Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Yadram Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 23/01/2024. The grievance in the application is mining activities within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ area) in violation of existing rules and orders of Supreme Court of India …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2022. The Supreme Court directed the Agra Development Authority to remove all business activities within 500 meters from the boundary/peripheral wall of the monument Taj Mahal.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE) Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/03/2021. The issue for consideration was compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Hazardous and other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and Bio-medical Waste …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021. The matter related to trees which had fallen due to strong cyclone/storm of April 11, 2018 and May 2, 2015 numbering 702 trees in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The fallen trees need to be …
AGRA: Green and black stains have again started appearing on the marble walls of the Taj Mahal due to insect attack. The Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) superintending archaeologist (Agra circle) Vasant Swarankar said the issue has become a permanent problem as filth in the Yamuna river provides a perfect …
The vision document is being prepared by the Delhi School of Planning and Architecture for the UP government. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a vision document for protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal in Agra within four weeks, saying it was difficult …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/02/2019 regarding Vision Document for Taj Mahal preservation. Court extends by eight weeks the time to file the Management Plan by the ASI and two weeks time to the …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/11/2018 regarding Vision Document for the protection and preservation of Taj Mahal. The Court has been informed that the Vision Document is near finalization and will be ready in …
AGRA: For protection of the Taj Mahal, a six-member high-level committee has been constituted by ministry of environment for identifying air and non-air polluting industries in TTZ area. The committee will submit its report by October 31. The union government has formed the committee to look into the issue of …
Top court asked Uttar Pradesh government to consider declaring certain portions of area surrounding Taj Mahal as heritage. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till November 15 the time for Uttar Pradesh government to submit a vision document on protecting the Taj Mahal from pollution. The state government …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2018 regarding Taj Trapezium Zone. Meenakshi Dhote, Professor of Environmental Planning, DSPA and Project Coordinator of Vision Document for Taj Mahal stated before the Court that the suggestions received …
A plan to ensure conservation of the iconic Taj Mahal for coming generations insists on cutting down of pollution levels at Bharatpur district of Rajasthan along with five other districts of Uttar Pradesh. These six districts are part of Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) and draft of 23 point action plan …
NEW DELHI: The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that the joint secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the commissioner of the Agra Division are responsible for maintenance of the Taj Trapezium Zone. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta had on …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/07/2018 regarding Taj Trapezium Zone. M.C. Mehta has suggested that the TTZ Authority needs to be revampled. Attorney General and Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General for the State of …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday deplored the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) authority on environment protection in and around the Taj Mahal asking it whether preservation of the iconic monument was a "tamasha" (drama) or a "joke". Terming the TTZ authority as "flop", a bench of justices Madan B …
Pulled up by the Supreme Court for failure to take appropriate measures to preserve the historic Taj Mahal, the Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday said the entire precinct of the “monument of love” should be declared a no-plastic zone and all polluting industries in the region closed. Known as one …
AGRA: A week after the Supreme Court reprimanded the UP government for the damage caused to the Taj Mahal due to high levels of pollution, the Agra administration on Wednesday sealed nine furnaces and dismantled another 33. The action came 24 hours after the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority passed an …
The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj Mahal, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. The committee will be headed by C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry …
AGRA: A day after the Supreme Court slammed the Centre and the UP government for their apathy to preserve and restore the pristine beauty of the Taj Mahal, National Chamber of Industries and Commerce (NCIC) Agra has decided to appoint a lawyer to represent their viewpoint before the apex court. …
Agra: Stung by the Supreme Court’s remark to “either restore the pristine beauty of the Taj or demolish it”, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to submit a draft vision document on restoration and preservation of the mausoleum before July 21. Avanish Awasthi, principal secretary (tourism), said, “The draft will …
