New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Tuesday referred to National Green Tribunal (NGT) a batch of petitions alleging that noise pollution generated by aircrafts at the IGI airport is affecting health of the residents of nearby areas.

“Considering the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, the Environment Protection Rules and Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules as also the definition of noise pollutants given in the Air (Prevention and Control) of Pollution Act, it can hardly be disputed that these petitions involve a substantial question relating to environment,” said a bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain.

BHUBANESWAR: A high-level committee set up by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to review the mega Posco steel project in the state has spelled fresh trouble for the much-hyped project.

The committee headed by K Roy Paul was constituted as per the March 30, 2012 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had suspended the environment clearance granted to the project.

Rampant use of diesel-powered backup systems are not only burning holes in the pockets of residents, but excessive use of generator sets has resulted in massive noise and air pollution in the city.

Five days after the National Green Tribunal issued a bailable warrant against the chief executive engineer of the PWD for failing to appear in court in the matter of illegal tree felling along the

The National Green Tribunal has sought responses of the Centre and DMRC on a plea alleging that around 6.37 crore litres of water is lost every year due to the failure to implement rain water harve

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the constitution of an expert committee to inspect Sterlite Copper smelting unit in Tuticorin.

The National Green Tribunal has set aside a Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority order which had held that Vedanta Group firm and iron-ore miner Sesa Goa had illegally expanded its jetties set up

The NGT passed the order on April 2 after Kerala submitted that non-finalisation of the Gadgil panel report is affecting the state's commercial activities and development

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to take expeditious steps to finalise the report of Gadgil Committee or any "other panel" set up to study the environmental sensitivity and ecological significance of the Western Ghats.