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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC for a construction project by M/s Draganstone Realty, Kerala, 30/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjeev S J, President, Environmental Protection and Research Council Vs State of Kerala dated 30/07/2019 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) for a construction project by M/s Draganstone Realty Pvt. Ltd. obtained by concealing facts about the actual built up area. Report …

Mankotia urges NGT to act sternly against dumping of waste at Tawi

Appreciating the decision of NGT (National Green Tribunal) of imposing Rs 2 crore fine on Gammon Construction and other Companies for dumping muck in Tawi River and polluting it, former MLA & President Panthers Party Balwant Singh Mankotia has sought similar action by NGT on dumping city waste at Tawi …

CPCB stops Ansal Properties' township project in Gurugram, imposes fine of Rs 14.6 crore

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Ansal Properties and Infrastructure to stop all construction activities for its township project in Gurugram for violation of environmental norms and also asked the real estate developer to pay Rs 14.69 crore as compensation. In its order dated June 18, the apex …

Garbage: It’s literally becoming a rising menace in Leh

There is not even a single tourist place in India that has not either been vandalised or polluted by people. Leh is a beautiful place with a population of 1.47 lakh people, situated at 11,500 feet above sea level in the northern part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of green areas, extraction of ground water and violation of other statutory norms by Ansal Properties, Gurgaon, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praveen Kakar & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 21/05/2019 regarding encroachment of green areas, extraction of ground water and violation of other statutory norms by M/s Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd., Sushant Lok, Phase-I, Gurgaon, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated sewage being thrown in open drains at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 15/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of H.K. Kansal, President, Avantika Residents Welfare Association Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 15/04/2019 regarding remedial action against untreated sewage being thrown in open drains at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Affidavit filed by the Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad has admitted that untreated …

Recycling of silt from storm water drains, sludge from water treatment plant/sewage treatment plant and ash from waste to energy plant for building construction

The report is based on the utilization wastes like bottom ash from waste to Energy Plants, sludge from STPs/CETPs and drain silt for development of building products like paving blocks and bricks by cold process. The paver blocks and cement bricks have been developed and tested as per Indian standard …

Draft amendment to fly ash notification 1999

Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (erstwhile Ministry of Environment & Forests) S.O. 763(E) dated the 14th September, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification) issued under sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 and section …

Sand particles in Bengaluru air one of big polluting agents

BENGALURU: Bengaluru doesn’t have a beach or desert nearby. Yet, sand constitutes most of the road dust, contributing prominently to air pollution in the city. An analysis of road dust samples collected from 11 locations in south and east Bengaluru has shown sand — both medium and fine — constituted …

Mumbai: Rustomjee asked to cough up Rs 1 crore for bypassing environment laws

Mumbai: Observing that illegal construction is rampant in metro cities, the principal seat of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently imposed a whopping fine of Rs 1 crore on a city-based developer – Rustomjee Group, for carrying out illegal construction in Bandra, Mumbai. The NGT while considering the impact of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding permission for expansion of Cancer Care Centre at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 31/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yogendra Mohan Sengupta Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/01/2019 regarding permission for expansion of Cancer Care Centre at Shimla by relaxing the directions of the judgment dated 16.11.2017 of the Tribunal prohibiting any new construction in ‘Core and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environment laws by M/s. Jain Housing, Tamil Nadu, 21/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arjunan Muthukrishnan Vs The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 21/01/2019 regarding violation of environment laws by M/s. Jain Housing. A report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) submits that the unit is said to …

Gurugram: NGT directs CPCB to launch prosecution against builder for flouting norms

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to launch prosecution and issue directions for closure of Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd's Sushant Lok-Phase I residential complex in Gurugram for violation of environmental norms. The green panel also directed the apex pollution monitoring body …

Standardization of environment clearance conditions

In yet another push for easing the environmental clearance regime, the government has now standardised the conditions for infrastructure, construction projects such as airports, ports, ropeways and townships. This follows the first such standardisation order that was brought out in August last year for 25 sectors such as cement plants, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding burning of rubber tyres for production of fuel oil near habitation, Uttar Pradesh, 19/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gram Mahmood Garhi & Gasupur Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 19/12/2018 regarding burning of rubber tyres for production of fuel oil near habitation. In pursuance to the order of NGT a report was submitted by the Uttar …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding construction activity being carried out Vadgaon Budruk, Pune under the name Grand Horizon, 07/12/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Vishal Arinjay Shah Vs Smita Pradeep Shah & Others dated 07/12/2018 regarding the construction activity being carried out at Vadgaon Budruk, Pune under the name Grand Horizon without obtaining prior environmental clearance. Supreme Court while setting aside the order …

2018 global status report: towards a zero-emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector

This Global Status Report documents the status and trends of key indicators for energy use, emissions, technologies, policies, and investments to track the buildings and construction sector, globally and in key regions. Central findings of this report include: Buildings play a dominant role in the clean energy transition. Buildings construction …

Deadly dust: Construction sites increase air pollution

LUCKNOW: An increase in the construction work is deteriorating the air quality in the city as the orders issued by the district magistrate to ensure implementation of National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines on construction sites have gone unheeded. Track the pollution level in your city Also, the production of raw …

World green building trends 2018

The international market for green construction projects has grown significantly in the last 10 years and demand for green building activity is poised to grow in the next three years, according to a new report and industry survey published by Dodge Data & Analytics. The World Green Building Trends 2018 …

9,845 violated pollution laws this year

Deptts asked to be ready with anti-pollution plans ahead of winter The Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s 83 home guard volunteers (environmental marshals) deployed in wards of three municipal corporations have reported 9,845 violation of pollution laws in the capital since January this year. Actions against 2,656 polluting units have been …

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