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Polling stations constructed in wildlife sanctuary: NGT seeks Assam govt’s reply

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Assam’s Chief Secretary to provide details of officers who let polling stations, schools, and other construction activities in a wildlife sanctuary and a reserve forest in gross violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

The Hindu

CWRDM to formulate new methodology to calculate minimum E-flow in rivers

The government has entrusted the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) to develop a new methodology to calculate the minimum environmental flow (E-flow) required in rivers.

The Hindu

Hyderabad | Activist cries foul over Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah lake encroachment

Social activist Lubna Sarwat expresses concern over the adjournment of the Bam Rukn Ud-Dowla lake case by the National Green Tribunal.

The Hindu

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BWSSB responds to NGT notice on water supply for IPL matches

BWSSB responds to NGT notice over treated water supply for IPL matches at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.

The Hindu

IPL matches in Bengaluru under NGT scanner

NEW DELHI: In the wake of the escalating water crisis in the city, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Karnataka State Cricket Association and other relevant state authorities to provide information regarding the water usage at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL matches in Bengaluru.

The Times of India

Disposal of offerings in Ganga, Yamuna: NGT allows DPCC, UPPCB to file responses within 4 weeks

National Green Tribunal allows DPCC and UPPCB to respond to pollution caused by worship offerings in Ganga and Yamuna rivers.

The Hindu

Heavy metals in water, soil samples around NLCIL within prescribed limits: TNPCB

TNPCB report finds heavy metal levels around NLC India Limited within limits, except for some exceedances in specific locations.

The Hindu

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Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA

Centre tells NGT no need to bring slaughterhouses under EIA, 2006 as existing guidelines are sufficient for regulation.

The Hindu

Madras High Court sets aside NGT’s order to six industries in Manali to create corpus fund

Madras High Court overturns NGT order on corpus fund creation for industries in Chennai, citing lack of scientific basis.

The Hindu

Higher levels of heavy metals in areas around the Bhopal gas tragedy site: Government report

The NGT had issued notices to the CGWA, the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board, and the Central Pollution Control Board

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh elections: Avulapalli reservoir becomes the key poll issue for Punganur candidates

Controversy surrounds Avulapalli reservoir project, impacting MLA Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy's credibility ahead of elections.

The Hindu

NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State

NGT has sought a report from the TNPCB on bulk waste generators and regulation mechanisms for such entities.

The Hindu

Draft environmental impact assessment report for Yadadri thermal plant lacks professional integrity, say experts

Experts criticize the flawed draft EIA report for Yadadri Thermal Power Plant, highlighting errors in pollution assessment and stack design.

The Hindu

Assam refinery told to pull down wall in elephant corridor

Gauhati HC declined to provide relief to an eastern Assam refinery that challenged an order by the NGT.

The Hindu

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The Hindu

Raising high stink: T.N.’s bulk waste disposal issues

Tamil Nadu's waste disposal norms are being violated by industries, leading to environmental degradation and public health risks.

The Hindu

NGT directs T.N. govt. to collect fee for immersing Vinayaka idols in waterbodies under the ‘polluters pay’ principle

NGT directs Tamil Nadu to fix fees for idol immersion in waterbodies to ensure pollution responsibility.

The Hindu

Madras High Court asks litigants to approach NGT to determine distance criteria between stone crushing units

Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy granted 10 days’ time for the litigants before the High Court to approach the NGT and said, an interim stay granted by the High Court in September 2019 to the TNPCB’s notification would expire after the period of 10 days.

The Hindu

NGT takes cognisance of The Hindu article on toxic waste at Bhopal gas tragedy site

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo moto cognisance of a report published by The Hindu that hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste on the premises of Bhopal gas tragedy site have not been disposed of by authorities, even after 39 years of the accident, leading to contamination of groundwater.

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Ennore ammonia gas leak | NGT takes suo motu cognisance, directs TNPCB to file report

Ennore ammonia gas leak: NGT takes suo motu cognisance of ammonia gas leak in Ennore, TNPCB to file report on incident. The case has been listed for hearing on January 2, 2024.

The Hindu

NGT issues notice to Union, Karnataka and Kerala governments on dumping endosulfan in Minchinpadavu

In the first week of June 2013, Achuta Maniyani, the security guard at a PCK warehouse, soon after his retirement, claimed to have disposed off containers of unused endosulfan in an abandoned well under the instructions of PCK officials.

The Hindu

An oil spill in an ignored wetland in Tamil Nadu

Even as oil from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited refinery flooded houses and entered the Buckingham Canal and the Kosasthalaiyar river, which empties into the Bay of Bengal, at Ennore, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board underplayed the extent of the ecological disaster.

The Hindu

Oil on water: Chennai’s mega cleaning challenge

Oil spill in Chennai's Manali & Ennore causes ecological disaster, CPCL denies pipeline leak, NGT sets unrealistic deadline for clean-up.

Newslaundry

Chennai oil spill threatens livelihoods of 20,000 people, habitats of migrant birds

More than 20,000 people residing on the banks of the Buckingham Canal in North Chennai’s Ennore have been severely affected by the massive oil spill from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd refinery. Now, they prepare to face far-reaching consequences to their health as well as ecosystems, on which they depend…

The Hindu

NECL and Madhava Projects Limited flouted mining norms at quarries in Anakapalli district, Environment Ministry informs NGT

NECL and Madhava Projects Limited flouted mining norms at quarries in Anakapalli district, Environment Ministry informs NGT. Both the companies are liable to pay a compensation of ₹92.50 crore, the Environment Ministry says in its inspection report.

The Hindu

Invasion of alien plants in Kole wetlands: National Green Tribunal seeks response

NGT takes suo motu cognizance of alien plant invasion in Kerala's Kole wetlands. Notices issued to Principal Sec. of Environment, Kerala; Nat. Biodiversity Authority; Chairman, Kerala State Pollution Control Board; District Collector, Thrissur; Kerala Forest Research Institute; Kerala State Wetland Authority. Cabomba furcata, water hyacinth, Salvinia molesta threaten biodiversity, paddy…

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