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Restore and clean water bodies expeditiously: NGT directs Delhi govt, civic bodies

By : sustainabilityo..., May 22, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the civic bodies to restore expeditiously all water bodies in the city and ensure that these remain clean not become a waste-...

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Subject Tags: NGT , water pollution

Report on discoms’ e-waste collection sought by NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed an inspection team headed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to inform it about the mechanism for e-waste collection and transport at...

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NGT announces Rs. 1 lakh fine for dumping e-waste around Ramganga

By : sustainabilityo..., May 4, 2017

With an aim to save river Ganga and its tributaries from e-waste dumping by several illegal industries mostly around Moradabad, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday announced Rs. one...

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NGT to inspect Ganga pollution itself

By : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday decided to itself inspect the most polluted stretch of Ganga river, between Haridwar in Uttarakhand to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh — to get the clear...

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Fine slapped on 4 Uttar Pradesh sugar mills for damaging environment

By : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on four sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh for causing damage to the environment, contaminating ground water and releasing effluents...

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NGT notice to states, UTs for violating plastic waste management rules

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 28, 2017

A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued on Thursday notices to all state governments and Union territories on CPCB's application that plastic...

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Centre argues against diesel car order again

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2017

The Centre once again argued against phasing out more than 10-year-old diesel vehicles in National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday. NGT then asked the government to suggest a solution....

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NGT shuts 13 polluting industries along Ganga channel

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed 13 polluting industries situated along tributary or major drain of the Ganga river to be shut down.

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Uma Bharati reaches out to NGT over Mission Ganga

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 26, 2017

With the National Green Tribunal slamming the Centre every few days over the poor progress on Ganga clean-up, the Uma Bharati led National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) is learnt to be making a...

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Supreme Court asks NGT to monitor work to clean the Yamuna

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2017

After monitoring government efforts to clean the Yamuna for over two decades, the Supreme Court decided on Monday to entrust the task to National Green Tribunal (NGT) to clean the river which...

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