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NGT is not an excessive case of delegation of powers to the Central government, SC holds

Judgment upholds direct appeal to the Supreme Court under Section 22 of the NGT Act

The Hindu

Locals blame coal power plant in Maharashtra for death, sickness

Air pollution from a thermal power plant in India’s Chandrapur killed 1,300 people in the area in 2020, research claims.

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NGT asks U.P., Bihar to monitor number of Covid deaths, cremations by the Ganga

: The National Green Tribunal directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to inform them about the number of human corpses found floating on the river Ganga as well as the bodies that were buried on the river in the two states starting from before the arrival of COVID-19…

The Hindu

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NGT moots underground sewage scheme to check river pollution

Konothupuzha ecosystem severely affected due to discharge of untreated waste

The Hindu

NGT clears decks for inland waterway project on Ganga river from Prayagraj to Haldia

The Inland Waterways Authority told the tribunal that the Allahabad High Court, in its April 28, 2016, order, allowed the project subject to receipt of all required statutory clearances

The Hindu

NGT orders removal of lake encroachments

Bum Rukn Ud Daula Lake’s full tank level encroached

The Hindu

NGT directs States, UTs to stop construction of hard structures for erosion control

CRZ clearance for Ennore-Ernavoorkuppam groynes project set aside

The Hindu

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HC directs PIL petitioner to move NGT over tank pollution due to leachate leakage

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The Hindu

Dump sites in Delhi & other cities are like time bombs: NGT

A massive fire erupted at the Ghazipur landfill site on Wednesday, the third such incident since March 28

The Hindu

Switch over to environment friendly methods of cremation: NGT tells States

While flagging air pollution, the tribunal also directed them to explore viability of electric or PNG crematorium

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: NCCL told to cease activity in industry zone at Sompeta

NGT orders State govt. not to permit any activity in wetlands

The Hindu

Form permanent panel to check illegal sand mining, says NGT

The direction to the Chief Secretary came in a case related to allegations of illegal beach sand mining at the mouth of Cooum near Napier Bridge and in coastal eco-sensitive zones

The Hindu

NGT asks three petrochemical companies to pay compensation for marine pollution in north Chennai

Order passed against Manali Petrochemicals, Tamil Nadu Petrochemicals and Kothari Petrochemicals Ltd.

The Hindu

NGT dismisses Tangedco’s plea on ₹75 lakh fine

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal dismissed a review petition filed by the Tangedco in a case where the power utility was fined ₹75 lakh by the tribunal.

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NGT directs Odisha not to undertake any permanent construction in Mahanadi’s floodplain area

Tribunal also stops sand mining near River Subarnarekha in Balasore district

The Hindu

NGT directs TANSIDCO not to proceed with industrial park in Tiruvallur district without getting clearances

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (TANSIDCO) to not proceed with the establishment of an industrial park in

The Hindu

NGT slaps penalty of ₹25 crores on Hindustan Zinc for violation of environmental norms in Rajasthan

The NGT said the victims of damage are unspecified number of persons spread over in more than six panchayats — Bherukhera, Agucha, Parasrampura, Kalyanpura, Kothiya, Balapura and others — in Hurda block

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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.

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NGT asks 100 industrial units in Maharashtra to pay ₹186 crore compensation for water pollution; raps ED, MPCB

The amount shall be utilised for the restoration of environment and healthcare activities of people in the area under the guidance and supervision of a committee, it said

Newslaundry

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

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

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

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

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

The art of killing a river: The courtroom drama that led to the NGT verdict against Art of Living

Seventy four species of macrophytes, 90 species of phytoplankton, 62 species of zooplankton, 55 species of benthos, 36 fish species and 131 bird. A natural thermostat for the city. One ancient river.

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