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NGT seeks CPCB report on whether pouring milk into rivers during rituals causes pollution

The National Green Tribunal is investigating if pouring milk into rivers constitutes water pollution. A petition highlighted a religious event where thousands of litres of milk were poured into the Narmada River. The tribunal has asked pollution control boards to assess the ecological impact. Scientific data is needed to determine…

The Economic Times

Yamuna: Fair to evict farmers from floodplains?

Despite National Green Tribunal’s strict guidelines prohibiting construction on the Yamuna floodplain, the Delhi Development Authority has been increasingly concretising several areas adjacent to the river, as reported previously by Newslaundry.

Newslaundry

Haryana Pollution Board: NGT issues notice to over Rs 1.55Cr penalty

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) in an appeal filed by the Freedom Park Society. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ayodhya DM cites workload due to Ram Temple event as NGT flags ‘illegal’ report

In an apparent violation of a National Green Tribunal order, Ayodhya district magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh changed the composition of a fact-finding committee formed by the tribunal due to his increased workload linked to “development work” and “religious events” after the Ram Temple consecration.

Newslaundry

Non-profit accuses New Indian Express of ‘deleting’ report on NGT notice over Adani ‘link’

A non-profit has accused The New Indian Express of “deleting” a report about the National Green Tribunal’s notice to Adani Group-run Mirzapur Thermal Power Plant, the Uttar Pradesh government, and the Union environment ministry over an Adani link.

Newslaundry

NGT seeks report from Uttar Pradesh government on floodplain zone demarcation of Ganga's tributaries in Varanasi

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a report disclosing the steps taken for demarcation of floodplain zones of the Varuna and the Assi, the Ganga’s tributaries in Varanasi district.

The Hindu

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders are behind the sand mafia which has earned ₹40,000 crore by excavating minor minerals and selling them in violation of norms despite a stay imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the…

The Hindu

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Supreme Court stays appointment of Lieutenant Governor to chair Yamuna High-Level Committee

The Supreme Court stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of January 9 appointing the Lieutenant Governor as the chairperson of a High Level Committee to combat unabated pollution in river Yamuna.

The Hindu

NGT Chennai warns landowners of heavy penalty if garbage, debris dumped on unattended properties causes environmental hazard

The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) southern zone bench in Chennai has warned landowners of the imposition of a heavy penalty if they leave their properties unattended, and pave the thereby for environmental hazards by miscreants who dump garbage, debris, sullage, mud and so on.

The Hindu

Prescribe distance criteria between educational institutions and industries, T.N. government told

The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench has directed the T.N. government to constitute a committee in this regard and has asked it to ensure necessary instructions within six months; the order cam while disposing of a case filed by a private school complaining about pollution caused by two foundries…

The Hindu

NGT moots proposal to bring all State-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities under Environment Ministry’s control

The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench in Chennai has recommended that the State-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) may be brought under the direct administrative control of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to avoid the “eagerness” shown by them to grant environment clearances to…

The Hindu

Gouravelli oustees allege HC order violated as houses dismantled at Gudatipally

Even locks of some houses were broken open, household material was shifted in transport vehicles and the houses were dismantled with heavy machinery.

The Hindu

Benital: PIL filed in NGT to protect Benital Lake in Uttarakhand; demand to form committee to probe

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the NGT to stop the illegal felling of trees and forests and soil erosion in the surrounding areas of Benital Lake in Chamoli. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Yamuna Pollution Doubled In 8 Years Of Kejriwal Govt In Delhi: LG Office

River Yamuna has become twice more polluted during the last eight years of the Kejriwal government in Delhi, according to a statement from the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Read on for details:

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Pollution in River Yamuna: NGT constitutes High-Level Committee for Delhi, to be headed by LG

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday constituted a High-Level Committee (HLC) of concerned authorities in Delhi where pollution of Yamuna is higher (about 75 per cent), compared to other river basins States. Read on for details:

Newslaundry

Delhi has spent Rs 250 crore to remove its trash hills. Why are they still standing tall?

Over the last three years, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has spent a whopping Rs 275 crore to flatten the three landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, but their height has remained almost unchanged during this period, according to data provided by several government agencies to the National Green Tribunal.

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NGT Imposes Environment Compensation of Rs 200 Crore On Nagaland

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Saturday levied Environmental Compensation of Rs 200 crores on Nagaland for allegedly not managing the solid and liquid waste management causing harm to the environment. Read on for details:

The Hindu

NGT slaps over ₹2,000 crore fine on Punjab for failure to treat waste

The National Green Tribunal said that the compliance of environmental norms on the subject of waste management has to be high on priority

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National Green Tribunal is suddenly clearing a lot of cases. It’s, well, odd

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha last month, union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju revealed that the National Green Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body to adjudicate environment matters, was disposing of more cases than new applications. However, members of several NGT benches have raised concerns over the…

The Hindu

NGT directs authorities to connect 93 villages of Greater Noida with sewage network

The green panel noted the villages have been provided with internal drains but these are yet to be connected to the main sewer line.

The Hindu

Eco park should not shrink capacity of Villivakkam lake, NGT tells Chennai Corporation

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Greater Chennai Corporation to create a new lake spanning 22 acres or deepen two existing lakes in the Kosasthalaiyar River Basin lieu of the establishment of eco amusement park in the Villivakkam-Konnur lake area

The Times of India

Ghaziabad: 4 hospitals release untreated water into rivers, told to pay Rs 63 lakh

GHAZIABAD: The UP pollution control, on the directions of the National Green Tribunal, has fined four hospitals in the city Rs 63.3 lakh as compensation for illegally discharging untreated biomedical waste and sewage into rivers, officials said on Thursday.

The Hindu

National Green Tribunal pulls up Tangedco for running Ennore thermal plant without Consent to Operate

‘Declare and protect unutilised Ennore wetland under Wetland Mission’

The Times of India

Delhi: MCD to approach NGT to reopen Ghazipur abattoir

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to file a review petition in the National Green Tribunal on the matter related to the permission for the city’s only abattoir in Ghazipur to operate. A municipal official confirmed that all preparations had been undertaken for filing the petition.

The Hindu

Orders of constitutional courts prevail over that of statutory tribunals: SC

Bench sets aside NGT ban on construction at Rushikonda hills in Visakhapatnam

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