Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon flood plains, says green tribunal

Passes injunction to prevent illegal structures from being built along Yamuna flood plain in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

NGT forbids factories in Jasodharpur from dumping waste in river

Team from central and state pollution control boards asked to conduct site inspection and submit report by August 20

Green tribunal bans use of gas, electronic cutters in dismantling machinery in Delhi's Mayapuri scrap market

Orders MoEF to install scanners to prevent recurrence of radiation mishaps like the one in 2010

Green tribunal spells its mandate

Forest bureaucracy contended that clearance by the Centre can’t be challenged

China takes more actions to control air pollution, India lags behind

From strengthening of existing monitoring systems to making hard policy decisions, China has handled the problem with an iron hand

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

'Assam officials widened Kaziranga highway instead of taking steps to protect wildlife from accidents'

Wildlife activist files affidavit before green tribunal saying he was forced by state government officials to sign site inspection report in …

Green tribunal halts construction on Puri coast

Directs Odisha government to submit report on status of waste disposal and treatment in the city by February

Rs 25,000 fine on NHAI, BRO for not answering queries on roads in Uttarakhand

Green tribunal pulls up highway authority for claiming it is not in charge of any highway in the state where there are chances of landslide

Bailable warrant against top official of ET Infra for defying green tribunal

Failed to respond to notice to appear before tribunal; case relates to violation of ban on using groundwater for construction

Colonies on floodplains of Yamuna, Hindon: green tribunal issues notices to Centre, states

Petition alleges land mafia encroached floodplains in collusion with administration officials

Supreme Court asks NGT to monitor industrial units polluting Ganga

Apex court had recently asked government to explain why Central Pollution Control Board has no chairperson for the past six months

Pollution may be higher in Kolkata this Diwali

Noise level standards were relaxed for firecrackers in West Bengal following recent orders of the National Green Tribunal

Plea to stay Nirma cement plant site inspection rejected

Green tribunal's vacation bench says another site inspection can be scheduled post-monsoon, if required

Green tribunal notice to Delhi Metro Rail on rainwater harvesting

Petition says metro rail corporation can harvest up to 87.3 million litres water annually

Assam struggles to protect wildlife from accidents on Kaziranga highway

Government has expressed its inability to adopt suggested technical measures to curb animal casualties

'NGT must have suo motu powers'

Justice Swatanter Kumar has been chairing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for nearly two years now. In an interview to Down To Earth, he speaks …

SC stays own decision to transfer environmental cases from high courts to green tribunal

Adarsh housing case underscores lack of clarity on which cases can be decided by NGT

Green tribunal stays felling of mangroves in Gujarat

Complaint alleges large-scale destruction and diversion of mangroves to industry

An ordeal by water

Green tribunal orders closure of polluting industries along river Ulhas

People living near Dombivali industrial cluster suffer from gastro-intestinal and respiratory diseases but no action was being taken, say activists

Green tribunal relief to Noida company closed by pollution board

Order to resume operations follows joint inspection that found Modern Door Devices was adhering to norms

Sand seized by Durga Shakti stolen from district collectorate's custody

Illegally mined sand worth Rs 8 crore had been seized from a close aide of Samajwadi Party bigwig Narendra Bhati; Green Tribunal directs night …

National Green Tribunal to hear all environmental cases: Supreme Court

Apex court order may create problems for the already understaffed and overworked tribunal

Green tribunal stays filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir

Environment ministry yet to set up committee to supervise lowering of dam gates and partial filling of reservoir