The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Delhi government has announced that it will impose a stiff penalty on polluting trucks entering the capital. It will also strictly monitor construction projects and fine those not adhering to dust control measures. These decisions were taken in a review meeting on air pollution control measures by Satyendar Jain, coordinating …
Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) report World Culture Festival in OA No.65/2016 before Hon'ble NGT On the direction of the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others in Original Application No.6 of 2012, a Committee was constituted in February, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Others Vs Piyush Joshi & Others dated 15/12/2015 regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. Counsel appearing for the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) submitted before the Court that the garbage …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Delhi government and police to inspect Panchsheel Park in south Delhi and find ways to avoid massive traffic congestion in the area. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar pulled up the Delhi government and the civic bodies, …
Wants suggestions to develop forest land near S. Delhi fort The Delhi high court has sought assistance of two experts associated with the Yamuna Bio-Diversity Park to develop a 200-acre forest land near the 14th century Tughlaqabad Fort in South Delhi. “On the next date of hearing, we request Professor …
With city residents facing constant threat of dengue and malaria, the National Green Tribunal today slammed the Delhi government and civic authorities here for their lackadaisical approach on the issue. "You have to do something. It can't be left like this. You can't allow malaria and dengue to spread like …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Centre for Human Rights Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 16/11/2015 regarding illegal encroachments of the water bodies in Delhi. In compliance to the order of the Tribunal, the DDA has filed the Status report …
The Delhi high court has asked the Centre, the city administration as well as municipal authorities and the DDA to ensure that the forests in Mehrauli Archaeological Park were protected from encroachment by building a boundary wall at its western and southern sides. Referring to a map placed before it …
The Delhi government on Thursday decided to get the capital's first-ever tree census done by a "third party", essentially an NGO, to arrive at a factual figure of the number of trees in the city. The decision comes months after the Delhi high court observed that the national capital is …
While this will be the first tree census conducted by the Delhi government, government officials said, that the NDMC had conducted a similar census within its jurisdiction earlier. Newly-inducted Environ-ment Minister Imran Hussein, on Thursday, announced that the Delhi government will hand over the task of conducting a tree census …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Ors Versus Piyush Joshi & Ors dated 28/10/2015 regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. In pursuance of Supreme Court's earlier order, an Inspection Report has been submitted by the …
Citing lack of environmental clearance, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered that no work should be done on Phase III of the Barapullah elevated corridor. The Public Works Department (PWD), the agency constructing the bridge over the Yamuna, will now have to seek environmental clearance for Phase III, …
Heeding to the plea of an environment activist who moved the National Green Tribunal against the operation of concrete-manufacturing plant on Yamuna floodplains, the green panel has sought a response from an engineering and construction major on the issue. A bench, headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/10/2015 regarding encroachment and construction in the flood plain of river Yamuna.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Dr. S.N. Singh Vs. DDA & Ors. dated 16/10/2015 regarding use of green spaces/ parks for conducting functions, Delhi.
The Delhi high court has termed as “unacceptable” the presence of a polluted artificial lake in the space behind the 14th century Tughlaqabad Fort and sought a definite plan from the AAP government on how it intends to clean its water. A two-judge bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and …
After being rapped by the National Green Tribunal for shirking its responsibility to check indiscriminate waste disposal in and around the Hindon canal, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has issued notices to residents’ welfare associations of Mayur Vihar Phase- I, Dallu Pura Village and New Ashok Nagar, which have been …
With an intention to make capital congestion-free and encourage public transport, Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Centre (UTTIPEC) has begun bicycle sharing system in Dwarka. As a part of the pilot project, a Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared and was approved by …
The National Green Tribunal will hear on October 5 a plea challenging its order in which it had quashed two office memoranda of the Environment and Forests Ministry and imposed a fine on Akshardham Temple for carrying out expansion without prior environmental clearance. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 16/09/2015 regarding preventing and controlling pollution of River Yamuna as well as preventing degradation of its flood plain. The Tribunal in its order said that "no commercial/construction …
