Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
In Malawi, increasing demand for housing has put tremendous pressure on the building material sector, resulting in deforestation, rising costs and poor quality construction. Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln technology offers a resource efficient and financially viable option for the production of quality bricks.
Pollution control drives at the construction sites in the city, following the NGT (National Green Tribunal) order, have run out of steam owing to transfer of senior officials in the pollution control department. Notices have finally been issued to two builders for flouting construction norms, a few weeks after the …
The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on a plea seeking action against illegal dumping of construction material on agricultural land in South Delhi. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi directed DPCC and other concerned authorities to file their reply by July …
Visakhapatnam: The Sitakunda forest under Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary has been turned into a dumping ground. Garbage, especially construction debris from different parts of the city is dumped here since the last six months but authorities seem to be least concerned about it. It may be noted that both sides of …
After much delay, Gurgaon will finally get its own construction and demolition waste treatment plant to put an end to the haphazard dumping of construction debris in and around the city. The MCG on Wednesday awarded the contract for construction of a C&D; waste processing plant, to come up in …
Earthquakes don’t kill, buildings do. Are the high- rise buildings in the city strong and preventive enough to withstand a possible earthquake? With Thiruvananthapuram city on the path of development amidst rising urbanisation, it is to examined whether the high-rise buildings mushrooming in the city are adhering to safety norms …
Debris generated from construction sites is being dumped along the green cover on the Khaniara road near Dharamsala turning the eco-sensitive zone into a landfill site. People are filling debris in cement bags and dumping it in pine forests along the Khaniara road. The bags are carried in trucks on …
A recent directive from the Centre to ensure that construction and demolition waste is recycled hasn't shaken the civic body yet to crackdown on the massive dumping of this waste on river beds and nullahs. In a meeting with state environment and forest ministers in New Delhi recently, the central …
Green activists on Tuesday said they would approach the National Green Tribunal as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has continued to dump debris on the banks of Mutha river in violation of a Supreme Court order. On Monday, green activist Sanjay Bhosale, who was one of the petitioners of the …
Gurgaon, a city in a perpetual building boom, is planning to build four construction waste recycling plants soon, one each in the four blocks of the district. “Keeping in mind the steps National Green Tribunal is taking to improve the quality of environment we are living in, the Municipal Corporation …
A month after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued orders to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to protect the Yamuna river belt, the authority has decided to install 100 CCTV cameras at 26 identified locations where debris is regularly dumped. Additionally, two quick reaction teams (QRTs) will keep a round-the-clock …
The Environment Ministry has decided to come out with rules to deal with the health hazards posed by the waste generated from construction of various infrastructure projects. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, while speaking at a two-day Environment and Forest Ministers' conference here today, said that his ministry has taken …
This paper documents the earth construction techniques used in Ota in order to preserve the earth construction heritage of the Ota people while checking the suitability of the earth materials used, using soil classification tests. Interviews of earth constructors in six villages in Ota were conducted to determine their material …
The National Green Tribunal has passed directions, ordering confiscation of vehicles being used in illegal dumping of building or waste material on roads. While expressing concern over the increasing cases of encroachment on the Khaira Road in Najafgarh area, the NGT bench said, “In cases where the police as well …
The rampant disposal of debris and construction material on the roads has been brought to the attention of the National Green Tribunal which has now directed the civic agencies to confiscate vehicles in which such material is carried. A Bench headed by Justice P. Jyothimani expressed concern over encroachments on …
Presentation by Nivit Kumar Yadav of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
GURGAON: Expressing concern over shrinking natural drains and depletion of groundwater in Gurgaon, Union minister of state and Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh has directed deputy commissioner T L Satyaprakash to map water channels like Nathupur, Ghata and Sohna, which have been allegedly encroached upon by some builders. Speaking to …
Debris generated from construction sites in Dharamsala is being dumped in the hills turning the eco-sensitive zone into a landfill site. Bags filled with debris are carried in trucks on the 2-km stretch between McLeodganj and Bahsunag and are dumped in the hills. Those discarding muck and debris in the …
GHAZIABAD: While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the dumping of construction waste and religious items into the Yamuna in the national capital, there is no clarity yet on which agency will be in charge of cleaning the Hindon that merges with the Yamuna in Gautam Budh Nagar. The …
Expressing its concern over pollution of the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday cracked the whip and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on individuals for throwing waste or religious items into the river. The NGT bench also banned the dumping of construction material into the Yamuna while imposing …
