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. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Vs M/s. Visakha Industries Ltd and another dated 26/11/2013 regarding industries located within 10 km radius of the lakes, Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/16_2012(THC)(App)(SZ)_26Nov2013_final_order.pdf
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajpal V/s State of Haryana dated 21/11/2013 regarding proposed Sewage Treatment Plant at Village Kithwari in the District Palwal, Haryana. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/122-2013(OA)_21Nov2013.pdf
Observing that river Beas in Himachal Pradesh has been “turned into a drain” by hotels in Kullu and Manali, the National Green Tribunal has denied the interim plea of 34 hotels to allow them to run their business. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar observed that none …
A major work entrusted to the Public Works Department-Water Resources Organisation (PWD-WRO) to prevent pollution of the Ooty Lake is nearing completion, according to P. Shankar, District Collector of the Nilgiris. Speaking to The Hindu here on Wednesday, he said that the work involved the cleaning of the 3.06 km …
With Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) claiming to have sealed all the hotels and restaurants operating without Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) and other pollution control devices, most of such hotels, sources said, continue to carry on their business in violation of the high court directive. A division bench of the high …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/10/2013 on covering of open drains, Delhi and discharge made from these drains into river Yamuna. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/300-2013(OA)_28Oct2013.pdf
The Goa State Pollution Control Board has decided to make construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) mandatory in all future housing projects with 24 flats or more, failing which they would not be granted construction licences/consents to establish. The proposal passed during the GSPC board meeting on Wednesday, would …
The High Court has allowed one month operation of hotels that have installed Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) after being sealed by the Pollution Control Board (PCB) in Gulmarg. As the matter came up for hearing, a division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice M M Kumar and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of J. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/10/2013 on Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/649_2013(MApp)_24oct2013_final_order.pdf
Tightening its noose around the hoteliers operating without pollution control devices including sewage treatment plants (STPs) at the world famous tourist spot of Pahalgam, Pahalgam development authority PDA, the main nodal agency for the development of the place today sealed 28 more hotels found carrying on their business in violation …
: Even before enlightening its first batch of students, the first DAV university in the country plunged into darkness on Tuesday, after the Punjab State Power Supply Corporation (PSPCL) snapped the power supply following an order by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). The PPCB issued the orders as the …
With the contract of the agencies cleaning Godavari river with the help of boats coming to an end on September 30, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) had floated tenders for the job about a fortnight ago, but found no takers. The tenders for the said work were opened last week. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradeep More & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 22/10/2013 regarding pollution of the river Chandrabhaga. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/1-2013%20(WZ)(OA)_22Oct2013.pdf
Most of the municipal councils in the border belt are functioning without a sewage treatment plant When things get bad, they really do. This, in essence, sums up the pollution scenario in the border district of Gurdaspur where two lifelines, Ravi and Beas, are being choked by stone crushers. Officially, …
Even as the state government is planning to make Amritsar a world-class city, it has miserably failed in the primary task of providing safe drinking water to its residents. With no sewage treatment plant, the residents are forced to consume unsafe water and endure the foul smell emanating from the …
Notwithstanding claims of the Punjab Government and the state Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that emphasis is being laid on ensuring clean and green environment in the state, the practice of discharging domestic waste and untreated industrial effluents into drains, rivulets and water channels continues unabated in Jalandhar and Kapurthala. The …
Following extension to JnNURM, continuous water supply & tertiary sewage treatment projects of AMC have got the go-ahead. If things go as per the plan of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Amdavadis will soon get round-the-clock water supply. Not just this, a huge quantity of drinking water can be saved in …
The hotel and restaurant owners in Kashmir today threatened to close down their hotels if the state authorities went ahead with their “suppressive policy” towards the them. The threat was hurled by them at a joint press conference here today. The press conference was addressed by G M Dug, Showkat …
Order of the Allahabad High Court on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. - 4003 of 2006 at Allahabad : Re: Ganga Pollution Vs. State Of U.P. And Others dated 11/10/2013.
With the first community-based sewerage treatment plant in place, the Ugrachandi Nala VDC in Kavrepalanchok district has become a model community in achieving total sanitation. Open defecation, uncontrolled disposal of garbage and unmanaged drainage were a common view in the VDC just a few years ago. Now the scenario has …
