Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding extraction of underground water, Haryana, 01/12/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vijender Singh Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 01/12/2014 regarding extraction of underground water, Haryana. The Tribunal also directed the Administrator of HUDA to file an Affidavit clearly stating as to whether it is supplying water to any of the sectors which have been referred to by the Applicant in the Application and to any of the projects in all the Sectors mentioned in the Application.

Judgement Date: 
01/12/2014
Tags:
Groundwater, Haryana, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Demand, Water Distribution, Tubewells, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

 Tribunal on trial

It has been four years since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act was passed by Parliament for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests, and also for giving compensation to the victims of environmental damage. In three-and-a-half years of its existence, NGT has received accolades and appreciation, but has also been criticised for exceeding its jurisdiction and giving "non-technical" judgements.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2014
Yukti Choudhary
Down to Earth
Tags:
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone crushing units operating in village Patanwati, Rajasthan, 28/11/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Villagers of the Village Patanwati Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 28/11/2014 regarding stone crushing units operating in village Patanwati, Rajasthan.

Judgement Date: 
28/11/2014
Tags:
Mining, Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sikar (D), Groundwater Assessment, Stone Industry
Environment

Gurgaon builder found guilty of violating norms

More than three months after the Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, North served show-cause notices to the developers of Mayfield Gardens township here for carrying out constru

Publication Date: 
28/11/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Construction Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Hazardous Waste

Pvt hospitals violating norm of bio-medical waste disposal

City private hospitals are blatantly flouting hazardous biomedical waste disposal norms.

Publication Date: 
28/11/2014
Aditya Dev
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Hospital Waste, Waste Disposal, Health Effects, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste
Environment

Environment regulator to be set up without penal powers

At present only courts have the authority to impose penalty on the basis of complaints filed by authorised officers; it has hardly ever led to action

Publication Date: 
28/11/2014
Somesh Jha
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Regulations, Environment Act 1986, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC)
Air Pollution

Golden Temple to be under pollution scanner 24x7

AMRITSAR: Worried over reports about India's most loved monument Taj Mahal turning yellow due to pollution, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has woken up to the imminent threat to Golden T

Publication Date: 
27/11/2014
Times of India (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Punjab, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Air Quality Monitoring
Habitat And Urbanisation

Gurgaon builder found guilty of violating norms

More than three months after the Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, North served show-cause notices to the developers of Mayfield Gardens township here for carrying out constru

Publication Date: 
27/11/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Buildings, Environment, Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Court, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Water Pollution, Air Pollution
Environment

Centre, States to step up checks on plastic bag use

The Government will set up surveillance squads with the power to levy spot fines on manufacturers of plastic bags below 40 microns, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in the Lok Sabha on W

Publication Date: 
27/11/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Plastics, Non Biodegradable Waste, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Centre for Science and Environment team visits 'cancer villages' after demand for neutral probe

GREATER NOIDA: A team of researchers from the Delhi-based research and advocacy organization Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) visited the Greater Noida villages of Sadopur, Bisnoli and Kher

Publication Date: 
27/11/2014
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Pollution, CSE, Cancer, Health Effects, Water Pollution, Groundwater, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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