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NGT notice on use of ponies, horses at Vaishno Devi shrine

An environment activist has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking directions to stop the use of horses and ponies in Vaishno Devi shrine premises in Jammu, prompting the green panel to se

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Religious Places, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Jammu (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environmental Security, Waste Disposal, River Pollution, Environment
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal pertaining to interference in the catchment area of lakes and other river bodies in Rajasthan, 19/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Tilok Ram Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 19/10/2015 pertaining to interference in the catchment area of lakes and other river bodies in Rajasthan leading to either fall in the water levels or their total destruction.

Judgement Date: 
19/10/2015
Tags:
Rivers, Lakes, Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hydrology
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by burning of crops and residue in the fields, 19/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution Authority & Ors. dated 19/10/2015 regarding pollution caused by burning of crops and residue in the fields.

Judgement Date: 
19/10/2015
Tags:
Crop Residues, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment and construction in the flood plain of river Yamuna, 19/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/10/2015 regarding encroachment and construction in the flood plain of river Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
19/10/2015
Tags:
Yamuna, Land Use, Urban Encroachments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), River Pollution
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining, 19/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Gurpreet Singh Bagga Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 19/10/2015 regarding illegal mining.

NGT directs the Counsel appearing for the State of Uttar Pradesh to file requisite documents to support their contentions that it is in fact the State of Haryana which is responsible for illegal mining.

Judgement Date: 
19/10/2015
Tags:
Mining, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Solid Waste

NGT clears NMC’s solid waste project

National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone bench, has cleared Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC's) municipal solid waste (MSW) to electricity project, thereby paving the way for its execution.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Ashish Roy
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (T), Waste Treatment, Municipal Corporation, Waste To Energy, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Solid Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Solid Waste

Waste disposal: NGT prods SMC, govt

The tourist town of Shimla has not been able to ensure scientific disposal of its waste, leaving the National Green Tribunal worried.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Times Of India (Shimla)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal / Household Waste, Solid Waste
Environment

Construction in Shimla: NGT forms panel to study ecology

Voicing concern over rapid construction activity in Shimla and its adverse affect on the ecology, the National Green Tribunal has constituted an expert committee to study forests, sewage system, wa

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (T), Ecology, Housing Construction, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ecosystems, Natural Disasters, Environment
Environment

Construction sites in Nagpur guilty of flouting norms

NAGPUR: Though the statutory bodies have standing guidelines regarding protection of environment while carrying out construction activities, the same are not being implemented at most of the constr

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Manka Behl
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (T), Environment, Regulations, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Rules 2000, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution
Forests

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of mangroves along the coastline of Gujarat, 17/10/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Conservation Action Trust Vs Union of India & Ors dated 17/10/2015 regarding gradual destruction of mangroves for non-forest use along the coastline of State of Gujarat.

Judgement Date: 
17/10/2015
Tags:
Mangroves, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forest Act 1980, Land Use, Salt Industry, Rajkot (D), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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