Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
More than 80 dead bodies surfaced in the river in Uttar Pradesh las week after a drop in water levels. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has criticised the government for its failure to curb river pollution after scores of dead bodies surfaced in the Ganga river, a lawyer …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday slammed the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government over pollution in the Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans on cleaning up the river rang hollow. “It is really very unfortunate that such things are going on. Why don't you do something about this? Your …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here has directed the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to jointly identify industries in the state that discharge effluents with higher fluoride content into treated waste water. The court also asked the two government bodies to …
Pimpri Chinchwad: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will construct two sewage treatment plants (STP) to reduce pollution in the Indrayani river. The plants will come at Chikhli and Charholi. "The STP at Chikhli will have a capacity to process 10 million litre per day (MLD) of waste and the …
Industries that are releasing effluents into the Hindon River will be sent notices and fined by authorities in Gautam Budh Nagar district, which decided on Thursday to crack down on polluters. At a meeting called by District Magistrate N.P. Singh, representatives of the pollution control board, the Noida Authority and …
Ghaziabad: Major polluting industries in the city have installed online pollution monitoring systems on the directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The system, called continuous stack emission monitoring systems (CSEMS), enables the board to keep tabs on polluting units on a real-time basis without actually visiting the industries. …
The government’s ambitious “Clean Ganga” project got a jolt on Tuesday with the National Green Tribunal directing the Centre not to release funds for cleaning the river from Gomukh to Kanpur without its nod, chiding Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for failing to identify the serious polluting locations. Irked at the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Suiting & Others Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 08/01/2016 regarding pollution caused by textile industries in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Court noted with concern that textile industries in India is water intensive industry and discharge large quantity of …
The Environment Ministry’s proposal, to hastily implement a ‘stringent’ norm mandating nearly all textile processing units to eliminate liquid discharges, can result in closure of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and trigger large-scale job losses, according to the Textile Ministry. In his response to the draft notification by the …
Officials of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) have decided to study the mechanism of waste disposal in Parwanoo, Kala Amb and Kasauli. During an inter-state meeting between officials of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh, officials of the Haryana government had complained that untreated waste from the bordering towns entered …
Nagpur: District guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials to conduct a survey of industries operating in Saoner tehsil and take appropriate action if needed. The minister had received complaints that Adani Polymers, Malu Paper Mills and Madhyadesh Paper Mills were polluting the nearby water …
INDORE: A plan is being charted out for the safe disposal of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, the gas leakage from where killed more than 25,000 people in December 1984, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. "We are working on a plan for safe …
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman Lakshmana visits Bellandur lake, which is filled with froth, on Wednesday. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will hand over Rs 100 crore to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to rejuvenate Bellandur lake, KSPCB new chairman Lakshmana said on …
Coca-Cola's bottling arm Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages may face disruptions at one of its bigger plants after environment watchdog National Green Tribunal issued a notice to the company seeking explanations on its plant's drainage and waste "polluting" the environment. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said "facts in a pollution report" it …
VISAKHAPATNAM: A bacterium that thrives in the Bay of Bengal has been found to be capable of degrading the harmful plastic. Plastic is a non-degradable material and it can remain in the soil for ages. But the bacterium discovered by researchers of Andhra University in the city can break down …
AHMEDABAD: Economic slowdown coupled with increased dumping from China has taken its toll on the chemical industry in Gujarat. Over 350 chemicals units in major industrial clusters of Ahmedabad, Ankleshwar and Vapi have downed their shutters. The moratorium imposed by the Union environment ministry and escalation in production cost has …
Panaji: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has started filing criminal cases against industries, hotels, resorts etc for violating provisions of the Air Act and Water Act. The board has recently filed criminal complaints against six violators under these Acts. The board has filed cases against units for discharging …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Limited (In Krishan Kant Singh Case) Vs. U.P. Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 11/12/2015 regarding sugar industry discharging their effluents in the river Ganges or its tributaries, Uttar Pradesh. The unit will not carry on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 11/12/2015. The Applicant is seeking restraint on the illegal discharge of untreated waste water in the pond situated behind the factory of M/s. Hindustan Coca- Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs Haque Tanners, Jajmau, Kanpur & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding industries especially leather industries/ tanneries which were polluting and were discharging their effluents directly or indirectly into the River Ganga or its tributaries. By this judgment NGT …
