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 Krishna Singh Vs Bhopal Municipal Corporation & Others dated 11/07/2023. The matter related to construction of a colony (Nirmal Palace colony) in Bhopal by M/s. Equator Construction in an area which was designated for park. The NGT directed a joint …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The Goa Foundation Vs The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 10/07/2023. The SC, July 10, 2023 gave directions for halting the construction of Tiracol river bridge till further orders. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of Awadhesh Kumar Pandey Vs State of Jharkhand dated 07/07/2023. The applicant has requested for immediate halting of the concretization drive in Telco Colony and surrounding areas of Jamshedpur till a comprehensive Environment Impact Assessment is conducted to …
Order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in the matter of Court on its motion Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 05/07/2023. The matter related to street vendors in Shimla. Municipal Commissioner and the Municipal Committee, Shimla have not yet prepared a plan for street vending under Section …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Banda Nagraj Kumar & Others Vs Maharashtra Maritime Board & Others dated 03/07/2023. The matter related to dumping of construction debris on the beaches and CRZ area of Aksa beach, Mumbai. The attention of the court …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/07/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), July 3, 2023 said that all government hospitals in India should have an environment management plan to tackle all sources of pollution in …
Buildings should provide safe, comfortable, and healthy environments for people to live and work. They are an essential component of societies and economies, housing critical infrastructure necessary to keep governments and businesses in operation. At the same time, buildings are the first line of defense against natural hazards and climate …
With the aim of conserving energy, the UT Administration has unveiled the draft Chandigarh Energy Conservation Building Code, 2023, and invited suggestions, if any, within 30 days. Formulated as per the composite climate of the city, the code will set minimum requirements for an energy-efficient design and construction of buildings. …
The Government of Chandigarh on June 16, 2023, published a draft of Chandigarh Energy Conservation Building Code Rules, 2023. These rules shall apply to every building, which is used or intended to be used for commercial purposes, having a connected load of 50 kilowatts (kW) or above or a contract …
The Haryana government has released its draft notification on Haryana Energy Conservation Building Code (HECBC) Rules. It has asked the stakeholders and public to send their comments on the draft rules to finalize the state ECBC rules. It comes after around five years when the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) …
This report provides evidence-based guidance on cost-effective and energy-efficient cooling and ventilation interventions to improve building-level thermal comfort and indoor air quality for a changing climate in South Asia. It focuses on Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan but also covers all the countries in the region, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, …
Compliance report by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated June 12, 2023. The GCZMA report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, May 12, 2023, whereby GCZMA was directed …
Institutional constraints and weak capacity often hamper the ability of local governments in developing countries to steer urbanization. As a result, there are not enough cities to accommodate an unabated rural-urban migration and many of those that exist are messy, sprawling, and disconnected. The flipside is the emergence of entire …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 25/05/2023. The matter related to disturbance caused at Kufri due to unscientific management of tourist activities including employment of horses to a large number in a small area which was affecting …
Report by the District Magistrate, East Delhi to the National Green Tribunal dated May 20, 2023. The matter related to the running of illegal industrial units at Shastri Nagar, a residential area in Delhi. During the inspection by a team three units were found operating illegally without any license from …
To meet the larger vision of achieving Zero Carbon Emission Goal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has launched ‘Harit Sagar’ the Green Port Guidelines. Harit Sagar Guidelines - 2023 envisages ecosystem dynamics in port development, operation and maintenance while aligning with ’Working with Nature’ concept and minimizing impact on …
Affidavit of Executive Engineer, Provincial Division, Public Works Department, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in the matter of Vijay Kishor Goswami Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others, 28/04/2023. The matter related to the work of concretization of the roads stated to have been carried out by the Public Works Department and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Kannappan Vs The Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 28/04/2023. Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation was directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to remove the constructions put by them without any clearance from …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohan Singh Bagri Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 27/04/2023. The matter related to failure to handle muck generated in the course of construction of Semlata Kafna Dungra motor road under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in district Rudraprayag, Uttrakhand. …
The affordable housing challenge plagues cities across India. Although city administrations have framed various strategies to tackle the issue, weak implementation, flawed policies, and an inherent lack of capacity to find long-term solutions have allowed slums to proliferate as an alternative. This paper examines the affordable housing issue in Greater …
