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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shri Hazi Arif & Ors. V/s. State of UP & Ors dated 08/05/2014 on the issue of discharge of untreated industrial waste water into the Sahibabad drain. NGT order also notes the report submitted by local …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Village Kadamdih Through Umang Choudhary Vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors. dated 07/05/2014 regarding removal of dolochar from village Kadamdih, Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. Original Order Previous Orders
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has decided to keep bank guarantee from industries to put pressure on them to comply with environmental norms in a time-bound manner. If the norms are not complied with in the stipulated period, the firm will forfeit the guarantee amount, board sources said …
Effluent discharged into River Cauvery by dyeing units in Pallipalayam is polluting the water released from Mettur Dam to meet drinking water needs in Erode city. There is no doubt that Cauvery water contaminated by the effluent would cause skin problems and other serious ailments, acknowledge Pollution Control Board officials. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of R. N. T. Plantations Ltd. V/s. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/05/2014 regarding discharge of effluents/sludge, crude oil and other waste materials into the Rajgarjan and Gohainjan streams/man-mad drains by ONGC and whether these drains …
Expressing deep concern over the tragic incident of release of toxic material in a drain in Dera Ismail Khan that claimed lives of nine innocent people, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has announced compensation for victim families. Under the package the district administration as per directives of the CM …
There is little that the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) can do to check pollution. Under the board's watchful eyes, for years the Bandi River and Nehra dam in Pali have been turning into reservoirs of chemical effluents released without treatment from the textile units in Pali. Ironically, even when …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Development Authority on a plea that said birds and animals were dying because of poisonous and polluted water released from illegal factories. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath sought response …
The court has now issued notices to the government, DDA and DJB to respond to the plea by August 13. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea seeking clean water for animals and birds in the …
Capital’s Desperate Search For Land To Build Facility Continues New Delhi: With no space to build a hazardous waste treatment plant, Delhi is going through a massive crisis. Its efforts to build a treatment plant in Ghuman Hera, Kanjhawala and Bawana have failed because of a variety of reasons. Chief …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Leela Tex. Exports & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 01/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries particularly textile industries operating in the Heavy Industrial Area of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of U.R. Beniwal V/s State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/05/2014 regarding waste water/trade effluent being directly discharged into the river Jojri by industries. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/448-2013(THC)(OA)_1May2014.pdf
There are 764 grossly polluting industries in the five States on the main stem of the Ganga and its tributaries which are marring the water quality in the rivers, the Centre and its Ministry of Environment & Forests have said while expressing hope that their Gangetic Dolphin Conservation Plan together …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed Essar Power to comply with its directions on removal and storage of fly ash at its Mahan coal-based power plant or face immediate shutdown. The Mahan power project at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh represents a $1.2-billion investment by Essar Power and is …
Terming a sugar mill and distillery in Ghaziabad “serious polluter” churning out tonnes of untreated sulphurous effluent in the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh Government and the National Ganga River Basin Authority to hold a meeting within a week to work …
Number of groundwater sites of poor or extremely poor quality increases to 59.6%, Chinese government says Nearly 60% of the groundwater at sites monitored throughout China is of poor or extremely poor quality, with excessive amounts of pollutants, according to an annual report by the Ministry of Land and Resources. …
Dumka: The apathy of the district administration in ensuring the proper disposal of waste in the industrial town of Babupur near Dumka has put the lives of its residents at risk. The situation has turned so alarming that even marine animals in a 12.5 bigha community pond are on the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Himanshu R. Barot Vs State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 22/04/2014 regarding location of a factory in a thickly populated human locality, Kalyan Mill, Naroda Road, North Gujrat estate, Ahmedabad. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/109_2013(THC)(App)(WZ)_22Apr2014_final_order.pdf
Flouting the Supreme Court (SC) directives and anti-pollution laws, 407 industrial units are running unauthorisedly in the state as their ‘validity of consent’ to operate has expired about a decade ago. State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) officials said as per the provisions of the Water (Protection and Control of Pollution) …
That toxic industrial waste flows unabated in Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana and Kala Sanghian drain in Jalandhar is known, what baffles environmentalists in Punjab is that no political party is bothered about the issue. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) claims that the steps are being taken to ensure that …
