Bio-medical waste rules flouted
More than 15 years after rules for management and handling of bio-medical waste were notified, the provisions are yet to be fully implemented. An inspection conducted in March by the Central Pollution
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Green tribunal stays Anil Ambani-backed KGS project
The tribunal stops construction work at the site and stays govt's order to convert 500 acres for industrial purpose till further orders The National Green Tribunal has stayed the Rs 2,000-crore Aranmula private airport project in Kerala, which is being developed by Anil Ambani-backed KGS Group. The Tribunal has stopped any construction work at the site and stayed the government's order to convert 500 acres for industrial purpose till further orders.
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Green tribunal stays airport work
Notification converting 500 acres of wetland into industrial land also stayed The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday stayed all activities related to the construction of a greenfield airport at Aranmula until further orders. The tribunal also stayed a Kerala government notification converting 500 acres of wetland into industrial land in Pathanamthitta district and barred other connected activities of KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd. It granted an interim injunction restraining the private company from proceeding with further construction on the land in question.
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SC fines Sterlite 100cr for its polluting plant
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of mining giant Vedanta, to pay Rs 100 crore as compensation for environmental damage around its Tuticorin-based copper
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Troubled by protests, Sterlite awaits green tribunal’s order
The fate of Sterlite Industries, and that of thousands of people of coastal Tuticorin, now depends on the south bench of the National Green Tribunal, which is hearing the company's petition against its
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Green Tribunal stays construction of Aranmula airport project
The National Green Tribunal has stayed the construction of the Aranmula airport project in Kerala. It has objected to the conversion of wet land and paddy fields in to industrial land, marking a major
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AP minister visits bio-diesel farm
N> Raghuveerareddy, Minister for Agriculture Andhra Pradesh where agriculture failure has led scores of farmers to commit sucide, visited a bio-diesel farm in Perungudi village in Radhapuram taluk on
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Answer land grab charge: Green tribunal to MoEF, UP
Noida: The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notices to UP government and the Union ministry of environment and forests, among others, over allegations of massive encroachment on the floodplains
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Think tank at work for green riverbank
Noida: In order to give a clean and green look to the surroundings of the River Yamuna, which has been polluted with filth and debris, the National Green Tribunal has entrusted a high-powered committee
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Notice to government on stone-crushing units
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Friday ordered notices to the State government and other authorities to file replies on a residents’ welfare association’s application for closure of illegal
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Tribunal directs TNPCB to inspect new site for garbage dumping
Relief for Pallavaram Municipality The Pallavaram Muncipality got some relief from the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Thursday on the issue of dumping garbage. The Tribunal directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to make a spot inspection on the new site at Venkatamangalam mooted by the municipality and to accord ‘consent to establish’ without further delay.
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Tribunal seeks report on packaged drinking water units
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Thursday directed the Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and the Deputy Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Southern
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How Raindrops Could Save Rupees
<p>Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at <a href="http://pmm.nasa.gov/resources/acronyms#NASA" title="National Aeronautics and Space Administration. &nbsp;The U.S. government agency responsible for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. &nbsp;Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov&nbsp; ">NASA</a> satellite data</p>
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Green body orders 34 drinking water plants to shut shop
Noida: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday ordered for shutting down 34 packaged drinking water facilities in Noida and Greater Noida for extraction of groundwater and functioning illegally without
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Dumping continues, govt to issue notice
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has noted that despite orders to the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments, debris dumping continues unabated along the Yamuna floodplain. It has directed the government
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Green tribunal decides to evaluate Nirma cement plant site afresh
Says project needs to be reassessed in view of conflicting reports of experts After a lull for nearly a year, Nirma's cement plant in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, is back in the spotlight. The National
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Construction comes to a standstill in Greater Noida
Construction work has come to a standstill in the Greater Noida region after a court order made it mandatory to get environmental clearance (EC) even on plots that are less than 20,000 square metres. State
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Guidelines for Scrapping of Motor Vehicles in Delhi, 2018
<p>Diesel vehicles older than 15 years found plying or parked in public places that are impounded, will not be released to the owners, and will be directly handed over to licensed scrapping centres according to the guidelines issued by the Delhi Transport Department on August 24.</p>
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No one wants power plants, but everyone wants bijli: SC
NEW DELHI: Seeking to draw the line on litigation against power projects, the Supreme Court expressed unhappiness over resulting delays and cost escalations while dismissing a plea challenging a hydro-electric project on the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand. The court observed that it is ironical that while power projects face opposition from the moment they appear on a drawing board, every citizen wants uninterrupted power supply.
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Police firing on Kanhar anti dam protestors on Ambedkar Jayanti
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