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NGT directs States, UTs to respond to CPCB's recommendations on tree conse
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday has directed all concerned States and Union Territories to examine and respond within four weeks to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) final report recommending a comprehensive legal and administrative framework for tree conservation
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NGT takes suo motu cognisance of Darjeeling disaster report, transfers cas
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that reports of large-scale landslides and environmental degradation in Darjeeling due to unsustainable development and climate change raise serious issues of environmental compliance and governance, warranting judicial intervention.
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NGT pulls up authorities over inaction on garbage dumping in Delhi localit
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to act on persistent garbage dumping in a vacant plot in the national capital, despite earlier directions from the Tribunal to implement re
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NGT reviews encroachments, floodplain demarcation of Rispana River in Utta
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi (Judicial Member) and Dr. Afroz Ahmad (Expert Member), held a hearing in the matter pertaining to illegal encroachments and floodplain management along the Rispana river in Dehradun.
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NGT takes suo motu cognizance of IIT-Roorkee study on Ganga's summer flow
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A bench comprising Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Expert Member Dr. A. Senthil Vel, and Expert Member Dr. Prashant Gargava took cognisance of the issue during the hearing held on August 20.
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Ghaziabad: NGT orders strict action against illegal dyeing units in Loni
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A joint committee, constituted by the Tribunal, inspected all 286 industrial units in the area and found that 50 dyeing industries were operating, of which 34 had no valid CTO. Three electroplating units were also functioning without CTO.
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NGT raps authorities over contaminated groundwater in Dwarka; DJB, DPCC as
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The matter came up for hearing before the Principal Bench led by Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member A. Senthil Vel in Execution Application which seeks compliance of the Tribunal's earlier order dated December 10, 2021.
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NGT steps in over toxic waste crisis at Chandigarh's Dadumajra Dump
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has initiated suo motu proceedings following media reports of a growing environmental and public health crisis at the Dadumajra dumping ground in Chandigarh.
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NGT issues notices on alleged plastic waste violations by tobacco brands
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The petition claims that banned plastic packaging materials are still being used and calls for strict enforcement of existing regulations.
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NGT flags concern over misclassification of rivers as drains in Ganga poll
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised concerns over the classification of several rivers in Uttar Pradesh as drains in official records related to the Ganga pollution control efforts.
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NGT disposes of plea on dyeing units in Loni after compliance report from
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The case focused on allegations that 19 industrial units and one Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) were releasing untreated toxic waste, violating the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
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NGT seeks comprehensive report on arsenic and fluoride contamination in gr
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to submit a detailed, tabulated report on the presence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater across multiple Indian States and Union Territories, citing serious health concerns raised in a news report.
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