Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs. Barog Heights Hotel dated 18/12/2017 regarding construction of hotels which are running unauthorisedly in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. Barog Heights Hotel prays for reduction of payment of environmental compensation imposed under …
The girl succumbed to dengue shock syndrome on September 15, after a 15-day stay at Fortis, Gurgaon. Her family had alleged overcharging, to the tune of Rs 16 lakh, and medical negligence. The expert committee, set up by Haryana to probe the allegation of medical negligence in the dengue death …
BENGALURU: Next time you get caught with a defective silencer in your bike/car, you will not just end up paying but also have to be a mute spectator when the bulldozers will crush your silencer. In a first of its kind initiative, Adugodi traffic police have crushed 82 seized defective …
Less than a month after a private hospital in Gurugram billed a dead seven-year-old patient’s family more than Rs 15 lakh for dengue care, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought complete inquiry report from the Haryana Government. Taking up the matter, a Division Bench of the High Court …
Why is the Department of Mineral Resources trying to muscle in on the trust fund to be set up to compensate mineworkers with silicosis? Deputy minister Godfrey Oliphant says it's to prevent looting by lawyers appointed by courts as trustees. But previous attempts by the state to interfere in trusts …
A recent study by the Rwanda Civil Society Platform shows that expropriation of land and properties by the government to pave the way for infrastructure development is done on short notice, giving land and property owners limited time to negotiate their compensation. According to the research, which was released last …
Between 2015 and 2030, global spending on transportation networks, energy, utilities, and other essential infrastructure is expected to double. This infrastructure development is necessary to keep pace with growing populations, our current infrastructure’s depreciation, and the moral imperative to provide a basic modern standard of living for all people on …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday held the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) responsible for damaging the Yamuna floodplains when it organised a three-day cultural festival in March last year. In its order, the NGT bench headed by Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said, "We hold and declare that AoL is …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Misra & Others Vs Art of Living International Center & Others dated 07/12/2017 regarding World Culture Festival Celebration on Yamuna flood plain. This has led to illegal and unauthorized dumping and construction in the active flood plains of river …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs Barog Heights Hotel dated 07/12/2017 regarding private buildings existing which are having more than 3 or 4 storeys and are running hotel business in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. National Green Tribunal …
CABINET has approved a new policy for human-wildlife conflict compensation, with families of victims set to receive N$100 000 where a person is killed by a wild animal. The environment and tourism ministry's spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, confirmed this yesterday. The policy was revised following an outcry by affected communities, who …
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation has signed a contract with China Gezhouba Group for the first phase of building of the Sh42 billion Thwake Dam. The water project, to be located on the border of Kitui and Makueni counties, is being financed jointly by the government and the African …
Large land deals in Africa with foreign companies have come under renewed scrutiny after an Indian firm, Karuturi Global, demanded compensation for the cancellation of its lease of farm land in Ethiopia. Ethiopian officials, who have earmarked some 11.5 million hectares (28.5 million acres) of land for overseas firms to …
Residents from Delhi and the National Capital Region can now expect relief next year from the pollution caused due to the burning of stubble by farmers in Punjab and Harayana. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on behalf of ministry of power has framed up a policy for biomass utilisation for …
One of former President Robert Mugabe's most controversial policies was the land reform programme of 2000 which made it legal for black Zimbabweans to seize properties from white farmers - without compensation. The policy was meant to consolidate his support but resulted in thousands of white commercial farmers being driven …
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday launched the construction of the Sh20 billion Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County as he railed against the country's fixation with politics, despite the campaign period being over. Accompanied by his deputy William Ruto, the President accused opposition leaders of seeking to derail his agenda by …
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has prepared a draft proclamation that will ensure farmers who lost their plots for development be compensated 10 times of their highest income for three consecutive years, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday. The current proclamation, dating back to 2004, states that farmers who …
NGT says violators of environment norms will face action The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday said that any person who refused to pay the environmental compensation for violating orders stated by the Tribunal, would have to pay additional fines. Further, the green panel said that those in violation of …
NEW DELHI: If your vehicle is due for a pollution check and you haven't got the pollution under control certificate (PUCC) yet, expect to get an SMS reminder from the transport department soon. Delhi government's transport department has started sending out SMS alert to vehicle owners, reminding them of the …
The court noted that Rs 700 crore was collected as “green cess”, of which, as per rules, 25 per cent was provided to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and other agencies how the amount collected as ‘green cess’ …
