A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared that an environment compensation of 50,000 rupees will be imposed on anyone who dumps waste in the riverContinue Reading
Communal issues cannot be raised in the garb of environmental concerns, the National Green Tribunal has said while junking a plea for banning the use of Christmas trees and prohibiting the making of Santa Claus costumes. The green panel, however, asked the Delhi government to ensure that there is noContinue Reading
Yamuna floodplain has lost “almost all its natural vegetation” due to AOL event, a panel has saidContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: South Korean steelmaker Posco on Friday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it would not be able to set up a $12 billion steel plant in Odisha by July 2017, as the construction is yet to begin. Regulatory hurdles have pushed back the project, billed as India’s biggestContinue Reading
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the centuries-old tradition practiced by Hindus to cremate dead bodies at the river banks, saying the method of burning wood leads to air pollution and also effects natural water resources. Keeping in mind the growing level of pollution, the NGT saidContinue Reading
Hotels, inns and ashrams will be fined 5,000 rupees a day for dumping waste into the GangesContinue Reading
On Thursday, the court used strong words as it questioned whether the government had taken any action to check pollution and asked for a “time-bound action plan’Continue Reading
