In a major environment-friendly move to conserve energy, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation will change all its two lakh conventional park and streetlights to the LED ones.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of P. Bakthavatsalam Vs Corporation of Chennai & Others dated 06/05/2016. The applicant has approached this Tribunal seeking for a permanent injunction restraining the temple authorities from cutting the remaining branches of the 100 year old ‘Arasamaram’ tree located adjacent to a temple at Vadivelu Mudali Street, Perambur, Chennai on any pretext.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association (KARWA) V/s Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam & Ors. dated 06/05/2016 regarding illegal sewer connectivity in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad. A grievance is made about the illegal sewer connectivity and emptying of sewerage into storm water drain as well as storm water drain getting chocked up with MSW.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Casa Toscana & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 05/05/2016 regarding air and noise pollution caused by the restaurant namely M/s Casa Toscana, located at  14 Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Ward. No. 87, P.S. Tollygunge, Kolkata ­700 029. NGT observed that there are mainly two issues that fall calls for Court's consideration.

Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), which was a late starter in getting toilets constructed under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan because of the Kumbh Mela, has constructed 1,767 toilets lava

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Monday asked the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to file an affidavit on its stand pertaining to the operation of jewellery manufacturing units in the walled

Aurangabad: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court on Monday questioned the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) when it would place before the general body the state government letter ask

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babu Lal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 02/05/2016 regarding sewage water and also storm water being drained into the Gandhi Sagar Lake, Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Court has also been informed that at present on a rough estimate about 22 MLD sewage is being discharged towards the Gandhi Sagar Lake whereas the remaining sewage which is being generated is discharged in different directions.

Amid continuous threat to green belt from increasing commercial activities, the National Green Tribunal has directed South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to finalise an action plan on preservat

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/04/2016. These applications have been filed by South Delhi Municipal Corporation and North Delhi Municipal Corporation seeking permission for registration of diesel vehicles used for collection and transportation of garbage on diesel based HCV and MCV vehicles.

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