Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025".

Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’.

NGT had directed CPCB to file a report disclosing the status of the audit of the funds enclosing the latest audit report in respect of environmental compensation (EC) fund.

Affidavit by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Mukul Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 15/04/2025. The matter related to implementation of Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 (BMWM Rules, 2016).

There are a total 21 municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration based waste to energy (WtE) plants operational in 10 states/UTs , stated the report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), April 15, 2025.

26 states/UTs have reported that no municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration-based waste to energy plants are operational in their jurisdiction.

Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in OA No 1094 of 2024 (News item titled "All Indian salt sugar brands contain microplastics reveals study" which appeared in the Business Standard, August 13, 2024).

CPCB in its report, March 26, 2025 said that the fourth amendment to the Plastic Waste Management Rules, February 16, 2022 notified "Guidelines on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging" in the schedule II of the rules.

Affidavit filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of News item titled "Siliguri protests dumping of Sikkim waste, raises health and environmental concerns" appearing in the Telegraph dated November 12, 2024. The matter related to unauthorized dumping of waste at a vacant plot in Farabari near Siliguri, West Bengal allegedly from the neighbouring state of Sikkim. As per the article, the vacant plot where waste is being dumped is just around 50 meters from the boundary of the Baikunthapur forest, which poses riks to wildlife.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamlesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 17/02/2025.

The matter is related to the quality of water in river Ganga and Yamuna in Prayagraj. The tribunal was also examining the allegations of the discharge of untreated sewage through the drains in river Ganga and Yamuna with reference to Magh Mela and Kumbh Mela.

Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Ganga pollution Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 10/02/2025. The matter is related to pollution of river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh.

The CPCB had constituted about 50 teams consisting of CPCB officials to undertake surprise and random inspection of 1370 grossly polluting industries (GPIs), 36 sewage treatment plants (STPs) and eight common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) / common chrome recovery unit (CCRU) located in Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Heavy metals in PM 2.5 New Study reveals air quality concerns in East Delhi" appearing in the Times of India dated 29.09.2024.

The original application has been registered on the basis of the news item based upon the study conducted by the IIT, Delhi revealing detection of alarming levels of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, nickel in the air and further disclosing that in East Delhi District, chromium, copper, zinc, molybdenum and lead were the major heavy metals found in PM2.5.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Over 1200 sources polluting water bodies in Punjab reveals govt report" appearing in the Tribune dated 16.09.2024. In the Original Application, registered suo-motu, the tribunal is considering the disclosure in the news item about over 1200 sources of pollution that have been identified and which are affecting the water bodies in Punjab.