Environment

No pandal on roads and footpaths at the expense of public convenience: HC

Court tells govt to educate students on noise rules to effectively deal with pollution

Publication Date: 
12/08/2016
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Ganesh Chaturthi, Religious Beliefs, Noise Pollution, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environmental Health, Environment
Environment

Students vow to install clay Ganesh idols

Aurangabad: Showing the way to an eco-friendly Ganesh festival, students from Udhyan Shalini Fellowship School have pledged to install only clay idols at their homes.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2016
Times Of India (Aurangabad)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Ganesh Chaturthi, Environmental Security, NGO, Water Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Environment
Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding immersion of idols in the Hoganekkal falls and river bank of Cauvery, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, 05/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of R Janakiraman Vs Department of Environment and Forest Chennai & Others dated 05/08/2016. This application is filed by the applicant seeking a direction against the respondents to ban immersion of idols containing Plaster of Paris (PoP) and other chemicals in the Hoganekkal falls and river bank of Cauvery in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
05/08/2016
Tags:
Water Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Dharmapuri (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, River Pollution
Environment

Police warn action against sound pollution

Police have already started initiating measures to ensure that the Ganesh festival will be celebrated without violating noise level norms.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2016
Times of India (Kolhapur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Kolhapur (T), Noise Pollution, Ganesh Chaturthi, Festival, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environment
Environment

Goa Govt to implement ban on PoP Ganesh idols strictly

Goa Government today said it would form flying squads and keep an eagle eye on the state's borders to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming into the state for sale ahead of the Ganesh fest

Publication Date: 
04/08/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Goa, Ganesh Chaturthi, Festival, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Religious Beliefs, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Five Pillars Church devotees refute charges

Panaji: Regulars attending religious services in Tropa, Siolim, have said that it is the fundamental right of every citizen to follow any religion of their choice and no other organization can enfo

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Noise Pollution, Religious Places, Health Effects, Environmental Health, Religious Beliefs, Environment
Health

Regulator to ensure quality prasad at shrines

Ever thought about the quality of food your revered shrine is serving? Well, the country’s apex food regulator is thinking about that on your behalf.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2016
Aditi Tandon
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Religious Beliefs, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Religious Places, Supreme Court, Health
Environment

Religious events can’t be prohibited in name of environment: National Green Tribunal

They have been allowed to be impleaded in the matter in which the panel is examining the issue of damage to the flood plains of the river allegedly caused due to the holding of cultural extravaganz

Publication Date: 
20/07/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Religious Beliefs, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Yamuna, Okhala SA, Environmental Security, Ecology, Environment
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of electronic crematorium to protect the depleting green cover, Madhya Pradesh, 15/07/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Pramode Chugh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 15/07/2016 regarding use of electronic crematorium to protect the depleting green cover with especially Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur & Gwalior. Counsel for the Bhopal Municipal Corporation submitted before the Tribunal that proposals for establishing the electronic crematorium one at Chhola and other at Bhadbhada have already been sent to the State Government. However, so far no sanctions have been received in this behalf.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2016
Tags:
Deforestation, Religious Beliefs, Bhopal (T), Indore (T), Jabalpur (T), Gwalior (T), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

Hyderabad High Court suggests 15-foot-tall Ganesh idols

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Monday asked the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti and the state government to take steps to ensure that only upto 15-foot-tall Ganesh Idols are installed at pa

Publication Date: 
12/07/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Environment, Hyderabad (D), High Court, Lakes, Water Pollution, Religious Beliefs

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