National Green Tribunal (NGT)

New Delhi: Six months after it directed Delhi and UP governments to stop dumping solid waste on the Yamuna river bed, the National Green Tribunal on Monday issued fresh instructions to the UP irrig

Publication Date:

18/09/2012

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Yamuna, Rivers, Uttar Pradesh, River Pollution, Solid Waste, Ecosystems

Water Resources

Debris removal from Yamuna banks ordered

The National Green Tribunal has asked the governments of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to ensure that all debris that has accumulated on the banks of the river Yamuna is removed. Issuing the order on Monday, the NGT said the Delhi administration as well as the Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh should ensure the removal of all the debris lying in the banks of the Yamuna, within their jurisdiction, irrespective of the fact as to who has dumped it.

Publication Date:

18/09/2012

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna, National Green Tribunal (NGT), River Pollution, Water Resources

Agriculture

Tea factories fret over green order

Jorhat, Sept.

Publication Date:

13/09/2012

Source: Telegraph (North East)

Tags:

Tea, Agriculture, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kaziranga SA, Wildlife, Unemployment, Assam, Supreme Court, Golaghat (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industry

Energy

Fast and furious

On August 30, relay hunger strikes by villagers against a proposed 2,640MW coal-fired thermal power plant at Sompeta in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh would touch the 1,000-day mark.

Publication Date:

09/09/2012

Author(s): Harsha Vadlamani

Source: Week (Kochi)

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Andhra Pradesh, Thermal Power Plants, Srikakulam (D), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Groundwater, Heavy Metals, Groundwater Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Power Industry, Environment Clearance (EC)

Wildlife

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Kaziranga National Park dated 07/09/2012 (Application No. 38/2011)

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Kaziranga National Park dated 07/09/2012 (Application No. 38/2011).

Publication Date:

07/09/2012

Source: National Green Tribunal (NGT)

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Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Mr. Joseph Coutinho vs Goa State Pollution Control Board dated 06/09/2012 (Appeal No. 22/2012)

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in Mr. Joseph Coutinho vs Goa State Pollution Control Board dated 06/09/2012 (Appeal No. 22/2012).

Publication Date:

06/09/2012

Source: National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Tags:

Water Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Hotels, Panchayats, Sewage Pollution, Coastal Regulations, High Court, NGT Judgements

Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Intech Pharma Pvt. Ltd. vs Goa Pollution Control Board dated 04/09/2012 (Appeal No. 35/2012)

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Intech Pharma Pvt. Ltd. vs Goa Pollution Control Board dated 04/09/2012 (Appeal No. 35/2012).

Publication Date:

04/09/2012

Source: National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Drug Industry, Goa, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Act 1981, Water Act 1974, Waste Disposal, NGT Judgements

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal on Jesurethinam & Ors Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest & ors. dated 30/08/2012 (Appeal No. 13/2011)

Order of the National Green Tribunal on Jesurethinam & Ors Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest & ors. dated 30/09/2012 (Appeal No. 13/2011). A preliminary objection is raised by learned counsel for respondent No. 5 i.e. Project Proponent.

Publication Date:

30/08/2012

Source: National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Tags:

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Act 1974, Water Cess Act 1977, Forest Act 1980, Forest Rules 1981, Environment Act 1986, Biodiversity, NGT Judgements