THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to make certain it uploads on its website all orders on granting environment clearances within seven days of approval, enabling public to be aware of such orders and raise appropriate objections timely.

The tribunal, led by Justice Swatanter Kumar, reminded the ministry that it was not just an administrative duty but a "statutory obligation of the MoEF" to put such orders in the public domain so that people are made sentient of the approvals as well as conditions and safeguards to be followed by the project proponent i.e the entity receiving the clearance".