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NGT Directs Delhi Jal Board To Install Rain Water Harvesting Systems, Check Illegal Extraction Of Ground Water [Read Order]
Sep 17 2019 Staff Reporter 14 16
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 11, 2019, has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Central Pollution Control Board (CBCB) and Ministry of Jal Shakti to install...
90 Stray Dogs Found Killed With Legs Tied In Maharashtra's Buldhana District
Sep 09 2019 Staff Reporter 19 47
At least 90 stray dogs were found killed with their muzzles and legs tied with strings in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, police said on September 8, 2019.The carcasses of the...
Petition In Bombay High Court Against Order To Cut Over 2,600 Trees At Aarey Colony
Sep 04 2019 Staff Reporter 62 17
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court on September 3, 2019, challenging a resolution passed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Tree Authority to cut 2,646...
NHAI URGED TO CONNECT NH-8 TO NH-1 TO EASE TRAFFIC AND CURB POLLUTION.
Jun 19 2018 Staff Reporter 81 12
Mrs. Veena Vermani, Chairman Standing Committee of North DMC, heading a delegation met the senior officials of National Highway Authority of India to complete the development of...
Rs 1.54 Crore Penalty Imposed On Builder For Cutting 2243 Trees In Gurugram [Read Order]
Aug 23 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 74 54
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (HoFF) on August 22, 2019, pursuant to the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 1.54 crore on M3M...
Amazon Tribe Wins Lawsuit Against Oil Company, Saving Millions Of Acres Of Rainforest
May 27 2019 Staff Reporter 15 9
In a historic ruling, an indigenous tribe from the Ecuadorian Amazon has successfully protected half a million acres of their ancestral territory in the Amazon rainforest from...
Noise Pollution Around IGI Airport: NGT Seeks Action Taken Report From AAI, DIAL [Read Order]
May 24 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 77 90
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 21, 2019, in the case of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness v. Union...
NGT Seeks Report Over Allegations Of Pollution Caused By Garbage Vehicles [Read Order]
May 01 2019 Staff Reporter 33 41
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 26, 2019, in the case of Ved Prakash Aggrawal v. Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad & Ors., has directed the Ghaziabad...
NGT Forms Committee To Look Into Yamuna Floodplain Erosion In Sonipat [Read Order]
Apr 09 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 34 17
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 5, 2019, in the case of Krishan Chander v. Irrigation and Water Resources Department & Ors., has formed a committee to look into the...
Use Of Carbide For Ripening Fruits And Vegetables Totally Impermissible, Telangana HC Issues Directions [Read Order]
Mar 28 2019 Staff Reporter 15 58
The Telangana High Court on March 20, 2019, has observed that the use of carbide to ripen fruits and vegetables is totally impermissible and it is forbidden by law.A Division...
NGT Directs Container Corp. Of India To Phase Out Diesel Vehicles Within Six Months [Read Order]
Mar 14 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 9 64
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on March 8, 2019, in the case of Ajay Khera v. Container Corporation of India Limited & Ors., has directed the Container Corporation of India...
Volkswagen Scandal: NGT Slaps Rs 500 Cr Fine On Automajor For Cheating Emission Tests
Mar 07 2019 Staff Reporter 56 0
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on March 7, 2019, slapped a cost of Rs 500 crore as damages on Volkswagen India.A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel was...
Plea Filed In NGT Seeking Ban On PVC Hoardings During Polls
Mar 05 2019 Staff Reporter 7 5
A plea is recently filed in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking ban on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) hoardings, banners and flexes during elections.A Bench headed by NGT...
SC Raps UP Govt For Poor Maintenance Of Taj Mahal
Feb 13 2019 Staff Reporter 15 14
The Supreme Court on February 13, 2019, rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for the poor maintenance of the Taj Mahal and asked it to show seriousness in preserving the monument.A...
NGT Fines Delhi Govt Rs 5 lakh For Failing To Curb Noise Pollution [Read Order]
Feb 13 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 99 34
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 12, 2019, in the case of Hardeep Singh & Ors. v. SDMC & Ors., has rapped the Delhi government for its failure to control...
Volkswagen Scandal: NGT Directs Automajor To Deposit Rs 100 Crore By Jan 18
Jan 17 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 78 12
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on January 17, 2019, has directed Volkswagen India to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board by...
Illegal Sand Mining In Yamuna, NGT Seeks Response
Jan 03 2019 Staff Reporter 51 97
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from the Divisional Commissioner, Allahabad, after a committee headed by the officer failed to submit a report on the alleged...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Declares All Animals As ‘Legal Person’ and All Citizens Their Guardians
Jun 03 2019 Staff Reporter 59 13
What appears to be a highly ‘paw’sitive move, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 31 May, 2019, declared the entire animal kingdom as legal entities having a distinct persona...
Now, You May Be Fined Up To Rs 50 For Littering, Spitting Around Connaught Place
Jun 06 2019 Staff Reporter 14 39
From coming week, people found littering or spitting in and around Connaught Place will be fined up to Rs 50 as New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) plans to deploy 100 civic...
