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Kozhikode Corp to have marked solid waste disposal buffer zones

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 16, 2016

City corporation authorities will mark buffer zones for solid waste disposal in its town planning map.

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste management

No action on NGT plan for Yamuna

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 10, 2016

More than a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) came up with a solution to Yamuna's pollution problem, agencies are yet to implement it.

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Subject Tags: NGT , STP , water pollution

Handling of toxic waste: NGT seeks details from states

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 8, 2016

With the issue of toxic waste being released from industries becoming a major environmental issue, the National Green Tribunal has directed various state governments including the national...

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Civic body to file report on Rankala pollution today

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 3, 2016

The municipal corporation will on Tuesday file a compliance report before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the Rankala lake pollution issue.

The tribunal is hearing a...

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Subject Tags: NGT , water pollution

Increase in concentration of pollutants during odd-even scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2016

A recent assessment by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicates that there was increase in concentration of pollutants at most of the monitoring locations during the second phase of...

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Haryana to implement NGT order on old vehicles in NCR

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2016

The Haryana government announced on Thursday that the it has decided to ban diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years old in the areas of National Capital...

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De-register diesel vehicles in Delhi that are over 10 years old: Green tribunal

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 19, 2016

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked Delhi transport authorities on Monday to immediately revoke the registration of diesel vehicles more than 10 years old following complaints that a lack of...

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Ministry of Environment and Forests relaxes rules for small Rajasthan mines

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2016

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has relaxed environment clearance norms for small mineral mines in Rajasthan, which were facing closure following a National Green Tribunal order of...

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Karnataka state government will be fined if it is found violating green laws

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2016

Justice Jawad Rahim, judicial member, National Green Tribunal (NGT, New Delhi) on Saturday said that if the state government is found guilty of violating the provisions of Forest Act or...

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Subject Tags: environment laws , NGT

Haridwar administration to act tough over polythene usage

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2016

The district administration will launch a drive to check the use of polythene bags and plastic around Har-ki-Pauri and Ganga ghats in Haridwar as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is getting...

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