Ghaziabad is ignoring its waterbodies despite court rulings

The Uttar Pradesh government has not submitted any action taken report on measures taken to restore waterbodies in the last seven months

Draft notification on eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary cleared

Government brings eco-sensitive zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary from 10 km, as suggested by NGT, to 1 km

Yamuna encroachments: NGT gives authorities four weeks to furnish details

Green tribunal raps agencies for failing to comply with orders

Simbhaoli Sugar Mills fined Rs 5 crore for polluting Ganga

National Green Tribunal orders another polluting units, Gopaljee Dairy, to pay Rs 25 lakh

Green tribunal orders release of funds for conservation of lakes of Bhopal

Warns Madhya Pradesh of penalty under polluter pays principle if it fails to act to preserve city's polluted and shrinking lakes

POSCO's environment clearance revalidated

Decision to clear India's biggest FDI project precedes South Korean president's visit to India, but the project still has a major hurdle to clear

NGT stays ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years, seeks solutions

National Green Tribunal has asked the Delhi government to find out ways to keep these vehicles off the roads

Games people play

Institutions that would help resolve conflicts and take credible decisions have been weakened  

Jairam Ramesh reacts strongly to NGT censure over approving Adani coal mine

Former environment minister gives reasons for overruling forest advisory committee recommendations on forestland diversion for mining in the …

National Green Tribunal stays covering of drains in South Delhi

Orders setting up of an expert panel to deliberate whether drains should be covered or not

Karnataka grasslands are potential habitat for bustards: MoEF to green tribunal

Union environment ministry says development work on Amrit Mahal Kaval grasslands violate green laws

NGT steps in to save Kanha tiger from small-scale mines

Directs state to evaluate if cumulative EIA is required for the dolomite mines bordering tiger habitat

NGT ban on rat-hole mining in Meghalaya to continue

National Green Tribunal refuses to lift ban, but allows transportation of coal already extracted

Green tribunal orders closure of 12 Hauz Khas village eateries

Delhi Pollution Control Committee directed to pass orders on their applications for consent to operate within two weeks

Madras High Court restrains green tribunal from initiating suo motu proceedings

Order given on public interest petition which says tribunal has been overstepping its jurisdiction

Tribunal orders removal of Kishore Sagar lake encroachments in five days

District collector failed to act in spite of earlier directive of the National Green Tribunal on the lake which is one of the few sources of …

NGT slams Delhi government for worsening air pollution; sets agenda to curb vehicular emissions

City needs aggressive and time bound action to meet clean air standards and reduce public health risk, says non-profit Centre for Science and …

What drains mean to cities

Reviving stormwater drains is the only way to protect cities from water-logging during monsoons

Environmental clearance for small riverbed sand mining projects lifted

The decision is against the earlier orders of National Green Tribunal

NGT orders complete ban on mining in Rajasthan's Alwar

Mine leases continued to operate without requisite clearances despite a previous ban on mining, says an RTI response

Vizhinjam port: Supreme Court rejects Kerala’s plea to stay green tribunal verdict

Apex court says it would examine all the aspects, economic, environmental and defence, in detail without staying any order issued by the tribunal

Okhla bird sanctuary case: respite likely for Noida home-buyers, developers

Environment ministry for quick settlement of eco-sensitive zone around bird habitat along the Yamuna in south Delhi

Hill of death

More than 200 people in 14 villages near Roro hill in Jharkhand are dying slowly because of an abandoned asbestos mine

DPCC rapped for not checking if Metro rail, other agencies have rainwater harvesting systems

National Green Tribunal threatens contempt proceedings if pollution control panel fails to comply with orders in a week

Regulating small-scale mines below 5 ha

Will National Green Tribunal's restraint order curb haphazard and unscientific mining of minor minerals that includes sand?