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) …
The Delhi Government has ordered registration of diesel-powered ambulance cars with engine capacity of 2000 cc in the national Capital after payment of one per cent of the cost of the vehicle (the ex-showroom price) as green cess. The vehicle will be registered after its certification by the fitness unit …
The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) will charge green tax from owners of outside vehicles entering the city from tomorrow and a notification in this regard has been is issued by the corporation. As per the notification issued by the Commissioner, SMC, the collection of green tax will start from tomorrow, …
A Brazilian judge has suspended the operating license of the controversial Belo Monte dam in the Amazon because the Norte Energia consortium, the dam’s builder and operator, failed to meet a key compensation commitment required by the federal government. In exchange for the right to build and run the dam, …
Gurgaon: Even a month after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to compile and submit a report on steps being taken to control dust pollution, the civic agencies — MCG and Huda — have failed to provide any details to the board yet. …
Explaining about the role of the NGT, Justice Jawad said, “It works for keeping a check on pollution. We comply with precautionary principles rather than Polluter Pays Principles." Justice Jawad Rahim, judicial member, National Green Tribunal (Western Zone), said that activities against the environment have to be nipped in the …
NAVI MUMBAI: The city police is gearing up to implement Bombay high court's orders to curb noise pollution during the festivals, mainly till the last immersion day for Ganeshotsav. NGO Awaaz Foundation has also written to police commissioner Hemant Nagrale, asking for an absolute prohibition on loudspeakers in silence zones …
Tribunal had directed de-registration of diesel vehicles of over 10 years in NCR The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has allowed Tata Motors and other automakers (and automotive societies) to file applications on September 27 seeking clarifications on previous orders of the tribunal regarding the scrapping of diesel vehicles …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Monday said the statements made by Art of Living (AOL) recently are "very irresponsible." AOL had made some remarks about NGT's principal committee that assessed the ecological damage caused by AOL's World Culture Festival held in March. It had concluded that the floodplain …
SHIMLA: Raising questions on the functioning of Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday not only directed the chairman of the board to fix responsibility on the officials for allowing the hot mix plant to run along the river and residential areas without any permission …
TRICHY: Cracking down on violations that were responsible for breeding of mosquitoes and the first dengue case reported in the district this year, the Trichy Corporation health wing on Saturday pulled up a scrap dealer for making the area a breeding ground for aedes mosquitoes. Corporation officials also gave the …
In an order issued last week, the Transport Department of Delhi government directed all Regional Transport Officers to register these vehicles in the capital. The Delhi government has ordered restarting registration of diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2000 cc and above on payment of one per cent …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Upendra Prasad Pandey Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 05/09/2016 regarding disposal of fly ash in the rivulet and the water body near Village Gidher and also at Orgari (District Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh) …
The central executive committee of peasants’ organisation, All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS), has demanded that the West Bengal government immediately pay compensation to share croppers, landless labourers and other dependants on land who have suffered due to illegal acquisition of 997 acres of land for Tata Motors at Singur …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kedar Nath Yadav Vs State of West Bengal And Others dated 31/08/2016 regarding acquisition of land by Tata Motors Ltd. to an extent of about 1000 acres within the mouzas Gopalnagar, Singherberi, Beraberi, Khaserberi and Bajemelia, P.S. Singur, District …
In December 2015, plantation company PT Bumi Mekar Hijau was acquitted in a civil suit the government had filed against it for letting fires ravage its land in 2014. Now, an appeals court has reversed that decision, ordering the company to pay $6 million in compensation. Environmentalists wished the company …
Mercedes-Benz, which recently launched the the petrol variant of its best selling SUV in India GLE 400, is also cranking up its petrol strategy in India. s demand for diesel variants of luxury cars and SUVs dips in the wake of pollution concerns, companies like Mercedes-Benz and Audi are rushing …
Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend more than $1.2 billion to compensate its 650 US dealers for their losses from the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said on Thursday. The company and a lawyer for VW dealers announced a tentative settlement at a court …
The public cost of dealing with the aftermath of the March 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant topped ¥4.2 trillion by the end of fiscal 2015, it was learned Sunday. The cumulative total at the end of last March, including costs …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Doaba Paryavaran Samiti Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 29/08/2016 regarding contaminated drinking water in six districts of Western Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs issuance of show cause notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh and Jal Nigam to …
Rejecting GVK Group firm Alaknanda Hydro Power Company's contention that the 2013 cloudburst and floods in Uttarakhand was an "act of god", the National Green Tribunal has directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 9.26 crore to the persons affected by the disaster. The green panel held the company …
