Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Salboni Apartment Owner’s Association Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to restoration of the Salboni Jheel, Kolkata, West Bengal. The NGT directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to place …
For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are melting faster than ever, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. And because of glacial retreat, floods, droughts, …
Affidavit of District Magistrate Meerut in compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, March 5, 2025. The NGT, September 4, 2024 had directed a joint committee to submit a report giving details of ponds in Meerut district including all specifications relating to ownership and status of encroachments among other …
Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
Reply on behalf of Haryana State Pollution Control Board in the matter of Charan Singh Vs State of Haryana dated 15/04/2025. The matter related to encroachment of a pond (johad) at village Brass, tehsil Nissing, Karnal district. It was stated in the letter petition that a substantial area of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "NHAI has made highway at protected pond site in Delhi Activists" appearing in the Times of India dated 30.09.2024. The application which was registered suo-moto, the Tribunal is examining the issue of the National Highways Authority of …
Affidavit by Wetland Authority of Delhi in OA No 1117 of 2024 News item titled From oasis to forsaken where did appearing in the Hindustan Times, dated August 16, 2024. The affidavit of April 7, 2025 was in compliance with the NGT order, December 11, 2024. The matter is related …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Somveer Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/04/2025. The applicant has alleged that there is a pond existing in khasra number 440, measuring 1.442 hectares located in Gram Panchayat Dadri, development block Sardhana, tehsil Sardhana, district Meerut, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025. An application was filed before the NGT based on a newspaper article published in the Dainik Bhaskar, December 10, 2024. The article talked about illegal construction …
Action taken report by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in compliance of NGT order dated August 28, 2024 and January 8, 2025. The matter related to illegal extraction of groundwater by illegal borewells. All illegal borewells (which do not have NOC from CGWA/DJB) will be sealed. The DJB is seeking …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Parishad, Farid Nagar Vs Paryavaran Mitra & Others dated 17/03/2025. The SC directed Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Parishad, Faridnagar, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh to engage the services of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for advising …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Syed Ashhar Tauseef Vs Kamal Faruqui dated 17/02/2025. In the application, the grievance raised by the applicant Syed Ashhar Tauseef was that Kamal Faruqui exercised his influence on the land on Gata No. 403 and 404 to set up four …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Over 1200 sources polluting water bodies in Punjab reveals govt report" appearing in the Tribune dated 16.09.2024. In the Original Application, registered suo-motu, the tribunal is considering the disclosure in the news item about over 1200 sources …
Action taken report by the state of Rajasthan in the matter of Omprakash Somani Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 05/02/2025. The report was in compliance with the NGT order, January 13, 2025 (central zonal bench, Bhopal). The court was informed that the state authorities, police and the Panchayati …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Mirza Abid Beg Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 17/01/2024. Inspite of orders passed on July 16, 2024 and November 22, 2024, the committee appointed by the state of Uttar Pradesh has not complied with the directions issued by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhoori Singh Vs District Magistrate, Agra & Others dated 17/01/2025. The application was filed by Bhoori Singh, resident of village Angoothi, tehsil Sadar, Agra complaining about the encroachment on pond land. Despite complaints made to revenue authorities no action has …
Affidavit by the District Magistrate, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh in compliance with the NGT orders (November 6, 2023, July 3, 2024 and September 23, 2024). The matter related to encroachment and disappearance of the ponds in Kanpur Dehat district. There were a total of 1975 ponds which have been reduced …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Madanmohan Rout Vs Nilakanteswar Dev & Others dated 05/12/2024. The matter related to encroachment of a water body, Chandan Polchari situated in village Gopinathpur, district Puri, Odisha. It was alleged that the water body has started …
Response on behalf of the DPCC with respect to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated August 30, 2024. The matters related to increased urban flooding in Delhi and its connection to the disappearance of water bodies in the capital. In compliance with decisions taken by the Integrated Drain Management …
