Delhi

5 factories sealed for polluting Delhi

New Delhi: Government authorities on Tuesday sealed 15 factories in Loni area in NCR region for polluting the environment.

Publication Date:

26/04/2017

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Industrial Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Environment

Environment

NGT to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You have no sense of responsibility

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and his Art of Living Foundation earned a severe rebuke from the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Principal Bench on Thursday, after Ravi Shankar’s statement slam

Publication Date:

21/04/2017

Author(s): Nikhil M Ghanekar

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Yamuna, Ecology, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Environmental Health, Environment

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees, Jaunapur and Dera Mandi, Delhi, 20/04/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amarjit Singh Nalwa & Ors. Vs. The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 20/04/2017 regarding felling of trees, Jaunapur and Dera Mandi, Delhi.

NGT in the Order dated 11/12/2015 had directed NCT Delhi to take necessary measures to stop illegal activities of construction, laying of concrete RCC roads, both felling and cutting of trees, mining, digging of borewells, disposal of MSW and burning of plastic inside the forest area expeditiously which was not followed upon.

Judgement Date:

20/04/2017

Tags:

Forests, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forest Encroachments, Court, Waste Disposal

Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding steps to control the growing air pollution in NCT Delhi, 20/04/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Othes dated 20/04/2017 regarding steps to control the growing air pollution in NCT Delhi.

Some of the directions passed by NGT are the following:

Judgement Date:

20/04/2017

Tags:

Air Pollution, Delhi, Air Pollution Control, Public Transport, Buses, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Cars and Congestion, Vehicular Pollution

Air Pollution

EPCA finalises audit report of pollution centres

“The draft report was circulated among stakeholders and major revisions have been made to the report based on their comments,” said an EPCA member

Publication Date:

20/04/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Air Pollution Control

Environment

Industries in residential areas: NGT notice to Delhi govt

A resident here today moved the National Green Tribunal against unauthorised industrial units located in residential areas, prompting the green panel to seek response from the Delhi government and

Publication Date:

19/04/2017

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Industrial Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Municipal Corporation, Air Act 1981, Water Act 1974, Environment

Environment

Ban on plastic: NGT seeks status report from Delhi govt

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought a status report from the Delhi government on its order banning the use of disposable plastic in the national capital.

Publication Date:

19/04/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Plastics, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Non-Biodegradable Waste, Pollution, Environment

Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of recycled treated water of the STP of DJB situated at Qutub Metro Station for horticulture use, 18/04/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandra Saxena Vs. SDMC and Ors dated 18/04/2017 regarding use of recycled treated water of the STP of DJB situated at Qutub Metro Station, Meharauli Gurgaon Road for horticulture use.

Judgement Date:

18/04/2017

Tags:

Waste Recycling, Water Conservation, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Green Spaces, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Municipal Corporations, Horticulture

Environment

गुरुद्वारों को एनवायरनमेंट फ्रेंडली बनाएगी DSGPC

दिल्ली सिख गुरुद्वारा प्रबंधक कमिटी (DSGPC) के इतिहास में पहली बार करीब 119 करोड़ रुपये का बजट तैयार किया गया है। इसमें गुरुद्वारों के रेनोवेशन से लेकर लंगर बनाने के तरीके को एनवायरनमेंट फ्रेंडली

Publication Date:

18/04/2017

Source: Navbharat Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Religious Places, Environmental Security, Solar Energy, Sanitation, LEDs, Environment

Health