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 …
Restoration of Water Quality of river Ganga is high on the National Agenda. The Government is committed to put its best effort to bring back the sanctity of the river. The major cause of concern of river Ganga relates to disposal of un-treated/partially treated sewage into the river and using …
To keep a check on polluting industries in the state, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) will soon introduce an online monitoring system. With this, the department can keep an eye on the pollution caused by 17 types of industries. An official informed, "The board has prepared an online …
JSW Dharamtar Port has received green clearance for expansion of its jetty facility with an investment of Rs 1,550 crore at Dolvi village in Raigad district of Maharashtra. JSW Dharamtar Port Ltd (JSWDPL) is a special purpose vehicle created under the aegis of JSW Infrastructure Ltd to handle the cargo …
Air pollution issues from waste incineration activities across Europe may be “significant” and “serious”, a report produced for Zero Waste Europe argues. The study finds that the release of pollutants to air, soil and water is “an unavoidable consequence of waste incineration”, despite the adoption of pollution abatement measures, and …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today slammed the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments over increasing pollution in the Ganga’s tributary Ramganga and summoned top officials of various departments. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed officials from the State Pollution Control Boards and the Jal Nigam to be …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of M/s. Atra Pharmaceutical Ltd. Vs Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others dated 23/11/2015 regarding order passed by the Respondents dated July 22nd, 2015 directing Industrial unit of the Appellant to be closed and to …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Karur Maavata Nilathadi Neer Pathugapu Matrum Saayakazhival pathikapatta Vivasayigal Sangam, Karur Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2015 regarding dumping/storing of lime sludge and other industrial wastes in S. F. No. 176/1 and 177/ 2 …
A green panel EAC has rejected Tata Sponge Iron's plea to exempt it from public hearing for setting up of a 12.5 MW thermal power plant in Odisha, and suggested that the Union Environment Ministry may take a call on the issue based on the government policy. Public hearings are …
The National Green Tribunal today pulled up Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments over rising pollution in river Ganga's tributary Ramganga and asked them to apprise it about the steps taken to prevent discharge of effluents in the water body. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the state …
KOCHI:Residents of Eloor woke up on Friday morning once again to witness the River Periyar turning ‘red’, with contaminated discharge from the factories on the banks. The discolouration of the river is no longer new for the local people, as they have been witnessing this for the quite long. The …
Ranchi: Taking time off from his routine responsibilities, Jharkhand Food Minister Saryu Roy has been working to save water bodies from pollution, which he claims is "main reason for diseases" in the mineral-rich state. "When I embarked on the Clean Water Sources Campaign ten years ago, some people used to …
HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a panel to be headed by Justice P Lakshmana Reddy, former judge of the AP High Court, to study the pollution throughout the Patancheruvu industrial area in Ranga Reddy district. An environmental activist A Kishan Rao of Patancheruvu area and advocate Kaushik …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Ors (Applicants) Versus Daurala Sugar Works Distillery Unit Daurala (Respondents) dated 09/11/2015 regarding pollution caused by the distillery unit Daurala Sugar Works located at Daurala in Meerut District of State of Uttar Pradesh.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh Jain Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 06/11/2015 regarding steel pickling units situated at Wazirpur Industrial Estate within the limits of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi. Pickling activity in the said area initially appeared in the Negative list of …
KOCHI: Eloor has been in the cusp of pollution for many decades. As much as 60 per cent of the municipality is occupied by industrial units, making environmental pollution a normal occurrence in the area. “There are 8,514 families living in Eloor municipality. Neither the government nor the local authorities …
KOCHI: Environmentalists have alleged that some companies in the Eloor-Edayar belt released large quanity of chemical effluents to the Periyar River on Saturday, a day after an expert team from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) completed collecting samples from the river and the company premises as per an …
RAJKOT: Is the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) going soft on Hanjar Biotech Energy Pvt Ltd, the company that drew severe flak from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Pune, for mishandling solid waste? What else explains the fact that the civic body has paid from its own coffers Rs 25 …
‘Mercury in the Mist,’ a documentary on plight of people affected by alleged mercury contamination by Hindustan Uniliver Clinical Thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, was screened by Sevvakam, a youth forum, which organises monthly documentary screenings, in the city on Sunday. The documentary was directed by R.P. Amudhan. The screening was …
Effluents from the factory at Divya Pharmacy, belonging to yoga Guru Ramdev, at the Indira industrial estate in Haridwar city, continue to flow directly into the Ganga, near Rishikul. Uttarakhand Tribune is highlighting for the third time this balatant polluting of the holy river by an organisation belonging to Swami …
Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Wednesday urged the central government to lift the moratorium on industrial clusters of Vapi, Ankleshwar and Vatva (Ahmedabad), which was imposed five year ago. "We request the Centre to resolve the issue of moratorium on these industrial clusters at the earliest," Patel said at …
