Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Vanashakti & Other Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/03/2023.

The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to place on record the final report of the Dr S K Khurana sub committee and the report dated September 6, 2022 of the committee chaired by Dr T P Rajendran. The Union Government was also directed to file a further affidavit explaining the basis on which action has been taken presently only with respect to three pesticides in the notification dated 2 February 2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saif Alam Vs State of Maharashtra dated 13/03/2023. Allegations of a bio-medical waste plant (SMS envoclean Pvt. Ltd) running in the middle of the city of Mumbai and adjacent to slum of Mankhurd-Govandi prompted NGT to give directions for the formation of a joint committee.

Reply by the Municipal Council, Banur in Original Application No. 490 of 2022 in the matter of Sunaina Vs State of Punjab & Others.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had directed Municipal Council Banur, Zirakpur and Rajpura to ensure supply of potable water complying with the parameters as prescribed in IS:10500:2012 to the residents. MC Banur, Zirakpur and Rajpura were asked to identify all the water supply pipelines which are leaking and either replace or provide new water supply lines.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in The Hindu dated 29.03.2022 titled “Detecting microplastics in human blood” dated 01/03/2023.

Proceedings were initiated suo-motu in the light of media reports to the effect that in absence of enforcement of environmental norms on the subject, small particles of plastics enter the blood cells of human being through food, having adverse health impact.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Urban Forest Forum Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/02/2023.

The matter related to a petrol pump Mahendera Ji Motors being run within 50 meters of a school, SCM Public School. This is in violation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) guidelines dated January 7, 2020. Further, high tension electricity wires are passing and electricity transformers are placed right at the corner of the petrol pump.

Report of the joint committee and action taken report in compliance of the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 744 of 2022 (Moharram Ali Vs State of Uttar Pradesh) and Original Application No. 277/2022 (Liyakat Ali & Others Vs State of UP). Two matters have been clubbed together in the report.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report dated 10/02/2023.

The CPCB report was in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated April 5, 2022 in Original Application No. 251/2022 in re: News item published in The Hindu dated March 29, 2022 titled 'Detecting microplastics in human blood'.