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NGT vested with power to take suo motu cognisance, says SC
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is vested with suo motu power and can initiate proceedings on its own on issues relating to environmental damage.
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In bid to reduce plastic usage, meat traders in Andhra's Guntur offer disc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 29 (ANI): In a bid to minimize plastic usage and reduce environmental damage, the municipal body of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh said that chicken or mutton shopkeepers in the district will offer discounts from Sunday to customers who bring their own cloth
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Biden halts Trump's military-funded border wall projects
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is cancelling projects to build a wall along the southern border using diverted defence funds and will use some funding to counter environmental damage from the wall's construction.
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NGT pulls up Jharkhand PCB for environmental damage due to stone crusher i
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Jharkhand Pollution Control Board for damage to the environment due to operation of quarrying and crushing units in Rajmahal hills.
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TSPL using globally-benchmarked environment and safety practices
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mansa (Punjab) [India], July 18 (ANI): Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) has said it adheres to globally-benchmarked environment and safety practices, making it Punjab's greenest thermal power plant and among the foremost zero-harm, zero-waste, zero-discharge thermal power producers in the coun
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NGT asks CPCB to ensure states, UTs ban use of petcoke, furnace oil
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that states and Union Territories (UTs) ban the use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuel to prevent damage to the environment and public health.
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NGT seeks report on environmental damage by TSPL's unscientific management
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an action taken report (ATR), including restoration plan and compensation assessment, for the damage caused to the environment due to the unscientific management of fly ash by Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) in
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Coal-exit health and environmental damage reductions outweigh economic imp
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Cheap and abundant coal fuelled the industrialisation of Europe, North America and Asia. However, the price tag on coal has never reflected the external cost to society; coal combustion produces more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions and is a m
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Amazon to add 100,000 electric delivery vehicles by 2030
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], September 20 (ANI): As global warming intensifies, tech giants are taking bold steps to undo the environmental damage. One of the steps taken by e-commerce giant Amazon is adding electric vehicles to its delivery fleet.
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No coercive step against Volkswagen: SC on plea challenging NGT order
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed that no coercive step should be taken against Volkswagen till the court hears a plea by the German auto major challenging an NGT order imposing Rs 500-crore fine for environmental damages by use of 'cheat device' in its
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