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Kerala: National green tribunal orders mining firm to pay Rs 1.58 crore

KOCHI: The division bench of the national green tribunal (NGT) has directed a stone quarry firm M/s RDS Project Pvt Ltd to pay an environmental compensation of Rs.1.58 crore to the mining and geology department.

The Times of India · Feb 5, 2022

NGT expresses disappointment to WB govt over pollution in Siliguri rivers

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed disappointment to the West Bengal government in connection with the pollution of Mahananda, Jorapani and Phuleswari Rivers in the Siliguri area in the Darjeeling district.

Dynamite News · Feb 3, 2022

NGT asks panel to check illegal RO plant in Delhi's Chanakyapuri

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a four-member joint committee, led by Delhi Jal Board Chairman and District Magistrate to look into a complaint on the operating of an illegal Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant which is extracting lakhs of liters of groundwater at Chanakyapuri area in the…

The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: Panel recommends Rs 8.35 crore fine on HPCL

VISAKHAPATNAM: A joint committee formed on the directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) to inquire into the violation of environmental laws by the HPCL has suggested 8.35 crore fine on refinery for causing environmental losses. The fine amount should be kept by Pollution Control Board.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

NGT asks PCBs to conduct noise pollution survey

KOLKATA: The Eastern Bench of National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked the central and state pollution pollution control boards to conduct a joint survey of sound pollution levels in Kolkata, including silence zones. The report has to be submitted by February 23.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

Upper caste bhakts vs Dalits: Why some temples die, others thrive

With Supreme Court ordering the demolition of the 500-year-old Sant Ravidas temple in Tughlaqabad, chaos struck Delhi with thousands of Dalits, including members of the Bhim Army, hitting the roads against the verdict.  Meanwhile, other temples and ashrams that were also been built on the green belt in the past,…

Newslaundry · Sep 4, 2019

Delhi’s Yamuna: A huge septic tank

Delhi has found new ways of contaminating the Yamuna river: electronic waste. As also the subsoil and ground water: A United Nations-backed study pointed out that India generated nearly 5 per cent of electronic waste produced globally in 2016.

Newslaundry · May 11, 2018

Sri Sri versus NGT: And the Yamuna loses

On April 20, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shared pictures of a project launched to clean seven Maharashtrian rivers on Twitter. Irony died a thousand deaths 30 minutes later as Shankar went on a rampage on the micro-blogging site against the National Green Tribunal (NGT). He was possibly less-than-pleased by the…

Newslaundry · Apr 28, 2017

Passing The Buck: AoL’s affidavit to the NGT has more holes than the flood plain

Ironically, the man to whom these profound words of wisdom are attributed heads an organisation that appears to have blatantly lied to the court. Newslaundry has evidence that “educational and humanitarian movement” of Art of Living (AoL), which makes more than Rs 80 crore in revenue and is headed by…

Newslaundry · Sep 26, 2016

AoL vs NGT: The Art of Living and Gassing

Most of us know how messy a house gets after a party, or a banquet hall after hosting a wedding. Now imagine the same for a river floodplain, which – unlike a banquet hall – isn’t meant to host grand parties, let alone a World Cultural Festival (WCF) with a…

Newslaundry · Aug 24, 2016