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 …
Developed by the Global Alliance of Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), the report tracks the buildings and construction sector progress towards meeting the Paris Agreement goals, based on key indicators for energy use, emissions, technologies, policies, and investments globally. The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction continued to evolve over …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mythily Manoharan Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2021. The application sought review of NGT order, June 24, 2021 in response to the allegation of violation of environmental norms by Radhey Radhey Builders, Nasirpur, Delhi in the course of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of H. P. Ranjanna Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/07/2021. The matter related to construction activities around the wetland area in Bengaluru, Karnataka - the city had a large number of lakes, but there is substantial extinction/disappearance due to …
A new report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), supported by professional services firm, Arup, calls on the built environment industry to adopt a whole life-cycle approach to assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings. The authors of the report estimate that less than 1% of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ram Baban Borkar Vs M/s. Paranjape Construction & Others dated 24/05/2021. The matter related to construction by PSC Pacific of a commercial complex 'Xion' mixed use development at Hingewadi, Pune, Maharashtra beyond the "validity period of the Environment Clearance (EC)" …
This report aims at providing an overview of the challenge that chemicals of concern pose in the context of products relevant for the building and construction sector. It outlines the relevance and linkages of chemicals of concern with regards to a building life cycle and highlights existing gaps, challenges and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Janta Land Promoters Ltd. Vs Punjab Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/01/2020. The Appeal has been preferred under Section 16 (c) of the NGT Act, 2010 against order dated July 20, 2020 passed by the Punjab Pollution Control …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 02/11/2020. The issue for consideration is the remedial action for compliance of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the IL&FS Company at Jahangirpuri, Delhi. The DPCC in its …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Sharma Versus Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 20/05/2020 regarding violation of environmental norms by IL & FS Company at Jahangirpuri, Delhi. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) was required to furnish an action taken report in the matter. …
Reference is invited to Ministry of Home Affairs Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 15.04.2020 (copy enclosed) enclosing Consolidated Revised Guidelines regarding select permitted activities allowed with effect from 20th April, 2020 during the nation-wide lockdown for COVID-19 outbreak. As per the guidelines, these additional activities will be operationalized by States/Union Territories …
Reference is invited to Ministry of Home Affairs Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 15.04.2020 (copy enclosed) enclosing Consolidated Revised Guidelines regarding select permitted activities allowed with effect from 20th April, 2020 during the nation-wide lockdown for COVID-19 outbreak. As per the guidelines, these additional activities will be operationalized by States/ Union …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aditya Jakhar Vs State of Haryana dated 14/02/2020 regarding allegation of disposal of untreated sewage in open by Sare Homes Society at Gurgaon, Haryana, causing health hazard in the area. The State PCB has filed its report on 27.11.2019 to …
Construction and demolition waste (C&DW;) comprises the largest waste stream in the EU, with relatively stable amounts produced over time and high recovery rates. Although this may suggest that the construction sector is highly circular, scrutiny of waste management practices reveals that C&DW; recovery is largely based on backfilling operations …
The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, 11% of which resulted from manufacturing building materials and products such as steel, cement and glass. This year’s Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction provides …
In a four-pronged solution, government think-tank NITI Aayog and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) have released the report of the ‘Task Force on Clean Industry’ to tackle Delhi’s air pollution crisis. NITI Aayog has recommended that mandatory contractual obligations be introduced on clean construction for all individuals and organisations. …
The World Green Building Council’s pioneering report "Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront: Coordinated action for the building and construction sector to tackle embodied carbon" demands radical cross-sector coordination to revolutionise the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, and tackle embodied carbon emissions. Through the Advancing Net Zero project, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurinder Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/09/2019 regarding illegalities in the project of setting up of commercial towers on built up area of more than 12 lakhs sqm in Haryana. The activity started in May …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R. K. Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/09/2019 regarding non-implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 in the State of Jharkhand in respect of building constructions. It is stated that the State of Jharkhand has undertaken various …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Varun Sheokand Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/08/2019 regarding illegal mining and construction activity by M/s Glen Apple Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. Construction of a five-star banquet hall without the requisite ‘Consent to Establish’ has started, which is a …
Constructing and renovating New Zealand buildings between now and 2050 could pump out climate change pollution equivalent to one million cars on the road every year, a new report by New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) has revealed. This figure – around three million tonnes of carbon – only includes …
