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. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 07/08/2015 regarding pollution caused by textile units of Balotra, Bithuja and Jasol of Barmer District, Rajasthan. The Tribunal also wanted to know whether all members of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding pollution of river Yamuna.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 31/07/2015 regarding pollution of river Yamuna. The Lawrence Road CETP plant run by DSIIDC and Okhla plant run by Okhla CETP Society is to show cause as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Suncity Holding & Trading Company Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 30/07/2015 regarding industrial pollution in Jodhpur.
Haryana government today told the National Green Tribunal that maintaining a minimum flow of at least 10 cumecs of water at Hathnikund barrage in Yamuna as directed by it would be difficult during lean season but the Tribunal remained unconvinced. "It would be difficult for Haryana to ensure availability of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/07/2015 regarding Yamuna pollution. Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Haryana informed the Tribunal that ten cumecs water would be continued to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. NCT of Delhi & Ors. And Raj Hans Bansal Vs. Ministry of Water Resources & Ors. dated 27/07/2015 regarding illegal tapping of groundwater, NCT, Delhi. It is revealed …
AURANGABAD: The green tribunal has taken the state pollution watchdog to task for failing to explain lapses and non-compliance of its directions, especially those related to rampant pollution in Waluj MIDC area. The tribunal has asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) member secretary to attend the next hearing on …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashwani Kumar had decided to take up the issue of pollution levels of some of the Tier-II cities of the country. In that series, the Committee undertook its study visit to Ludhiana and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Reva Valley Environment Protection Society Vs. Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation & Ors. dated 20/07/2015 regarding extent of pollution and adverse impact of the discharge of trade effluent at Gujarat Industrial Complex of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, …
Kulgaon-Badlapur, Ambernath municipal councils told to deposit Rs 5 cr each. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) to deposit Rs 15 crore and the Kulgaon-Badlapur and Ambernath municipal councils to deposit Rs 5 crore each with the divisional commissioner within six weeks for the …
The following draft notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), is hereby published for the information of public likely to be affected thereby; and the notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on …
Almost a year after going online for assessing environmental clearance (EC) applications of bigger projects (Category 'A') which come to Union environment ministry for green nod, the Center on Thursday launched a similar web portal for smaller projects (Category 'B') that need to get approval from state assessment authorities. As …
Environment Clearances for Category ‘B’ projects have been put online with launch of new web portal and nineteen states have joined it instantly. This has been launched for online submission of applications for Environment Clearance by State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities for Category ‘B’ projects said Javadekar, the Minister of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 2 July 2015, ordered CPCB to ensure that Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) takes stringent action against polluting industries along Ulhas river and also asked Dombivili CETP, Ambernath CETP , Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation and Dombivali Corporation to deposit 70 crores with the Konkan District …
LUCKNOW: Calling for public participation in its drive to reduce pollution, Union environment ministry said on Tuesday it was committed to taking steps to control pollution. Speaking about the measures taken to monitor pollution, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar said the Central …
Proposal sent to seek approval from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Dyeing units in Tirupur apparel cluster are all set to sign agreements with three cement manufacturing companies in an effort to dispose of the entire sludge generated during the effluent treatment process. “The sludge coming out during the dyeing …
A special monitoring team completed the collection of effluent treatment data for three months from the Common Effluent Treatment Plants on Saturday to ascertain whether the ‘zero liquid discharge’ norms were followed at the plant. The data obtaining, carried out in two phases, was necessitated after one of the member …
Constructed at a cost of over Rs 8 crore, the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in the industrial area of Kurkhumb (Daund taluka of Pune) leaves much to be desired in terms of its performance. While the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) claims the CETP is functioning well, reports by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding the discharge of toxic industrial effluent by the textile industries in Barmer District, Rajasthan.
