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The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj Mahal are concerned.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/05/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Surjith Kumar Nanu Vs State of Kerala & Others.

Report on behalf of Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order dated April 24, 2025. An application was filed before the NGT by Yelahanka-Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust, praying for stopping the construction of a pipeline on a walking path of the lake, a land that is classified as tank area. The applicant said that the construction would adversely affect the lake area and also pointed to the absence of a detailed project report (DPR) or a technical plan.

Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025.

NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas over weekend."

The Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), 2019 of Odisha has been approved by MoEFC&CC on June 1, 2021. Public hearings were conducted in all the 7 coastal districts of Odisha during CZMP preparation.

Short affidavit on behalf of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated January 22, 2025.

The application was registered suo motu by the NGT on the basis of a news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing in the Tribune dated 28.12.2024. The news report highlighted the operation of illegal and polluting kilns/crucibles along the Haryana-Rajasthan border near the Aravalli range.

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News Item titled "Endangered Gangetic dolphins found in most tributaries of Ganges prompting urgent conservation" appearing in Mongaby- India dated 20.05.2024 dated 01/05/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Neeraj Tiwari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/05/2025. The issue involved in the application related to the improper management of solid waste within the municipal limits of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re: Sinking Ba’deshi vessel dumps toxic fly ash in river near Ghoramara, shows video shared by panchayat member News item published in the Times of India Kolkata Section dt 17.02.2025 dated 29/04/2025.

Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’.

NGT had directed CPCB to file a report disclosing the status of the audit of the funds enclosing the latest audit report in respect of environmental compensation (EC) fund.

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