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  NGT refuses to entertain plea to release adequate water from dam to Narmada downstream

  India | January 28, 2019 15:53 IST

  A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said two bodies -- the Water Dispute Tribunal and the Narmada Control Authority -- were already constituted to look into the issues related to the river.

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  Emission fiasco: NGT directs Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore by tomorrow as per its 2018 order

  Business | January 17, 2019 13:40 IST

  On November 16 last year, the tribunal had said that the use of 'cheat device' by Volkswagen in diesel cars in India leads to inference of environmental damage.

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  NGT directs CPCB to launch prosecution against builder in Gurgaon for flouting norms

  India | January 14, 2019 17:18 IST

  The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to launch prosecution and issue directions for closure of Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd's Sushant Lok-Phase I residential complex in Gurgaon for violation of environmental norms.

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  SC refuses to stay NGT order to reopen Sterlite plant

  India | January 08, 2019 17:05 IST

  A bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, sought response from Vedanta on the state government's appeal against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT's) order to reopen the plant.

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  National Green Tribunal order causes heavy traffic jam on highway

  India | January 05, 2019 16:08 IST

  There was a more than five-km long traffic jam on the Jaipur to Delhi route on National Highway 48 due to ban on entry of heavy commercial traffic into Delhi by the National Green Tribunal.

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  Failure to utilise treated waste water: NGT directs Delhi CS, DJB to deposit Rs 1 cr each with CPCB

  India | November 27, 2018 20:30 IST

  The green panel said failure of the Chief Secretary as well as DJB to prepare an action plan on the issue was detrimental to environment and also to the rule of law.  

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  Illegal shops in northeast Delhi: NGT fines DPCC Rs 1 lakh for submitting report on ‘hearsay’

  India | November 18, 2018 18:10 IST

  The DPCC was directed by the NGT to conduct a fresh inspection at Gokulpur village in Shahdara, particularly with regard to alleged illegal denting and painting shops.

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  Emission fiasco: NGT directs Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore

  India | November 17, 2018 8:51 IST

  The green panel directed the committee to submit the report within a month and asked the company and the petitioner in the case to appear before the panel within seven days with their contentions.  

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  Delhi pollution: Transport ministry to conduct study on number of vehicles in proportion to road capacity

  India | October 26, 2018 16:13 IST

  Air pollution is being increased by vehicular emissions, which impacts public health, said the tribunal.

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  Supreme Court stays NGT order clearing Chardham project in Uttarakhand

  India | October 22, 2018 21:43 IST

  A bench of Justices RF Nariman and S Abdul Nazeer issued notice to Centre and Uttarakhand and sought their reply. It posted the matter for further hearing on November 15.

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  NGT summons Swachh Bharat joint secretary over implementation of Solid Waste Management rules

  India | October 22, 2018 20:04 IST

  The tribunal has also appointed three committees to monitor disposal of garbage in an eco-friendly manner across the country.

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  NGT fines Delhi govt Rs 50 crore for inaction against illegal steel pickling units

  India | October 16, 2018 21:01 IST

  A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel rapped the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for not closing the industrial units despite its specific directions.  

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  Impossible to dump human waste mid-air, DGCA tells NGT

  India | September 04, 2018 22:18 IST

  The DGCA told a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel that it has become a “laughing stock” due to this order.

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  NGT remits Vedanta's plea on Sterlite plant to panel headed by former judge

  India | August 20, 2018 16:03 IST

  Earlier in April, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had rejected Sterlite's plea to renew the Consent To Operate certification, saying the company had not complied with the stipulated conditions.

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  Tamil Nadu moves SC against NGT order allowing Vedanta access to Tuticorin plant, hearing on August 17

  India | August 14, 2018 12:21 IST

  The tribunal had observed that environmental damage will not be caused by allowing Vedanta the access to the administrative unit inside its Sterlite copper plant. 

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  NGT forms committee to clean river Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao

  India | August 06, 2018 16:03 IST

  The river water between Haridwar and Unnao was unfit for drinking and bathing, the tribunal had earlier said.

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  Poop from skies: NGT raps DGCA for 'repeated defiance', warns DG of withholding salary

  India | August 03, 2018 18:35 IST

  The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for "repeated defiance" on issuing circular to airlines operating at the IGI Airport here to ensure that they do not empty toilet tanks midair

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  Noida Authority begins work to remove landfill site from Sect 54 after NGT order

  India | August 02, 2018 17:50 IST

  The NGT had on May 29 put a stay on the dumping of garbage and municipal waste at the site, heeding to a plea of residents, and instructed the authority to instead dispose the waste at another identified site in Sector 123.

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  Tuticorin plant row: NGT declines interim relief to Vedanta

  India | July 30, 2018 21:08 IST

  The Supreme Court had then ordered the company to pay Rs 100 crore as compensation for polluting environment. Following the latest protests and police firing, the plant was closed on March 27.   

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  I support demand of AK Goel's removal from post of NGT chairman: Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha

  Politics | July 29, 2018 15:51 IST

  A Supreme Court bench led by Justices Goel and U U Lalit had on March 20 gave a verdict related to the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The bench ruled that government servants should not be arrested without prior sanction and private citizens too, can be arrested only after an inquiry.