Construction Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Green clearance not must for Statue of Unity project: SSNNL, MoEF

VADODARA: Three affidavits were filed by the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), union ministry of environment, forests (MoEF) and Larsen Toubro Ltd (L&T;) in response to the notice issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone with regard to the Statue of Unity project at Narmada district's Kevadia …

Citizens joins forces at Tiracol to oppose golf course project

MAPUSA: Braving the rain and gusty wind, hundreds of people associated with several NGOs from across the state poured into the tiny village of Tiracol on Sunday to voice their protests against the golf course project. This is the first time that an agitation against the golf course was supported …

Lucknow metro undertakes environment campaign to its project sites

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is undertaking environment campaign at its project sites from June 1 to 5, 2015. Under this campaign, special housekeeping and environmental awareness activities will be undertaken to train site personnel on the ways of keeping the environment clean and green. The Managing Director …

Green belts must for residential, commercial complexes: NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NBT) has asked builders to provide green belts around residential and commercial complexes. Arun Gupta, Director-General, Town and Country Planning, directed town planners to issue notices to all colonisers/change of land use(CLU) holders, whose building plans had been approved and where the construction work was in …

NGT restrains construction of resort at Lonavla

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal bench in Pune has restrained two developers from constructing a resort-cum-hotel on a hill top at Lonavla for causing environmental degradation and also endangering property of a welfare home for ageing blind located adjacent to the construction site. In a judgment pronounced on May 26, …

NGT tells revenue officers to restrain hilltop construction

In a bid to curb illegal hill cutting, the National Green Tribunal has directed revenue officers to restrain any construction activity on top of the hills from being undertaken under the guise of obtaining extraction permission for minor minerals. The tribunal has asked the officers to seek an immediate report …

Punjab’s ESZ idea around Sukhna ‘fraught with danger

The Punjab Government wants to have just 100 metres of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. If cleared by the Central Government, this could not just pave the way for construction of Camelot, multi-storey and multi-towered housing project by Tata Housing Development Corporation, but also by several other …

No construction permitted along Ramnadi without NGT panel nod

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to carry out a survey of Ramnadi and asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) to ensure that no construction is permitted on either side of the river bank without the committee's approval, till …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance granted to Chaitrali Builders/Sumashilp (P) Ltd., Pune by the MoEF, 26/05/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Wireless Co-operative Housing Society Vs Chaitrali Builders/Sumashilp (P) Ltd. dated 26/05/2015 regarding environmental clearance granted to Chaitrali Builders/Sumashilp (P) Ltd., Pune by the MoEF.

2 builders, NHAI fined for hill cutting at Katraj

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in Pune has imposed penalties collectively worth Rs 76.20 lakh on two builders and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for environmental damage caused by illegal excavation and cutting of hills at Shindewadi near Katraj tunnel. This includes Rs 15 lakh compensation …

Pollution board transfers set back drive against builders

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 …

Fly ash bricks sales run into clay brick wall

VISAKHAPATNAM: Though the construction sector has been witnessing a spurt in demand over the last one year, the more eco-friendly fly ash bricks are yet to gain popularity among builders and contractors in the Port City. This despite a 2009 notification by the ministry of environment and forests stating that …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining and quarrying of minor minerals for construction activities in Kerala, 20/05/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tony Thomas Vs The Principal Secretary State of Kerala Department of Environment and Climate Change Secretariat dated 20/05/2015 regarding mining and quarrying of minor minerals for construction activities in Kerala.

When a project is declared illegal

There is nothing one can do, except approaching a court Imagine buying a house by liquidating crucial investments and taking a huge loan. When it’s time for you to move in, the government declares it illegal. This is exactly what happened with buyers in two separate cases in Noida. In …

Silica triggers inflammation and ectopic lymphoid neogenesis in the lungs in parallel with accelerated onset of systemic autoimmunity and glomerulonephritis in the lupus-prone NZBWF1 mouse

Genetic predisposition and environmental factors influence the development of human autoimmune disease. Occupational exposure to crystalline silica (cSiO2) has been etiologically linked to increased incidence of autoimmunity, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that …

SC upholds land acquisition in Noida & Noida Extension

The order comes as a relief for flat owners and builders and will impact around 65 villages of Noida and Greater Noida In a major respite to around 1.5 lakh home buyers, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the land acquisitions made by the UP government between 2006 and 2009 …

NGT clearance to building project

The National Green Tribunal has issued a fresh order to the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) to immediately grant Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to ‘Seashells,’ a flat constructed by the Pentagon Builders on the Kamburam beach. The order came in favour of the builders as they challenged a …

Breathing dust, toxins round the year

For the second time in a month, 10-year-old Rohit Pandey, a resident of Vipul Belmonte on Golf Course Road, had a severe asthma attack. His condition stabilized only after he was admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit and put on oxygen. The Pandeys moved to Gurgaon from Pune in …

Construction on wetlands in Bengaluru: NGT fines 2 companies

Cracking the whip on two commercial projects in Bengaluru, National Green Tribunal today imposed Rs 117.35 crores and Rs 22.5 crores as damages on two companies for degrading the environment. The Tribunal also directed the Centre to stop sanctioning any venture on wetlands and catchment areas of water bodies in …

National Green Tribunal halts all plan approvals on wetlands in City

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday halted all approvals given by the government agencies for construction of buildings on wet­lands and catchment areas of water bodies in Bengaluru for three months. The tribunal principal bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar and its members Justice U D Salvi, D K Agrawal …

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