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 …
Smart city policy goals are becoming mainstream in South East Asia but lack a supply of innovative smart city business models, products and services. ESCAP is joining the movement to support the acceleration of smart innovative solutions for cities through its Smart Cities Innovation Lab project. The project builds on …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Residents Welfare Association and Others Vs The Union Territory of Chandigarh & Others dated 10/01/2023. The Supreme Court (SC) asked the legislature, the executive and the policy makers at the centre and the state levels to make provisions for …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puja Kumar Vs M/s Ansal API dated 06/01/2023. Sushant Golf City Project taken up by M/s Ansal High Tech Township Ltd. in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh has not obtained any environmental clearance or NOC from the authorities. The project is also …
Joint inspection report of the committee constituted in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order of October 31, 2022 in the matter of Original Application No. 685 of 2022 (Narayan Singh Vs State of Himachal Pradesh). The matter related to dumping of construction waste and waste stone debris by M/s. …
This paper discusses impacts of urbanization on natural infrastructure in India’s 10 most populated. Urbanization today is disconnected from the natural environment causing negative outcomes, such as water scarcity, increased groundwater stress, and urban flooding. Using scientific evidence to accurately identify the correlations between urbanization, loss of natural infrastructure, and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ved Prakash Aggrawal Vs Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad dated 06/12/2022. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to look into the matter of dairy farms operating in the residential colony of Chiranjiv Vihar, Ghaziabad. …
The ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Report aims to capture the diversity of urban contexts across ASEAN Member States, in particular the increasing importance of secondary cities and the need to fully harness their potential. It seeks to support a shared understanding of the opportunities and challenges of urbanisation and highlight common …
New saplings will be planted in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar), Punjab from time to time during the planting season by the Municipal Corporation and Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and proper space will be kept around the trees. The work of de-concretization around trees will be undertaken …
Report of the Joint Committee submitted in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, March 11, 2022 in Original Application 196/2022 Hariom Gupta & Others Vs Nagar Palika Parishad, Loni & Others. Grievance of the applicant, Hariom Gupta is regarding dumping of hazardous sewerage of surrounding Nagar Palika area to …
The National Green Tribunal directed the concerned authorities to file their reply on the matter of a hospital running in a residential plot in non-conforming area in Una, Himachal Pradesh. The court listed the matter for further consideration for January 23, 2023. Naveen Kumar, the applicant said that Shivalik Hospital …
Drawing from primary data from a household survey of 1800 urban poor households that included landlord and tenants across Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, and Cochin across slum or non-slum low income neighborhoods; the findings reveal poorer housing condition in slums than those living in non-slum areas. It also shows that the households …
The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) is a flagship publication of the UNEP-hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). The Buildings-GSR provides an annual snapshot of the progress of the buildings and construction sector on a global scale and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, …
This report provides a structured perspective to transforming India's building sector and includes a broad range of integrated solutions and innovative financing mechanisms around minimising embodied carbon through cost-effective low-embodied-carbon design decisions and material selection; reducing energy demand through passive measures, super-efficient equipment; and further serving the reduced energy demand …
Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by climate change related shocks and stresses, ranging from more frequent extreme weather events to inflows of climate migrants. This report analyzes how these shocks and stresses are interacting with other …
Building operations in India account for about a third of its energy use. Approximately another 10 percent of the country’s energy is used in the production of building material and construction of new buildings. In the absence of peremptory energy-efficiency improvements and policy measures, the buildings sector is estimated to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Narayan Singh Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 31/10/2022. The complaint is that one M/s. Sai Eternal Foundation is dumping construction waste and waste stone debris on the valley side causing damage to the environment and also creating health …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), October 19, 2022 said that whether Taradi-Dhabra Shashikhal Motar Marg above the Naula of village Malla Dhadhariya requires environmental clearance (EC) in view of EIA Notification 2006 needs to be looked into by the authorities. A naula is a naturally-occurring water aquifer. It is a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chander Mohan Sharma & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/10/2022. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed that a high powered committee should look into the matter of illegal construction at Mohal Dhar Tuti Kandi, Shimla, Himachal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yogendra Mohan Sengupta Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/10/2022. Challenge in the application is to the Draft Development Plan, 2041 prepared by the Town and Country Planning Department, Himachal Pradesh on the ground that such a plan is …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Zon Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 14/10/2022. Zon Hotels appealed against the order, May 9, 2022 passed by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) directing Zon Hotels to pay an amount of …
