments. This situation has been exacerbated by the struggle of African cities and municipalities to access third-party finance, including debt. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shrankhla Mittal Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 29/08/2023. The matter related to violation of environmental norms, especially the Noise Pollution Rules 2000 by some of the restaurants, bars, pubs, and cafes in Hauz Khas, Delhi. The …
Order of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh at Srinagar in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Jammu & Kashmir and Others dated 24/08/2023. The application has been filed seeking permission of the court in the backdrop of restraint imposed by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Purab Premium Apartment Allottees Association Vs Greater Mohali Area Development Authority & Others dated 17/08/2023. The grievance of the applicant is with regard to Environmental Clearance for construction of 6360 Flats (Type 1- 1080, Type II-2520 and Type III-2760 Flats …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vedprakash Bhatt & Others Vs Northern Solar Energy Private Limited & Others dated 09/08/2023. The grievance of the applicant is cutting and unnecessary felling of trees (Chid and Baanj) without permission of the Forest Department and the State PCB by …
SDG11 provides a critical ‘entry point’ into the 2030 Agenda for urban decision-makers, stakeholders and community groups, who often engage in a voluntary or ad-hoc manner with both national and international processes. By focusing on the urban goal, SDG knowledge exchange and training programs have demonstrated that sub-national actors can …
Order of the National Green Tribunal, Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal in the matter of Mahadev Singh Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 07/08/2023. Mahadev Singh, resident of Munwas, District Udaipur in his letter petition to the NGT, July 10, 2022 said that there was illegal encroachment and construction on …
The Governor of Punjab has issued the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Building (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The amendment provides following provisions: Maximum floor to floor height of Booths or Shops or Shop-cum-Offices shall not be more than 14′-0″. Clear height of the basement shall not be more than 3 meter.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash Khandelwal & Others Vs North Delhi Municipal Corporation dated 13/07/2023. The grievance of the applicant was the validity of the permission granted by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to M/s Indus Tower Pvt. Ltd. for installation of a mobile …
