‘Implementation of Kasturirangan panel report will hit 40 lakh people in Kerala’

Western Ghats People’s Protection Forum has approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here seeking to quash the recent notification of Union Ministry of Environment of Forests (MoEF) to implement suggestions of the Kasturirangan panel on Western Ghats conservation.

The National Green Tribunal has allowed an NGO, opposing dumping of industrial waste into the river Yamuna, to file a list of any unit other than steel pickling factories which are discharging harm

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Zone, Chennai, has asked over a dozen industrial units to move out machinery and materials from Zone-3 of Thippagondanahalli reservoir catchment area (TG

No Rules For Disposal Of Debris Or Standard For Reuse In Construction
New Delhi: Where do the debris (m a l b a) left after the renovation of your house go? Either it remains near your plot, or is dumped along roads, vacant plots and water bodies. In Delhi, for instance, tons of debris are dumped on the Yamuna floodplains, choking it gradually. If planners decide, the debris from construction can be put to better use, like making new roads, buildings, pavements and even flooring tiles, with some effort.

New environment minister insists that ministry’s regulatory role will not be compromised

Veerappa Moily took over as environment minister on Tuesday, the third in the last four and half years, promising to speed up decision-making without compromising on the ministry’s regulatory role.

The National Green Tribunal, on Monday, issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Andhra Pradesh government in a petition that sought a direction to the authorities to evolv

NGT Cracks Whip On Private Firm Managing Landfill

Rajkot: In a major victory for nearly 8,000 people of six villages near Rajkot, the National Green Tribunal, (NGT), Pune has ordered the private firm managing the municipal solid waste of the city to pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for improper handling of the waste.

Dumping of waste into drains, saving flora and fauna and adherence to environmental norms by industries were issues that engaged National Green Tribunal which gave a blow to the construction sector