Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranjan Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 18/11/2020.

Grievance in this application is against illegal extraction of ground water by M/s New Waqt Club at Mangol Puri, Ram Leela Maidan, Kalamandir, Delhi for commercial purposes in violation of law. The authorities have failed to take any action.

CPCB carried out ambient air quality and noise level monitoring on selected pre-Deepawali day (09.11.2020) and on Deepawali day (14.11.2020) in Delhi like previous years. Ambient Air Quality was monitored at 40 locations (3 manual stations and 37 real-time stations).

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amarjit Singh Nalwa & Others Vs The State of NCT Delhi & Others dated 09/11/2020. The issue for consideration is remedial action against failure to remove encroachment from forest land inspite of order of the NGT December 11, 2015 at certain locations in South Delhi.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 09/11/2020. The matter relates to remedial action against pollution by use of fire crackers aggravating the menace of Covid-19 pandemic, posing higher danger to the lives and health of the vulnerable groups.

Compliance report by the Department of Forests & Wildlife, Government of NCT of Delhi in the matter of Aditya N. Prasad & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/11/2020. The report was in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of July 2, 2020.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandra Saxena Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 02/11/2020.

This application seeks injunction against construction of drains in place of sewer lines at Chhatarpur Enclave, New Delhi. It is stated that there are 1700 unauthorised colonies in Delhi wherein the drains, septic tanks and soak pits are constructed. This is a source of pollution of ground water.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Sharma Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 02/11/2020.

The issue for consideration is the remedial action for compliance of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the IL&FS Company at Jahangirpuri, Delhi.

The present Statistical Abstract 2019 is the Nineth in the series brought out by the Directorate on the basis of secondary data sources.

Air pollution presents an increasingly apparent challenge to health and development across the globe. Exposure to PM2.5 is a major health risk and worldwide, an estimated 4.13-5.39 million people died prematurely in 2017 from exposure to PM2.5 pollution. The health impacts of pollution also represent a heavy cost to the economy.

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated on October 28, 2020.

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