Environment

SC moves to relocate crematorium near Taj

Agra: A bench of Justices TS Thakur and C Nagappan on Monday offered three weeks' time to the Central Environment Committee (CEC) to suggest an alternate space for the crematorium near the Taj Maha

Publication Date: 
17/11/2015
Ishita Mishra
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Crematoriums, Taj Mahal, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environmentalists, Environment
Solid Waste

Large-scale open burning of garbage damaging Taj: US study

AGRA: One of the major threats to the Taj Mahal — a high level of particulate matter (PM) responsible for masking the white marble sheen - is being released into air on account of large scale burni

Publication Date: 
29/10/2015
Aditya Dev
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Waste Disposal, Taj Mahal, Municipal / Household Waste, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), RSPM (PM 10), Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Solid Waste
Environment

Switch off lights as insects polluting Taj, ASI tells CISF

AGRA: Amid concerns that increasing pollution levels are turning the Taj Mahal yellow and recent reports about weakening of its foundation from a dry Yamuna bed, the Archaeological Survey of India'

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
Aditya Dev
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Taj Mahal, Pollution, Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), LEDs, Environment
Water Pollution

NGT issues warrants against builders

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued bailable warrants against seven builders for not responding to notices by the Agra Municipal Corp and file documents before the NGT to prove they

Publication Date: 
13/10/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Agra (T), Municipal Corporation, Sewage, Yamuna, River Pollution, Uttar Pradesh, Housing Construction
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding releasing of untreated sewage into river Yamuna, 12/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/10/2015 regarding releasing of untreated sewage into river Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
12/10/2015
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, Sewage Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Agra (T), Wastewater Recycling, Construction Industry
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 06/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Devashish Bhattacharya Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 06/10/2015 regarding pollution in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
06/10/2015
Tags:
Air Pollution, Agra (T), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Vehicular Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Informal Sector
Water Pollution

Civic body to prevent idol immersion in Yamuna

AGRA: Idols of elephant-headed god Ganesh have thronged city's markets for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. A fairly private practice earlier, it is a large public festival today.

Publication Date: 
15/09/2015
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Yamuna, River Pollution, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

NGT fines Agra builders, colonies Rs 1.41cr for polluting

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.41 crore on nine colonies and three builders here for polluting Yamuna river.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Yamuna, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees in the Taj Eco Zone, 10/09/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 10/09/2015 regarding felling of trees in the Taj Eco Zone. Ms. Ishita Mishra, News Reporter has filed Affidavit along with her Affidavit a copy of the report dated 26th June, 2015 submitted by the Chief Conservator of Forest of the concerned Department of State of U.P. stating that nearly 8000 trees are missing in the area specified.

Judgement Date: 
10/09/2015
Tags:
Taj Mahal, Deforestation, Agra (T), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forests
Solid Waste

Agra civic authorities, police pass buck on implementing NGT provisions

AGRA: The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has rolled up its sleeves to initiate action against any act of garbage disposal in Yamuna after the Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) slapped a fine of Rs 1 la

Publication Date: 
08/09/2015
Deepak Lavania
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Waste Disposal, Yamuna, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Solid Waste

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