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Andhra Pradesh: NGT asks govt to get green nod for 3 reservoirs in Chittoor

VIJAYAWADA: The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed AP government to obtain environmental clearances for three reservoirs that are being built as part of the Galeru-Nagari and Handri-Neeva projects in Chittoor district. The NGT directed the state government not to start construction without obtaining environmental clearances.

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu: NGT stays SIDCO project in Tiruvallur

CHENNAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday stayed a multi-crore rupees government industrial estate project in Tiruvallur district.

The Times of India

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

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Invoke RR Act against defaulter cotton ginning mills in Telangana: NGT

HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered authorities to invoke the Revenue Recovery Act and recover environmental compensation (EC) ranging between 3 lakh and 10 lakh each from 10 cotton ginning mills, mostly located in Jogulamba Gadwal district, which were found to be violating pollution norms.

The Times of India

National Green Tribunal: Act against Chennai-based pharma company for unsafe disposal of biomed waste

CHENNAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to act against a Chennai-based pharma company for unsafe disposal of biomedical waste.

The Times of India

Chennai: Ramapuram lake beautification near completion

CHENNAI: Ramapuram lake beautification project is nearing completion and is expected to be open for the public in the coming weeks, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The civic body, which maintains the waterbody, said that it had spent Rs93 lakh in cleaning up the…

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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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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

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 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

City waste plant on track: Assam govt to NGT

GUWAHATI: Assam has completed the technical evaluation of bids for installation of solid waste processing plant in Guwahati and is examining its viability. This was informed by the state government through an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently.

The Times of India

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

The Hindu

NGT panel’s report: No sand mining at Cooum river mouth

CHENNAI: No sand mining or transportation activities were observed at Cooum River mouth, according to an inspection report submitted by a National Green Tribunal (NGT) joint-committee.

The Times of India

KRMB to NGT: Telangana didn’t submit DPRs for Palamuru, Dindi lifts

HYDERABAD: The Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) has, in two separate reports, informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has not received detailed project reports (DPRs) related to Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme (PRLIS) and Dindi lift irrigation scheme (LIS) from Telangana for the board's appraisal.

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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

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.

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,…

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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.

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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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