Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The Delhi high court has termed as “unacceptable” the presence of a polluted artificial lake in the space behind the 14th century Tughlaqabad Fort and sought a definite plan from the AAP government on how it intends to clean its water. A two-judge bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and …
PANAJI: It is unlikely that even this tourist season beach shacks will have green or eco-friendly toilets. The tourism department is still in the process of finalizing the technology to set up green toilets. It is only after the right technology is selected that it will float an expression of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Jaypee Vasant, New Delhi & Ors. dated 16/09/2015 regarding installation of Biological STP in Taj Palace, New Delhi. Previous Order
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Holiday Regency, Moradabad & Ors. dated 16/09/2015 regarding groundwater extraction and efficacy of the STP installed at individual hotels, Uttar Pradesh. Related Order
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madan Lal Vs Union of India & Ors. (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) regarding municipal solid waste in Ranaghat Municipality, Nadia District, West Bengal dated 16/09/2015.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.41 crore on nine colonies and three builders here for polluting Yamuna river. According to Agra Development Authority (ADA) secretary Prabhanshu Srivastava, NGT gave the order for collecting Rs 1.41 crore as penalty during a hearing yesterday. It also …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Forward Foundation & Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. dated 10/09/2015 regarding encroachment on lake beds, Bangalore, 10/09/2015. The Tribunal castigated the High Powered Committee which was set up Vide Judgment dated 07th May, 2015. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/09/2015 regarding expansion of Phase-II of the Industrial Area in Mandideep which is in close proximity with Bhimbetka, a world heritage site. The Tribunal also …
The National Green Tribunal today rapped Uttar Pradesh government and the civic authorities for not submitting a complete action plan on collection and disposal of municipal solid waste in Gorakhpur district of the state. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar came down heavily on the Gorakhpur municipal …
After many initiatives to restore the severely-polluted Cooum river back to its days of glory, work on building a baby canal in the middle of the river has now begun. The move is expected to prevent stagnation and other related trouble and ensure the smooth flow of water in the …
National Green Tribunal chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has reportedly expressed displeasure over the "slow pace of work being done" in the implementation of its order of complete plastic ban in Haridwar. Elaborating on the reasons for the tribunal chief's displeasure, NGT's local commissioner Shariq Zaidi told TOI on Wednesday that …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lakhan Musafir & Others Vs Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited dated 01/09/2015 regarding Garudeshwar Weir project. The Applicants submit that Garudeshwar Weir project is a project spread out over vast land tracts, which is irreversible in nature and is bound …
PUNE: The Alandi Municipal Council has started construction of a 3MLD (million litres per day) sewage treatment plant (STP) along the Indrayani river in Alandi to curb pollution. Vinayak Aundhkar, chief executive officer of the council, told TOI on Monday, "Construction of a new STP on a 60,000 sq ft …
Vrushabhavathi Valley, a tributary of Arkavathi river that flows through Bengaluru, is in dire neglect. A study conducted recently by Bangalore University (BU) on odour management of the valley has concluded that more plants are needed to treat the sewage water flowing through it. “We did a study on how …
In a bid to make its power generation environment- friendly, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has commissioned the first-ever hydropower plant in the national capital, which will produce 20,000 kWh of electricity per year. The plant has been commissioned at Chilla area in East Delhi. The DJB said that the …
GOVERDHAN: Goverdhan hill, visited by millions of devotees, is set to get a makeover after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the authorities to carry out the facelift work, on a petition by eco-lawyer MC Mehta, Satya Prakash Mangal and three seers. The NGT had given its orders earlier this …
HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) saw heated arguments at its hearing convened on Tuesday in New Delhi pertaining to the ban on the use of plastic and polythene in Haridwar, which was openly flouted during the recently concluded kanwar yatra. Sparks flew as NGT's local commissioner Shariq Zaidi, who …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Gram Sarai Vikas Samiti (Regd.) Vs. MoEF & Ors. And Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 19/08/2015. The Tribunal directed the State Pollution Control Board to file an …
Why strengthening regulatory capacity should be the first step in solving environmental problems It is time we recognised that the current ways of fixing the environment are not working. Rivers are more contaminated; air is more polluted and cities are filling up with garbage we cannot handle. The question is: …
The court had earlier directed civic agencies to come up with a plan to create sewage treatment facilities to deal with the “poison lake” created behind the fort. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it had run into several hurdles while trying to …