Declare 10 km Area Around National Parks As Eco-Sensitive: SC To Centre [Read Order]
Dec 12 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 26 88
The Supreme Court on December 11, 2018, in the case of In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors. has directed the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF)...
NGT Fines Delhi Govt. Rs 25 Crore For Failing To Curb Pollution
Dec 04 2018 Staff Reporter 94 41
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on December 3, 2018, has directed the Delhi government to deposit an environmental compensation of ₹25 crore with the Central Pollution Control...
Supreme Court Stays NGT Order On Illegal Structures In Kasauli
Nov 29 2018 Staff Reporter 98 70
The Supreme Court on November 28, 2018, stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing regularization of unauthorized structures in Kasauli, after paying environmental...
NGT Slaps Rs 5 Crore Fine On West Bengal For Failing To Curb Air Pollution
Nov 29 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 31 31
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on November 27, 2018, has imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore on the West Bengal government for failing to take steps to improve the air quality of...
SC Asks Centre To Prosecute Govt. Officials For Not Acting On Delhi’s Air Pollution Complaints
Nov 27 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 10 65
The Supreme Court on November 26, 2018, asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to initiate prosecution against government officials who have not acted on nearly 250...
Create Artificial Ponds For Immersion Of Idols And Pooja Materials: Karnataka HC To Bengaluru Civic Body
Jun 19 2019 Staff Reporter 48 26
The Karnataka High Court on June 18, 2019, to protect lakes in the Bengaluru city has suggested Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to consider creating artificial ponds for...
Madras HC Orders Rescue Of Elephant Used For Begging And Subjected To Ill Treatment [Read Judgment]
Jun 20 2019 Staff Reporter 23 58
The Madras High Court on June 12, 2019, in the case of S. Muralidharan v. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, has directed the Department of...
Delhi-NCR Pollution ‘Very Critical’: SC Prohibits Plying Of 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles In NCR
Oct 29 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 90 79
In a much-needed move, the Supreme Court today (October 29, 2018) prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the national capital region...
NGT Clears Way For Redevelopment Of ITPO Complex At Pragati Maidan [Read Order]
Oct 25 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 59 98
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 23, 2018, in the case of Verhaen Khanna & Ors v. Union of India & Ors. has cleared the way for the redevelopment of the...
SC Orders Rajasthan To Stop Illegal Mining Over 115. 34 Hectares On Aravalli Hills Within 48 Hours [Read Order]
Oct 24 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 84 75
The Supreme Court of India on October 23, 2018, criticizing Rajasthan government over the lack of action taken to stop illegal mining in the Aravalli Hills has ordered the State...
Regulate Burning Of Ravana Effigies, Delhi HC Tells Centre, Delhi Govt.
Oct 17 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 11 83
The Delhi High Court on October 16, 2018, directed the Centre and the Delhi government to hold consultations to frame a policy to regulate the burning of Ravana effigies during...
NGT Fines Delhi Govt. Rs. 50 Crore For Inaction Against Polluting Industries
Oct 17 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 9 90
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 16, 2018, imposed a fine of Rs. 50 crore on the Delhi government for its “failure” to take action against steel pickling units in...
Rs 200 Crore Wedding Leaves Auli With 4000kg Garbage, Gupta Family To Pay Cost Of Cleaning Up
Jun 25 2019 Staff Reporter 95 60
South Africa based controversial Gupta family has deposited Rs 54,000 with the Municipal Corporation and has also agreed to pay the entire cost of cleaning up after their mega Rs...
Noida To Be Made Plastic-Free City, Campaign On ‘Say No To Plastic’ To Start From July 4
Jul 04 2019 Staff Reporter 87 53
The Noida authority on July 2, 2019, with an aim to discourage people from using plastic bags has decided to start a ‘say no to plastic’ campaign by distributing cloth bags,...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: 1000 Farmers Oppose Land Acquisition In Gujarat HC.
Sep 20 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 74 1
On September 18, 2018, around 1000 farmers submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court opposing the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.A division bench of Chief...
Destruction Of Mangroves Offends Citizens’ Fundamental Rights Under Article 21 Says Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
Sep 18 2018 Staff Reporter 93 100
The Bombay High Court on September 17, 2018, has held that the destruction of mangroves offends citizens’ Fundamental Rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and...
Delhi Odd-Even Scheme: SC Stays NGT Order Refusing Exemption To Two-Wheelers From Scheme
Sep 17 2018 Staff Reporter 89 86
The Supreme Court on September 17, 2018, stayed the operation of the National Green Tribunal’s order which was passed on December 15, 2017, directing the government that the...
Demolish All Illegal Structures In The Aravallis Says Supreme Court
Sep 12 2018 Staff Reporter 40 87
The Supreme Court on September 11, 2018, ordered the demolition of all illegal structures that are built by a prominent builder in the protected forests of the Aravallis, noting...
