Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Baldev Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 06/08/2015 regarding groundwater pollution in the state of Punjab. The Tribunal also directed that ground water samples be collected from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Mohali …
State unable to convince Union government, which is insisting on scrapping bill A pall of gloom is descending over Plachimada village located on the eastern borders of Palakkad district with the Union government insisting on scrapping the Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill 2011 terming it …
The groundwater is unfit for consumption in 171 villages of Mahendragarh district as the fluoride content in the water is high resulting in dental and skeletal fluorosis, anemia, gastroenteritis and other abdominal disorders among the villagers. Rathivaas, the native place of Education Minister Rambilas Sharma is also among the villages …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Residents of Village Kadamdih Through Umang Choudhary V/s. State of Jharkhand & Ors. dated 31/07/2015 regarding dumping of Dolochar-the hazardous industrial waste, District Saraikella Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant pointed out from …
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.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution in ground water by industries, 23/07/2015. As per ground water resources assessments (as on March 2011), gross ground water draft for all uses in respect of Sirohi district is 310.61 MCM (Million Cubic Metre), which includes cumulative ground water withdrawal for Domestic/Agriculture/Industrial use. …
The PIL had alleged that polluting industrial units, factories using chemicals and brick kilns were destroying the ground water quality in Loni, Pilkhuwa and Moradnagar blocks of Ghaziabad. The Allahabad High Court has directed the District Magistrate and the top officials of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Safal Bharat Guru Parampara Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 20/07/2015 regarding the policy of the State of Punjab for providing free electricity to the farmers for agricultural purposes, to lay down concrete steps to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Karnail Singh & Ors. Vs. CPCB & Ors. dated 16/07/2015 regarding ground water pollution caused by industries and discharge of effluent into Dhabi Nala, Punjab.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors dated 15/07/2015 regarding the pollution of water bodies and river in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Counsel appearing for the Applicant contends that entire city of Gorakhpur does not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/07/2015 regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia and Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The economic value of unconventional natural gas resources has stimulated rapid globalization of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. However, natural radioactivity found in the large volumes of “produced fluids” generated by these technologies is emerging as an international environmental health concern. Current assessments of the radioactivity concentration in liquid wastes …
The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court on Monday issued notices to the state government and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for their "inaction" against a company which has been allegedly polluting wells, farmland and the Sukhna river since long. According to the petition filed by Vaishnaw Rameshwar and Atmaram …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Digvijay Singh Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/07/2015 regarding closure of polluting textile units in Balotra, Bithuja, Jasol and Baetu of Barmer District, Rajasthan. Counsel appearing for the applicant’s trust respondent nos. 8 …
Data from 11 000 public supply wells in 87 study areas were used to assess the quality of nearly all of the groundwater used for public supply in California. Two metrics were developed for quantifying groundwater quality: area with high concentrations (km2 or proportion) and equivalent-population relying upon groundwater with …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regarding water supply in the city of Delhi. The Tribunal noted that stinking and dirty water flows through the water supply lines …
Polluted water bodies in Malwa and Doaba regions continue to pose a challenge to the government, The Tribune reports Buddha Nullah, the toxic vein of Ludhiana, was once a stream of sparkling water. This seasonal water channel is now a dirty drain that reeks of putrid smell. As the nullah …
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.
GUWAHATI: Researchers and experts, who gathered in the city on Wednesday for an awareness programme expressed concerns at the deteriorating condition of groundwater pollution. Urging the government to carry out proper studies and surveys, the researchers advocated the need for working together for a better tomorrow. "Despite heavy presence of …
The official figures of water supply seem at variance from the ground reality raising doubts about the utilisation of grants to strengthen the delivery system in the district. While figures by the Public Health Engineering Department reveal a supply of 70 - 135 litre per capita per day (LPCD) to …
