‘Ambarnath chemical accident everyday occurrence in Thane area’

Residents allege state pollution control board has been allowing industries to pollute Ulhaas river and its tributaries by circumventing court orders

NGT orders continuous inspection of Okhla incinerator

Municipal authorities asked to implement segregation of municipal solid waste at source

People in distress get little relief

Centre to give Rs 6,687 crore to Uttarakhand for building and reconstruction projects. How much of it will reach people?

Green tribunal orders closure of illegal industries in Jasodharpur

Most units in the industrial area were operating without consent of Uttarakhand pollution control board

MoEF directed to reassess Pipavav port expansion project

National Green Tribunal reprimands environment ministry for casual evaluation

Where is POSCO headed?

Odisha government has completed land acquisition for plant site but proposed mining in Khandadhar hills might stir up another struggle

Green tribunal orders removal of debris from Delhi Ridge

Rs 25,000 fine on anyone found dumping debris in Delhi's largest green belt

OPG flouts environmental laws again

Begins construction without taking forest and CRZ clearance

Green tribunal halts tree felling for Alaknanda-Badrinath hydropower project

Bench says no tree can be felled without prior permission of tribunal

Subansiri dam: green tribunal issues notices to NHPC, government

Petition seeks minimum flow in the river to protect Gangetic dolphins and other life forms

MoEF clears Gujarat Pipavav port expansion

Activists say project's impact on the environment and people has not been given due consideration

Green tribunal clears way for OPG power plant in Gujarat

Appeal challenging state EIA authority's decision to amend conditions of environment clearance dismissed

Clearance of OPG thermal power plant under scanner

Petitioner at green tribunal hearing alleges violation of clearance conditions, insufficient environmental impact assessments of OPG Power’…

Biodiversity body claims coal

In a first-of-its-kind case, a biodiversity committee in Madhya Pradesh asks for royalty on coal

National Green Tribunal firm on not allowing new polluting industries in Ghaziabad

UP Pollution Control Board fails to furnish satisfactory report to tribunal

Green Tribunal clears way for Renuka dam, partially

Vacates stay on payment of compensation to project-affected people in Himachal Pradesh; stay on forestland diversion continues for now

Stay on land allotment for thermal power plant in Sompeta

Andhra Pradesh government had alloted 394 ha of wetlands terming it wasteland; farmers and fisherman were unhappy

Pune police to crack down on noise on New Year’s Eve

Green tribunal orders confiscation of cars fitted with unauthorised DJ systems to check noise pollution

Karnataka sacrifices stones to conserve river sand

State mandates use of manufactured sand in public works, which would result in over-exploitation of another minor mineral and damage to the …

Wasteland or wetland?

Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site

Polluting units shut in Kaziranga

Green tribunal fines state, Centre for allowing stone crushers, brick kilns near Assam park

Green tribunal suspends environmental clearance to Gogte Minerals

Chairperson of expert committee that granted clearance had conflict of interest

How harmful is PoP to the environment?

Artisan groups say PoP is made from naturally occurring substance and does not the affect the environment; activists say its impact is long-term

Gujarat’s Sardar Patel statue may face legal hurdle

Activists question authorities over construction of the statue near a wildlife sanctuary without environmental clearance

Green tribunal issues notice to five Delhi hospitals

Private, government hospitals found not adhering to standards of bio-medical waste disposal