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Mining

Despite NGT orders, illegal mining rampant in Haridwar

Illegal mining continues in many areas in Haridwar, despite a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning such activity.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Kavita Upadhyay
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Illegal Trade
Health

‘Radiation by cell towers no issue if norms followed’

MUMBAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and National Green Tribunal (NGT) have said that cell-tower radiations are not a "pollutant" or a health hazard if cell towers strictly adhere to

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Chittaranjan Tembhekar
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mobile Tower, Electromagnetic Radiation (EM Radiation), Telecommunication, Health Effects, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Health
Environment

Halt ‘illegal’ Statue of Unity: Activists to NGT

The Gujarat government’s ambitious ‘Statue of Unity’ project now faces a legal hurdle as a group of activists from Gujarat has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT), demanding a stay on the const

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Gujarat, Narmada, Environment Clearance (EC), Right To Information (RTI), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Wildlife Act 1972, Wetlands, Tribals, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environmental Health, Environment
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rising air pollution in Delhi, 17/04/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 17/04/2015 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi.

The Tribunal also directed the DPCC and CPCB to inspect all the major projects in Delhi i.e., Indraprasthra, Badarpur and Rajghat Thermal Power Station and/or any other major project of this nature, which has high air emission.

Judgement Date: 
17/04/2015
Tags:
Air Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Vehicular Pollution, Construction Industry, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan
Water Resources

Groundwater level in Noida under 'stress': CGWA tells NGT

Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) today told the National Green Tribunal that groundwater level in Noida is under "stress" and recommended cap on number of houses being owned by individuals.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Groundwater, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Water Resources
Air Pollution

State ‘misled’ Centre on vehicle pollution norms

Haryana seems to have misled the Centre over registration of the BS-IV compliant vehicles in 11 districts of the states falling in the NCR during the recent meeting of the environment ministers in

Publication Date: 
17/04/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Vehicles, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Quality Standards, Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, Air Pollution, Vehicular Standards
Air Pollution

77 Ghaziabad builders told to follow NGT norms

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Thursday issued notices to 77 real-estate projects in the city, asking their developers to undertake construction work in a way that released the minimu

Publication Date: 
17/04/2015
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad (T), Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution
Energy

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal for stopping the manufacture of gensets for disregarding compliance of environmental norms, 16/04/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Champ Energy Ventures Pvt. Ltd. V/s MoEF& Ors dated 16/04/2015 for stopping the manufacture of gensets for disregarding compliance of environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
16/04/2015
Tags:
Environment, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene, Pune (D), Maharashtra, Energy
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the establishment of M/S. Leading Hotels Limited, Goa, 16/04/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sunil Shetye Vs. M/s. Leading Hotels Limited & Ors dated 16/04/2015 regarding the establishment of M/S. Leading Hotels Limited, on the ground that, it is in blatant violation of all environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
16/04/2015
Tags:
Hotels, Goa, Turtles, Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife Act 1972, Sindhudurg, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Solid Waste

Greens to move NGT against dumping

Green activists on Tuesday said they would approach the National Green Tribunal as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has continued to dump debris on the banks of Mutha river in violation of a Su

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Waste Disposal, Municipal Corporation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Supreme Court, Solid Waste, Building Materials

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