Court digest: Major environment hearings (Jan 25-Feb 1)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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 …
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 …
No sand mining without environment clearance: NGT
Green tribunal reiterates apex court order in the wake of controversy over suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
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Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Air quality ‘severe’ in Delhi-NCR for sixth consecutive day
Conditions after Diwali night could worsen if people flout firecracker ban; light rain could further aggravate pollutant load
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CPCB cracks whip on 52 firms for flouting plastic waste rules
This is the first time the pollution watchdog has held companies accountable for not holding their end of the deal
NGT pulls up UP municipalities for sewage discharge into Ganga
The tribunal refuses to accept financial crunch as the reason behind the nagar palikas polluting the river
NGT orders closure of industrial units in Bellandur Lake area
No industry would be allowed to operate in the lake area unless effluent emissions are under permissible limits. Industries found violating the …
New app to let users report complaints about air pollution
Hawa Badlo will be available to the public on IOS and Android phones. The launch is part of the winter action campaign against Delhi's pollution
Delhi needs buses in off-peak hours too
The green tribunal had recently said that buses were a cause of environmental pollution in Delhi
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
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
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 …