Catching Monkeys In Capital Your Responsibility: Delhi HC To SDMC
Jul 05 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 55 72
The Delhi High Court on July 3, 2019, clarified that it is South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) responsibility to catch monkeys in the capital and relocate them.A Bench of...
Submit Action Plan on E-Waste within Three Months: NGT to MoEF
Aug 23 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 17 66
Considering that scientific disposal of e-waste is an important factor for protecting the environment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment...
Centre Against National Ban On Firecrackers
Aug 22 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 37 65
On Tuesday, August 21st, 2018, the Centre expressing reluctance for a national ban on firecrackers has suggested some alternative measures to curb pollution during Diwali. The...
NGT directs CPWD to look into the cutting of 100 trees for Barapullah elevated corridor
Aug 06 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 92 60
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on August 5th, 2018 has directed the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to look into the alleged cutting of 100 trees in a park at the...
Notice Issued by Rajasthan High Court to State Government for illegal elephant riders
Jul 23 2018 Staff Reporter 23 82
On Thursday (July 19th, 2018) Rajasthan High Court issued a notice to the state government and the Elephant owners Development Society over alleged 'cruel and illegal elephant...
Ganga in extremely bad condition, says NGT.
Jul 20 2018 Staff Reporter 38 82
Expressing dissatisfaction over the cleaning of river Ganga, National Green Tribunal said on Thursday (July 19th, 2018) that the situation was extremely bad and hardly any measure...
NGT Directs States/UTs To Comply With Provisions Of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules Or Pay Rs 1 Cr Fine Per Month [Read Order]
Jul 18 2019 Staff Reporter 80 22
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on July 15, 2019, has directed all States and Union Territories to monitor the bio-medical waste management or pay fine of Rs 1 crore per month...
SC: Preservation of the Taj Mahal may be a “Hopeless Cause”
Jul 12 2018 Staff Reporter 57 92
On Wednesday (July 11th, 2018) Supreme Court condemned the authorities for not showing any interest to protect the iconic Taj Mahal, saying the preservation of the monument may be...
SC: Who is responsible for clearing mountain loads of garbage in Delhi?
Jul 11 2018 Staff Reporter 4 66
On Tuesday (July 10th, 2018) a Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta asked the Centre and the Delhi government to clarify by Wednesday...
New Bills On Cyber Security, Crime Against Women Soon Says Union Minister Kishan Reddy
Jul 24 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 81 100
The Central government is planning to amend Section 376 and related Sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, to allow capital punishment in case of an offence of rape against...
Animals are Legal Persons with Rights, Duties and Liabilities of a Living Person says Uttarakhand HC
Jul 05 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 25 68
The Uttarakhand High Court on July 4th, 2018 granted a status of "legal person or entity" to animals in the state, saying "they have a distinct persona with corresponding rights,...
Pollution Control: Supreme Court accepts colour-coded stickers for vehicles
Aug 14 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 53 99
The Supreme Court on Monday, August 13th, 2018 accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), regarding hologram-based colour coded stickers of...
Maharashtra’s Plastic Ban is a Sham?
Jul 02 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 69 45
The State of Maharashtra has been trending a lot in the news lately because of its stringent action to curb the plastic pollution in India’s second most populous state.The...
Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) bears the brunt of BMC raids
Jun 28 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 98 58
As the recent statewide ban on plastic use across Maharashtra creating a buzz by leaving a strong message to other states amid pollution rise, Indian Hotel and Restaurant...
Can Delhi Afford to cut down 16,500 Trees: Delhi HC asks NBCC
Jun 25 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 31 38
The Delhi High Court asked today on June 25th, 2018 how the national capital can afford the cutting down of over 16,500 trees for a housing project.The High Court was hearing a...
Plea in Delhi HC over govt.’s decision to cut 16,500 trees
Jun 22 2018 Staff Reporter 44 86
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court to challenge the decision of the Forest Department, Delhi government, giving clearance for cutting down of 16,500 trees for the...
Harassing Asiatic Lions could land you in jail for up to 7 years
Jun 21 2018 Staff Reporter 9 61
On Tuesday, (June 19th, 2018) the Gujarat Government has declared that harassing of lions which comprises acts like organizing illegal lion shows, chasing lions on vehicles or...
One more girl killed by dogs in Sitapur due to the negligence of authorities
May 15 2018 Ailya Abbas 52 47
The misery at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh is not stopping as another 12-year-old girl got killed by a group of feral dogs. It has been found that the girl was attacked by dogs when...
Rising incidents of dog attacks
May 09 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 26 43
With the growing population and shrinking grasslands and forest space in India, the conflict between the man-animal is on a significant rise.In the most recent and shocking...
Uttarakhand High Court quashes Master Plan for Mussoorrie & Dehradun
Jun 18 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 6 50
In a recent Judgment, Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the Master Plan for Mussoorrie & Dehradun which was notified by the State, as it was without the approval of the...
NGT impleaded the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the hill states over recurring forest fires
Jun 12 2018 Staff Reporter 25 45
The bench headed by NGT Chairperson Jawad Rahim impleaded the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim,...

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