Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Surya Kumar Saboo Vs. M/s Shree Mishthan Bhandar & Ors. dated 20/01/2015 regarding manufacturing of sweets and namkeen and other food materials on a mass scale on House No. 49 & 50, Amar Singh Marg, Freeganj, …
lake of death: Hundreds of dead fish float in Jakkur lake. Tussle between the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) over maintaining the Jakkur lake has led to the death of hundreds of fish and other aquatic species in the last three days. The carcasses …
BEIJING - The Egongyan Bridge in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is truly a "bridge over troubled water", as the discolored current passing beneath it is thick with excrement and urine. On Sunday, pictures of septic water flowing into the Yangtze River, China's most important waterway, went viral and caused a …
The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of wastewater treatment systems (WWTS) in three different districts (Kolkata, Howra and Hugli) in West Bengal, India. Performance of these wastewater treatment plants are essential parameter to be monitored as the treated effluent is discharged into River Ganga which is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors. dated 22/12/2014 regarding discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur. The Tribunal noted that the ratio of discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake …
India has 18% of the world’s population, 1.15 billion people, but access to only 4% of world’s fresh water resources. In the recent past, the dependency of Indian agriculture on ground water resources has increased upto an enormous extent due to several factors including increased demand of food, erratic behavior …
In the present study, efforts have been made to analyze selected physico-chemical characteristics of the water bodies of Uppanar estuary and Periyavaikkal region of Killai backwater area, Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu India. The comparative analytical study was conducted for one calendar year and water samplings were done on monthly basis. The …
UoM VC blames MCC's 'delay' in diverting sewage for the fish kill Varsity authorities on Monday, continued to fish out hundreds of dead fish, which have been accumulating near the banks of Kukkarahalli Lake. The dead fish are being spotted on the banks of the Lake since Saturday. While the …
Observing that pollution of Ganga is a matter of serious concern for the judiciary, the National Green Tribunal has constituted three committees to prevent and control indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents into the river and its tributaries. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the three committees-- …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs. M/s. Hindustan Cocacola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Mehdiganj, Rajatalab, Varanasi & Others dated 17/11/2014 regarding pollution of river Ganga.
Not a drop of sewage will flow into Yamuna three years from now, if a new plan prepared by different departments of the Delhi Government is to be believed. In an elaborate exercise titled 'Action Plan for Implementation of Directions of NGT for Unsewered Areas,' DDA, DJB and an independent …
Indore : National Green Tribunal ( NGT) has instructed Indore Municipal Corporation to remove garbage and debris from the riverbed of Khan before November 15 and submit a report with photographs of before and after removal of debris. The direction comes a petition filed by social activist Kishor Kodwani alleging …
A federal judge in New York has agreed to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed against the United Nations by advocates for Haitian victims of the deadly cholera epidemic that first appeared on the island four years ago. The lawsuit, filed last year, argues that United Nations peacekeepers in …
A committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will inspect vessels of floating casinos in river Mandovi here next Tuesday to assess sewage treatment and discharge of waste generated by them. Local activist Sudip Tamhankar had approached the NGT alleging that the offshore casinos have been polluting river Mandovi. …
MADURAI: The unplanned and rampant development which took place in the last few years have resulted in the ruining water bodies in the city. For a city like Madurai water bodies and storm water channels are the main source of water. There are a large number of water bodies but …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Nababrata Bhattacharjee Vs Chief Secretary, State of Meghalaya & Others dated 07/10/2014 on the issue of dumping of solid waste and garbage as well as haphazard construction activities on the bank of …
BEIJING - Three chemical factories found illegally dumping wastewater into city sewage systems and the sea have had their cases turned over to police. After being investigated and fined by the local environment authorities,the three factories in Lianyungang city in East China's Jiangsu Province will now be probed for possible …
AURANGABAD: Thousands of dead fish were found in the historical Salim Ali Lake in the city on Sunday. While the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is yet to ascertain the reason, environmentalists say they have a strong suspicion that toxicity in the water has led to the death of the fish. …
VARANASI: After the UPA government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009 and announced "Mission Clean Ganga by 2020", the NDA government led by Narendra Modi has set a target to clean the holy river in the next 18 years. But a top Ganga expert claims that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Khalilpur Vs State of Haryana & Ors dated 26/09/2014 on the issue of sewage being discharged near the Village Khalilpur, Haryana. Previous Orders
