Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Mumbai: If the Union environment ministry permits, the Arabian Sea at Mazgaon on the city's eastern waterfront could be redefined as 'creek', a move that will benefit builders whose plots are currently locked because of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) last month wrote …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here on Tuesday ordered a city-based developer to pay an environmental compensation cost of Rs 100 crore or 5% of the total cost of the project, whichever is less, for flouting environment clearance (EC) conditions relating to an integrated housing project at Vadgaon …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench has given two weeks to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and other respondents to file rejoinders on the contradictory maps showing the contour line, blue line and floodplain of Ramnadi river. The tribunal was hearing a plea against illegal constructions and encroachments along the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/09/2016 regarding disposal of untreated sewage directly into river Yamuna by builders and colonisers, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Local Commissioner has pointed out that nearly 100 MLD untreated sewage is being …
As many as 18 builders and owners of seven industrial units in Raipur district would now face action for not complying with the Raipur district administration’s order of installing rain water harvesting systems within the stipulated time frame, officials informed. The district administration had directed all the builders and industrial …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has denied environmental clearance to 10 mega construction projects --including upmarket apartment complexes -in the city, for alleged encroachment of lakes and drains. An environmental clearance by the SEIAA is mandatory for projects with built-up area above 20,000 sqm. SEIAA's list of projects …
PUNE: Sus Road resident Rajashree Kale has called police almost every night for the past few months. Her complaint is the same every day - the noise from the construction site in front of her house makes it hard for her family to sleep. Sometimes, it is so loud that …
NOIDA: In a bid to uphold the model building bye-laws of 2016, Credai NCR has started encouraging builders to include the best practices while designing their projects; especially the ones related to the provisions for creating a barrier-free environment for the differently-abled and the elderly. "We encourage all builders to …
National Green Tribunal on Tuesday admitted an impleadment by a resident of Defence Colony, against construction projects in the colony that have been flouting NGT's orders and causing air pollution. The application pointed that NGT in its December 2014 order had said that no contractor, builder or agency will be …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked all builders in the buffer zones of Bengaluru's famed lakes and wetlands to push back their projects 75 metres from the edge of these water bodies and refused to halt demolitions initiated by the local authority to open up drains discharging excess water from …
For developing a robust road network in Chhattisgarh, the State Government has sanctioned Rs2,800 crore for constructing 27 new roads. Chief Minster Raman Singh on Monday, while chairing a meeting of Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC) held at the Mantralaya, here green signalled the proposals. Officials in the know of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/08/2016 regarding real estates projects on Yamuna flood plain, Uttar Pradesh. This case is being heard on day to day basis on persistent request of the Project Proponents that they are …
‘Taking my name won’t save you,’ was the message the West Bengal CM gave. Cracking down on the illegal filling up of water bodies for real estate development, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said such acts would not be tolerated. “Whenever any incident of illegal filling up of water …
Israel’s flora and fauna are quite diverse in relation to the country’s size, but they are rapidly dwindling, according to a report by the Environmental Protection Ministry. The report, prepared for the United Nations, notes that every five years, an area larger than the municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa is lost …
Solar energy developer Azure Power has tied up with DLF to set up solar projects on rooftops of the builder's properties, mainly in Gurgaon, where the first smart grid is coming up. The green energy developer is aiming at commissioned capacity of more than 1,000 mw spread across 15 states …
Noida: The Noida Authority will impose heavy penalties - to the extent of cancelling the lease deeds of developers who have used space allotted for car parking spacess for other purposes, and have encroached upon public spaces around their offices and other commercial projects for parking. This they did to …
Activists say that implementing the model building bylaws would mean self-regulation A possible move to exempt large realty projects from scrutiny for environment clearance by the State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has incensed green activists, who claim that this would virtually mean “self-regulation.” The realty sector in the city …
"We hereby direct that construction sites which are built on a plot area of more than 20,000 square metre would be liable to pay environmental compensation of Rs 5,00,000 per violation," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said. Buildings generating high levels of dust in Delhi and …
KOLKATA: From now developers undertaking major housing projects in the state need to take clearance from the district administration stating the nature of land and the exact details of the project along with an outlying plan of the nature of construction. A developer will need to submit all these papers …
An attempt to improve India's ranking on the ease-of-doing business list of countries has put green activists and realtors on collision course. The Urban Development Ministry had told states as early as March, that they can frame and implement their own green rules to give real estate projects quick go …
