National Green Tribunal
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Environmentalists welcome green court ruling on Yamuna
India | Jan 15, 2015, 06:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Describing it as "well reasoned", environment experts on Wednesday welcomed the National Green Tribunal judgement against waste in the Yamuna, while calling for an effective implementation as the key to a pollution-free river
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Now pay Rs 5000 fine for polluting Yamuna river
India | Jan 14, 2015, 07:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Cracking the whip on those polluting Yamuna rive, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday passed a slew of directions including a fine of Rs 5,000 on individuals spotted throwing waste or religious
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National Green Tribunal forms panel to dispose 70,000 cubic metres of sand in Delhi
India | Dec 21, 2014, 04:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to weigh and dispose around 70,000 cubic metre of sand and clay lying on the riverbed of Yamuna at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here.A
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National Green Tribunal favours shifting Delhi's banned vehicles to other cities
India | Dec 07, 2014, 01:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has said that if 15-year-old vehicles, banned in Delhi, are driven in other cities, it would not lead to "shifting" the pollution there as they have larger green cover
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Over 29 lakh vehicles set to go off Delhi's roads
India | Nov 30, 2014, 01:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: More than 29 lakh vehicles will go off the capital's roads following an order by the National Green Tribunal or NGT that put a ban on vehicles older than 15 years, the Delhi
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Vehicles older than 15 years banned in Delhi
India | Nov 27, 2014, 09:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put a ban on the plying of petrol and diesel vehicles older than 15 years, a move likely to take an estimated 10 lakh vehicles off the
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SC asks NGT to act against industrial units polluting Ganga
India | Oct 30, 2014, 06:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to take action against industrial units polluting Ganga including snapping water and power connections to them while slamming Centre and State Pollution Control
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Noida builders using ground water; NGT pulls up authorities
India | Aug 28, 2014, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today pulled up the authorities for their failure to restrain builders in Noida and Greater Noida from “extracting” ground water for construction.“What is going on?...What are your officers
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Inspection ordered over Ganga pollution in UP
India | Feb 13, 2014, 07:28 AM ISTGhaziabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and its Uttar Pradesh unit to inspect a sugar mill, a distillery and a dairy plant on whether they were discharging
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National Green Tribunal raises flag on IOC, OIL, NHAI work in Assam
India | Feb 04, 2014, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre and Assam government on a petition alleging that work of some state-owned companies in and around Dehing-Patkai wildlife sanctuary in Tinsukia district of the
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National Green Tribunal slams TNPCB
India | Oct 02, 2013, 07:29 AM ISTChennai : Coming down heavily on the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over its functioning.Ordering a re-inspection of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in a
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Nation-wide ban on earth mining for bricks and roads: NGT
Sep 28, 2013, 07:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a blow to brick-kiln industry and road contractors, the National Green Tribunal has banned digging of earth across the country for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance (EC).A bench headed
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Adarsh scam: Bombay High Court refuses to transfer petition to National Green Tribunal
India | Jul 03, 2013, 07:09 AM ISTMumbai, July 3 : Refusing to transfer a plea filed by Adarsh Housing society challenging the demolition order passed against it to the National Green Tribunal, Bombay High Court on Tuesday said environment violation cannot
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National Green Tribunal allows Sterlite to operate copper plant in TN
May 31, 2013, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 31: A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar made it clear that Sterlite's unit will start operating in the presence of a committee set up by the tribunal.The four-member panel