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Controversial Hydel Project in India’s Northeast On Way To Completion

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 6, 2020

A hydel dam in India’s Northeast that was stalled following large scale protests is now scheduled for completion in three-and-a-half years. Straddled across the twin states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project was stuck for the past eight...

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Green tribunal asks NCR states to report on air pollution fight

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 3, 2018

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the states...

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No hazardous waste unit in Delhi complying with rules; NGT gives states 3 months to set up TSDF

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 3, 2018

All 1,100 units for disposal of hazardous waste in Delhi are operating without complying with the rules, the city government has told the National Green Tribunal which directed all states to set...

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Cities at crossroads: Don’t waste the possibilities. Use of plastic to lay roads shows the way.

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2017

Young Abhishek Gautam and his friends Deepak and Amit were out riding their bikes on the road beside East Delhi’s garbage dump at Ghazipur last September, when a garbage slide from the steep...

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NGT tells government to list steps taken to clean Yamuna

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 4, 2017

Steps are being taken to clean the river and the flood plains of Yamuna after the festive season and the immersion of idols

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Green tribunal notice to Coca-Cola’s bottling plant in UP

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2015

 Beverages major Coca-Cola has come under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which has issued notice to the company after finding “alarming facts” in an inspection report of apex pollution monitoring body.

The green panel has also directed Hindustan Coca-Cola...

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NGT orders inspection of waste-to-energy plants in Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Concerned over delay in the operationalizing the waste-to-energy plants in capital, the National Green Tribunal today constituted a "high-powered team" to inspect these plants while directing it to submit a report within three weeks.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson...

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NGT orders Sunderbans mapping

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Is the Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge within the core area of the Sundarbans? Nobody can say for sure as there is no clear demarcation between the core, buffer and transition.The NGT, Eastern Zone bench, on Friday directed the ministry of environment and forests to map the...

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