Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
There was a state of complete chaos at the various entry points of Delhi as the toll operators started collecting Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) on Friday as mandated by the Supreme Court. There was an endless trail of vehicles, that kept further increasing, when The Pioneer visited the Ghazipur border. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Animal Rescue Squad & Others Vs Goa Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding illegal slaughter of animals in the State of Goa in violation of the law.
Even after several campaigns launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), the city presents a “dirty look” as failure of the municipal bodies and poor civic sense among residents has turned the winter capital of J&K; into a huge garbage dump. The hype and …
A proposal to hike the one-time parking charges will be considered on Wednesday by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Standing Committee, which, if passed, will be the first step towards a revision. Delhiites may have to shell out a lot more for new cars if the proposal is implemented, as …
Order of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Court on is own motion Versus The State of Jharkhand & others dated 04/11/2015 regarding protection of water bodies of Jharkhand especially during the Deepawali festival between Kali Puja to Chhath Puja falling from 10th November, 2015 to 18th …
TThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday empowered the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to shut down unauthorised auto workshops on Gagan Vihar road and challan any vehicles parked there. The NGT’s directions come on a petition filed by Aviation Employees Cooperative House Building Society Ltd., which approached the Tribunal …
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has been working on the solid waste management quite hard ever since the city slipped in its ranking from top to 21in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The UT’s solid waste management and urban mobility is likely to get the touch of Copenhagen. Bhawna Garg, commissioner, municipal …
Nagpur: The city that once stood as role model for environment is now seeing its environmental resources deteriorate, be it greenery or lakes. Its three rivers-- Nag, Pili and Pora-- have already turned into sewage carrying nullahs. Experts say the absence of a department of environment in Nagpur Municipal Corporation …
National Green Tribunal had banned burning of waste in the open in NCR earlier this year Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banning burning of waste in the open in the National Capital Region earlier this year, waste is openly dumped and burnt in the city. The NGT had also …
The western region bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to submit short-term and long-term action plans for disposal of nearly 1,600 metric tonne of garbage generated daily in the city. These plans will be discussed at a joint meeting called by …
Confusion over implementation of the Supreme Court-ordered environment compensation charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering Delhi persisted for a second day on Monday, with the tax contractor not collecting the additional amount. The Supreme Court had on October 12 ordered the private toll collection concessionaire to collect Rs. 700 from …
The SMYR Consortium had pleaded with the SC to defer implementation of its order on ECC till December 1. But the court had refused. Confusion continued to prevail at Delhi’s borders with the “environment tax” imposed by the Supreme Court still not being levied, as the municipal corporations failed to …
Nagpur: Here is more proof that industrial waste is polluting Nag river and Ambazari lake. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has reportedly inspected and found industrial waste being released into the river that flows into the lake from a few industries in MIDC Hingna. TOI had reported about fish …
BHOPAL: Sudden and mysterious death of thousands of fish at Lower Lake has triggered panic among residents, but failed to jolt Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials out of their slumber. Fish have died in past two days at Lower Lake, but no effort has been made by BMC to ascertain …
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is likely to seek help of a foreign entity for revival of Naini Lake, once a famous tourist spot in the city’s Model Town area. The NDMC is in talks with an Australian firm that had approached the civic body with a proposal to revive …
The Delhi high court has asked the Centre, the city administration as well as municipal authorities and the DDA to ensure that the forests in Mehrauli Archaeological Park were protected from encroachment by building a boundary wall at its western and southern sides. Referring to a map placed before it …
Delhi's big plan to combat air pollution this winter is likely to face a delay. The "green tax" imposed by the Supreme Court on heavy diesel vehicles plying through Delhi may not be enforced from November as the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and a private player bicker over profit and …
While this will be the first tree census conducted by the Delhi government, government officials said, that the NDMC had conducted a similar census within its jurisdiction earlier. Newly-inducted Environ-ment Minister Imran Hussein, on Thursday, announced that the Delhi government will hand over the task of conducting a tree census …
Pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the messy solid waste management in the capital, the fund-starved Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has zeroed in on the Rs 42 crore “waste to green energy” project at Bariyal out of the three proposals it has received from private players to …
The municipal corporations employ safaikaramcharis for jobs like sweeping roads etc, but the work of garbage collection has been outsourced. The Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday took note of the current garbage disposal crisis in the capital, as safai karamcharis in Delhi have been on …
