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 …
GHAZIABAD: The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has recommended that GMC impose penalties on several building material suppliers for violating air pollution prevention norms. Penalties of Rs 50,000 each have been recommended for eight building material suppliers in a list sent to the municipal corporation on January 8 in accordance …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala State Coastal Management Authority Vs DLF Universal Limited & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala. Supreme Court directs that in future, wherever permissions are required …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here on Monday modified its September 27, 2016 judgment to enhance the environmental compensation cost imposed on Goel Ganga Developers India Private Limited from Rs 100 crore to Rs 190 crore in a review proceeding relating to illegal constructions at an integrated housing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Tanajai Balasaheb Gambhire Vs Principal Secretary, Environment, Government of Maharashtra & Others dated 08/01/2018 regarding demolition of structures constructed at Pimpri Waghere, Taluka Haveli, District Pune, falling within limits of Pune Chinchwand Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and …
GURUGRAM: The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has penalised two developers — Tata Housing and Signature Builders — and three individual plot owners for violation of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and ministry of environment and forest and climate change (MoEFCC) guidelines on construction sites. After an inspection …
Bengaluru: Taking a decisive step towards combating the problem of dust from construction activities polluting the air in major cities, the Karnataka government has issued a slew of directives to builders and road/rail developers to ensure that the 2016 National Green Tribunal (NGT) norms on dust pollution are properly implemented …
At least 207 people had died in Delhi because of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in 2016, the year the city witnessed its most severe episodes of air pollution, compared to the situations in previous years. At least 207 people had died in Delhi because of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in …
The All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) presented a white paper on ‘Air pollution in Delhi’ at Rajiv Bhawan on Monday. The paper stated that ‘road dust’ and ‘vehicular pollution’ account for 65% of PM10 concentration and 58% of PM2.5 concentration in the city, and were the two main contributors to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/12/2017 regarding extraction of groundwater by constructions projects in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. CGWA in the report submitted before the Tribunal states that the information about the quantity of water extraction …
The report addresses DUST (environmental pollutant generated during handling of construction material and C&D; wastes) abatement measures during handling of construction material and C&D; wastes on-site and off-site.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Betqui Candola Samvardhan Samitee Vs M/S Gera Developments Pvt Ltd. & Others dated 27/11/2017 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) granted by the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment authority (SEIAA) to the construction of project at Survey No.33/1 …
Traditionally, agriculture is the prime sector of rural economy and rural employment. The transition in composition of output and occupation from agriculture to more productive non-farm sectors is considered as an important source of economic growth and transformation in rural and total economy. However, no serious attempt has been made …
NOIDA: Pockets of Noida where constructions are in progress continue to be shrouded by a thick cloud of dust as PM2.5 level keeps hovering over 400g/m³. With several builder projects under construction in Sectors 142, 143 and neighbouring areas, unpaved roads and construction material lying exposed at local mixing sites …
For those living on the streets of the Capital, the real problem at hand is finding a warm and safe place to spend the night Dinesh, a labourer at a construction site in south Delhi, did not quite understand the concept of pollution until the ban on construction was enforced …
NEW DELHI: Beside a hillock of dry earth near Azad Market, work is on to finish the much-delayed construction of Rani Jhansi Road flyover. As workers scurry around, they raise clouds of dust, which ascend and join the grey clouds hanging heavy over the city for the past 10 days. …
GURUGRAM: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and MCG have penalised as many as 10 builders with projects on Golf Course Road and Golf Course Extension Road for violating construction norms in the the last three days. Residents, however, continue to file complaints against developers operating in these areas. With …
GREATER NOIDA: After Noida Authority penalized allottees nearly a crore of rupees in two days for flouting norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) on Saturday swung into action against air pollution. The Authority has divided the city into 5 zones and …
GHAZIABAD: The industrial town's pollution level worsened on Thursday with the air quality index climbing to 499, the highest among 42 cities in the country. The PM10 and PM2.5 levels too shot up alarmingly during the day and the readings were 745 and 552, respectively at 7pm. The situation has …
The ban on use of generator sets, with exceptions for essential services, has been in force in Delhi since 17 October when the Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) launched several measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)’s “very poor” and “severe” categories to combat air …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued a slew of directions to deal with the situation, including banning construction and industrial activities and entry of trucks, while lambasting the Delhi government and civic bodies over the worsening air quality in Delhi and neighbouring states. “No construction activity will be carried …
