Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Ajay Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2020 regarding allegation of encroachment and illegal construction on land reserved for stadium, park and open space, green space and green verge at villages Rampur Pavti and Shobhapur, Meerut, Uttar …
Urban areas are currently responsible for ~70% of the global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and rapid ongoing global urbanization is increasing the number and size of cities. Thus, understanding city-scale CO2 emissions and how they vary between cities with different urban densities is a critical task. While the relationship …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Adity Daweshwar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 12/02/2020 regarding allegation of illegal cutting of trees at Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. Report submitted by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Madhya Pradesh informed the Tribunal that cutting of trees was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Uppal & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/02/2020 regarding restoration of open areas in terms of Deed of Declaration dated 25.03.2009 for a housing complex. The project was called ‘Ambience Lagoon Apartments’ and developed by Ambience …
Ease of Living Index aimed at providing a holistic view of Indian cities - beginning from the services provided by local bodies, the effectiveness of the administration, the outcomes generated through these services in terms of the liveability within cities, and, finally, the citizen perception of these outcomes. Ease of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shariq Abbas Zaidi & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 03/02/2020 regarding removal of encroachments in the green belts of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The report submitted by the municipal corporation, Ghaziabad perused by the tribunal shows that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Surendra Singh Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 03/02/2020 regarding illegal encroachment of a park in 2C Block & 2D Block of NIT Faridabad, Haryana by Shivalaya Colony and Naga Baba Colony. The NGT directed the Haryana State Pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bombay Environment Action Group Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/01/2020. The bench of Justice S. P. Wangdi took up the matter of Zonal Master Plan drafted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The NGO, Bombay Environment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tanuj Shivhare Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/12/2019 regarding operations of cattle sheds and dairy farm located in the vicinity of the green belt area and parks around Ram Ji Dham Colony and Rishipuram Colony, Sikandra, Agra, Uttar …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Dhir Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2019 regarding illegal construction by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the area recorded as green belt in Mayapuri, Delhi despite objection of the Deputy Conservator of Forest. Report filed by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shariq Abbas Zaidi & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 11/12/2019 regarding encroachments in green belts of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The NGT directed the Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad to remove encroachments as per the recommendtions of the Joint …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Sharma, President, Surya Enclave Welfare Society Vs State of Punjab dated 16/10/2019 regarding the allegation that green belts/public parks are proposed to be sold by Jalandhar Improvement Trust in Surya Enclave, Jalandhar, Punjab. The Tribunal had sought a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board Vs Tapesh Bhardwaj & Others dated 27/09/2019 regarding dumping of municipal solid wastes on the Yamuna riverbed, Mathura Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 2017 had imposed an environmental compensation …
While local-area greenspace is associated with reduced symptoms of mental distress and greater life satisfaction, most previous research has measured the amount of local-area greenspace within administrative boundaries, and found mixed results for associations between greenspace and multidimensional mental wellbeing. The study was designed to examine whether the amount of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Dhir Vs Unin of India & Others dated 25/07/2019 regarding illegal construction by the Delhi Development Authority in the area recorded as green belt in Mayapuri, Delhi despite objection of the Deputy Conservator of Forest on 03.12.2015. The Principal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Others Vs Department of Environment & Forests & Others dated 29/05/2019 regarding renovation of an old three storeyed guest house in Radha Kund, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. On renovation, this guest house would facilitate the stay …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Deepak Datta Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 21/05/2019 regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. Report submitted by a Joint Committee comprising of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/05/2019 regarding noise and air pollution around IGI, Delhi. NGT directs the Airport Authority of India and the Delhi International …
Several small experimental studies and cross-sectional observational studies have shown that exposure to the natural environment might protect against attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or moderate the symptoms of ADHD in children. The researchers aimed to assess whether exposure to the natural environment protects against ADHD and whether this hypothesised protective …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandhya S. Kulkarni & Others Vs Arihant Realtors & Others dated 10/04/2019 regarding enforcement of order of the Tribunal directing the SEIAA, Maharashtra to reconsider to the extent of fixation of parking spaces and the green belt. The order was …
