National Green Tribunal

As on date, inland waterways are not included in the list of projects that require prior environmental clearance

A report submitted by Justice (Retd) BP Katakey revealed the failure of authorities in Meghalaya to comply with directions issued by the Supreme Court and the NGT to check illegal coal mining

The tribunal order followed a complaint by a resident of Ghaziabad against the bottling units saying that they had not obtained NOC from the Central Ground Water Authority

The incident was condemned by a working group of UN human rights experts for the "excessive and disproportionate use of lethal force by police"

The green panel directed the Telangana State Pollution Control Board to identify people whose houses have been damaged due to vibrations caused on account of blasting during the initial stages

The green court held the company accountable for the violation of a partly undertaken expansion without prior environmental clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has dismissed applications filed by Afcons Infrastructure Limited and Larsen & Toubro Limited seeking recall of its earlier order requiring them to pay environmental compensation of Rs 1 crore each.

Tribunal also said, "We have considered the matter as reported in the media and are of the view that remedial action is required to control the fire and also to prevent future fires."

"In view of above, let the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Panchkula take a decision in the matter and convey the same to the applicant within one month from today," said the NGT in the order

The National Green Tribunal has refused to recall its order directing Afcons Infrastructure Limited and Larsen & Toubro Limited to pay compensation of Rs 1 crore each for unscientific muck dumping in Arzi nallah at the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel said once the applicants caused damage and violated environmental norms, they cannot escape liability. "Subsequent clearance of waste cannot be a ground for waiving the compensation for damage already caused and violation already committed. Even though for such violation, on 'polluter pays' principle, deterrent compensation is liable to be paid having regard to the financial capacity of the polluter, the tribunal has adopted an extremely conservative approach of requiring compensation of Rs 1 crore each only. "The application now filed is utterly without any merit. We are inclined to award heavy costs for such an uncalled-for application but .

The bench took note of a relevant article, in which it was stated that toxic gases and particulate matter may be generated indoors which may adversely affect the employees working in such places

A massive fire erupted at the Ghazipur landfill site on Wednesday, the third such incident since March 28, sending a dense plume of smoke into the sky and exacerbating the already polluted air in near

The dumpsites are like time bombs because they constantly generate explosive gases like methane which may escape through vertical and lateral ways posing a constant threat of explosion

Justice Katakey will also recommend the measures to be immediately taken to comply with the outstanding directions, including the sale of coal now available, under the aegis of Coal India Limited

The National Green Tribunal has directed all states and union territories to switch over to environment friendly methods of cremation

An industry contributing to country's economy and providing livelihood need not be shut only on grounds of technical irregularity of not obtaining prior environmental clearance, the Supreme Court said

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that the Principal Bench of the tribunal in Delhi, which was shut in view of Covid-19 pandemic, will resume physical hearing from March 21

The company, which is a leader in the newly emerging EV segment with offerings such as Nexon, is also planning to develop around 10 more new offerings in the segment

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Water Quality India Association challenging the December 1, 2021 order of the NGT

The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to look into a plea alleging the dumping of garbage into Kila River and encroachment of shops over the Kila bridge in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly