Expert panel report on de-watering for real estate projects in Noida upsets green activists
Report submitted by Noida authority to National Green Tribunal specifically justifies de-watering for Supertech Supernova project
Village throws a googly
Remote Eklehara has challenged what can be classified as a bio-resource and who should benefit from its use
Nirma’s dream hangs in balance
National Green Tribunal defers its decision on Nirma’s controversial cement plant project to October-end
POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order
India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going
Sewage discharge in Ganga: NGT orders Uttarakhand PCB to take criminal action against officials concerned
Just half of total sewage generated daily in 13 districts treated properly before being dumped in river
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 3, 2020)
Thermal power plants in Singrauli, Sonbhadra under NGT radar again
In July 14, 2020 order, the tribunal orders remedial action against thermal power plants; directs NTPC Vindhyachal to pay Rs 10 cr in …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 14, 2023)
NGT judgement on Okhla waste plant: no lessons learned
National Green Tribunal has, once again, made clear that it advocates a centralised system for waste processing which may not serve a long-term …
The fortnight in brief
Himachal villages are first to claim forests rights, J&K's Russian poplars to be felled, Delhi's increasing appetite for power …
Green tribunal bans quarrying in Sariska
Forest department found 84 stone and marble quarries operating within the tiger reserve and its buffer zone
Benefit interrupted
Biodiversity authority prepares a weak draft of guidelines on access and benefit sharing of natural resources
Green tribunal asks Odisha to pass order on tree-felling for POSCO
Says states must apply its mind and pass order in accordance with Forest Conservation Act
MoEF challenges penalty on it for allowing industries to function near Kaziranga
Appeal to Supreme Court says Assam government responsible for implementing notification on no-development zone around national park
Okhla waste to energy plant: residents allege bias in inspections
Local commissioner appointed by green tribunal carrying out inspections when plant not running full capacity, say residents
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 2, 2020)
Graziers protest land diversion
The last remaining contiguous grasslands in Karnataka diverted for development
Bengal govt cites COVID-19 excuse for not phasing out old commercial vehicles
Large commercial vehicles, including goods carriers and buses, account for 74-80% of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in Howrah and Kolkata
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 17, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)
NGT bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi
The ban is now applicable to private as well as commercial vehicles, both heavy and light
NGT retains ban on mining in Meghalaya
The state has lost Rs 600 crore in revenues as a result of the ban, says the chief minister