Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Toyota said on Monday that it has lost business worth around Rs 1,700 crore due to the ban on diesel vehicles in the Delhi-NCR region. The statement comes on a day when the company drove in a petrol version of its best-seller ' Innova+ ' MPV in the market, priced …
Earlier, Mercedes had said that it would launch petrol versions of all its models sold in India by September this year. German car-maker Mercedes on August 8 moved the Supreme Court seeking lifting on diesel ban, saying it is ready to pay one percent environment cess on sale of diesel …
The government has admitted that payments of up to £10,000 a household for living near a fracking well would not be distributed until a new site begins operating and producing gas – at least five years after exploration begins. In a consultation on the shale wealth fund published on Monday, …
Mercedes India boss has said that the Court order has made the carmaker reconsider its India investments. German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has moved the Supreme Court over the ban on the registration of new diesel vehicles over the capacity of 2,000cc. Mercedes has moved the SC to seek lifting the ban …
SHILLONG: After slapping closure notices on several city hotels and guest houses for failing to install Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) and releasing untreated polluted water directly to the rivers, the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board has served closure notices to 79 brick kilns operating illegally in the state. During the …
With the whitefly attack becoming severe in the Malwa region, a number of farmers have started uprooting their cotton crop. The failure of the second successive crop is virtually staring the farmers in the face, many of whom are not in a position to take the blow. Whitefly had ravaged …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Compensation for drought affected farmers, 29/07/2016. The details regarding assistance approved from NDRF during the Financial Year 2015-16 for drought affected States on the basis of the Memoranda received is at Annexure. The State Governments are to take utmost care and ensure that all …
BHUBANESWAR: Extending its support to the goods and services tax (GST) Bill which has been hanging fire in the Rajya Sabha, the state government on Tuesday reiterated its demand to allow mineral-bearing states to levy green tax. The state's contention is that the provision of 1% additional tax benefit proposed …
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for causing air pollution and environmental degradation while carrying out redevelopment of East Kidwai Nagar in southwest Delhi. The green panel slammed NBCC and its officers for release of pollutants into ambient air while carrying …
An expert panel of the National Green Tribunal told the environment court that the Rs 120 crore penalty it recommended against Art of Living Foundation for holding its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains in March had no scientific basis. "It was not based on any scientific assessment," wrote …
Ecuador last week paid Chevron Corp. $112 million in an arbitration case dating back to the 1970s. The accord, while dealing with obscure contractual matters, could have ramifications for bigger court fights between the two fierce adversaries. The government of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has taken an extremely hostile stance …
Several farmers’ unions in poll bound Punjab have come together to protest against the anti-farmer policies of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government and have announced a State-wide agitation from July 26. The unions have blamed the ‘anti-farmer’ policies of State government for the rising number of farmer suicides in …
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on individuals causing noise pollution in the city and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on those using pressure horns and removing silencers from their vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi traffic police to strictly …
"We hereby direct that construction sites which are built on a plot area of more than 20,000 square metre would be liable to pay environmental compensation of Rs 5,00,000 per violation," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said. Buildings generating high levels of dust in Delhi and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Compensation to Farmers for Crop Loss, 19/07/2016. The status of funds released from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during the last three years and current year to States for natural calamities including droughts and floods is at Annexure.
The Environment Ministry had earlier this month termed as "incorrect" claims that Adani Port and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ) was spared a hefty fine of Rs 200 crore for environmental damage during construction of Mundra port. The government did not impose any penalty for violation of environment and forest clearances in …
A total of 9,000 cases have been booked and 39,000 kilograms of plastic has been seized in Bengaluru ever since the ban on plastic came into effect four months ago. Furnishing details about the crackdown on plastic, forest and environment minister B Ramanath Rai said a penalty of Rs 52 …
35 health teams to visit houses for larva breeding, issue challans Four persons from the city have tested positive for dengue. All patients have been admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). Since the rainy season has set in, the threat of dengue looms large over the city. The …
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is considering emulating the Kerala government's move to impose a 14.5% 'fat tax' on burgers, pizzas and other junk food sold in restaurants chains, to raise more money for preventive healthcare measures. The Gujarat government is considering various possibilities. As the goods and services tax (GST) …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the introduction of the Kerala Finance Bill 2016 in the assembly on Monday, the fat tax proposed by finance minister Thomas Isaac in the revised budget has come into effect. The fat tax, to the tune of 14.5%, will now on be levied on junk food items like …
