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No new lease in ECZs, sanctuaries: NGT

In an interim order, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government not to grant any new mining leases which fall within eco-sensitive zones (buffer zones), protected forests a

Publication Date: 
16/10/2013
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Mining, Forests, Sanctuaries, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Hazardous Waste, Environment
Water Pollution

Offshore casinos polluting Mandovi: GSPCB report

Offshore casinos operating in the River Mandovi have failed to comply with pollution-checking measures stipulated in the consent-to-operate given under the air and water acts thereby causing water

Publication Date: 
15/10/2013
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, River Pollution, Water Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sewage, Solid Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the functioning of the ETP and the discharge of the effluent from the premises of the hotel, 14/10/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shervani Hospitalities Ltd. Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee & Others dated 14/10/2013 on whether the hotel's ETP is functional or not and about the discharge of the effluent from the premises. NGT states in the order that if the ETP is non-functional or discharge is not within prescribed parameters and standards or the stated fee is not deposited as directed within the stipulated period, the DPCC shall seal the Hotel without any further Notice.

Judgement Date: 
14/10/2013
Tags:
Hotels, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

2013 sees highest number of 'green' lawsuits

Of 83 environmental cases pending in various courts across the country, over 70% were filed in 2013 and most of them are related to mining.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, High Court, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Maharashtra, Goa, Supreme Court, Housing, River Pollution, Sand, Mining, Pollution, Environment Clearance (EC), Western Ghats, Sanctuaries
Environment

Chalk out plan to mitigate effects of oil leak, green tribunal tells centre

Even as it pulled up the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for not making appreciable progress after submitting a preliminary report on the oil pipeline leak in North Chennai, the National

Publication Date: 
13/10/2013
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Environment, Oil Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Chennai (D), Water Pollution
Environment

Evolve action plan to contain oil leak damage, says NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Friday directed the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to convene a meeting of secretaries of the ministries of Environment and Forest

Publication Date: 
13/10/2013
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Oil Pollution, Environment, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chennai (D), Petrochemical Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Supply

22 firms found marketing unauthorised 'herbal' drinking water

The units claimed they were adding 'nannari', 'athimathuram' and some other herbs saying these were good for health.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Drinking Water, Water Supply, Water Quality, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bottled Water Industry, Tamil Nadu, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding collection and disposal of municipal waste by the Municipal Corporation Pathankot, 11/10/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of People for Transparency Through Kamal Anand Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 11/10/2013 regarding collection and disposal of municipal waste by the Municipal Corporation Pathankot.

Note: This application has been received upon transfer from the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/34-2013(THC)(OA)_11Oct2013.pdf

Judgement Date: 
11/10/2013
Tags:
Waste Disposal, Municipal Solid Waste, Municipal Corporation, Pathankot, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal on pollution in and around the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, 11/10/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection, Research & Development Vs. State of M.P. & Others dated 11/10/2013 regarding pollution in and around the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. NGT states in the order "In the opinion of the Tribunal, the matter is of utmost importance for the reason that as per the latest Guidelines dated 17.09.2013 issued by the MoEF, Govt. of India, Indore has again been declared as Critically Polluted Area among the 08 such areas throughout the Country where moratorium has been re-imposed.

Judgement Date: 
11/10/2013
Tags:
Indore (T), Pollution, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Energy

Order of the National Green Tribunal on the issue of Coal Tar refineries situated in the State of Odisha as well as in West Bengal, 11/10/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Nanda & Anr. V/s MoEF & Others dated 11/10/2013. In this order NGT has asked the MoEF and State Pollution Control Board to file further details regarding the number of Coal Tar refineries situated in the State of Odisha as well as in West Bengal and the date from which those refineries are operating and whether those refineries have environmental clearance
or not.

Judgement Date: 
11/10/2013
Tags:
Coal, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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