SC Asks NTPC To File Reply In Plea Seeking Ban On Dumping Of Fly Ash In Water Bodies Of MP's Singrauli [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court last week asked the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited to file its reply in a plea seeking ban on dumping of industrial waste in water bodies of MP's Singrauli and UP's Sonebhadra districts. The bench of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Surya Kant had issued notices on the plea to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Water Resources,...

Delhi Pollution : Why Governments Should Not Be Asked To Compensate Persons Affected By Bad Air Quality, Asks SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on November 25 asked the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to explain within six weeks as to why they should not be made liable to pay compensation to persons affected by bad air quality.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta observed that it was the bounden duty of the States to provide basic civic amenities, clean air...

Ensure Remedial Action Continues Against Stone Crushing Unit Causing Air/Noise Pollution In MP : NGT [Read Order]

The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board to continue remedial actions to ensure that a stone crushing unit next to a government school does not cause air pollution and noise pollution. Acting on a complaint filed by Rajkumar Kol, Sarpanch, GramPanchayat Bhanpura, the tribunal had called for a report from the authorities....

'Brick Kiln Unit Causes Air Pollution' : NGT Directs Kerala SPCB To File Report [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Kerala State Pollution Control Board to file a report after seeing functioning of the brick kiln units and impact of its work on the air quality and the inhabitants nearby in Sree Moolanagaran Parchayat, Kochi. ...

State Cannot Alienate Water Bodies For Industrial Activities Under The Guise Of Providing Alternatives: SC [Read Judgment]

"Allowing such invaluable community resources to be taken over by a few is grossly illegal."

NGT Directs UP Govt. To Pay Rs 10 Crore As Environment Compensation: Read Order To Know Why

The National Green Tribunal has directed State of Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 10 crore as Environment Compensation, for causing damage to the environment by permitting discharge of untreated sewage, containing toxic Chromium, into 'River Ganga'.. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said "It was not considered that the sewage/effluents had highly toxic Chromium content. Its...

Comply With Recommendations of Joint Committee : NGT Directs Telengana PCB [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the Telangana State Pollution Control Board to comply with the recommendations and observations made by a Joint Committee, in respect of few units, which are found to be discharging untreated effluents, adversely affecting the water quality and availability of ground water and drinking water to the inhabitants of...

[Pollution] Violators Of Law Cannot Be Allowed To Have Free Run : NGT [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal, while directing State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees to take meaningful action against Polluters in Industrial areas, said "Violators of law cannot be allowed to have a free run at the core of environment and public health. Inaction by the statutory authorities is at the cost of Rule of Law, which is the mandate of the Constitution and...

How Is Centre Accrediting, Monitoring Labs Which Analyse Air, Water Quality, Asks NGT [Read Order]

As Delhi and other states, near and far, struggle with polluted air and water, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to produce information about accredited laboratories and analysts recognized to furnish report with regard to analysis of air, water and other samples and the monitoring mechanism in place to keep a check on their functioning. A bench headed by NGT...

NGT Take Action Against Violators Who Caused Drying Up Of Lake In Pune [Read Order]

National Green Tribunal has asked Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to assess and recover compensation for violations in law from polluters for allegedly causing drying up of lake at Yewalewadi, Pune, on account of dumping of waste and illegal construction material and ensure remedial steps are taken. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel gave the direction...

Industrial Development Cannot Be Done On The Graves Of Human Being And At Cost Of Air And Water Quality : NGT

Principal bench of National Green Tribunal observed that "Industrial development cannot be done on the graves of human beings and should not be at the cost of "air and water quality", while directing the Haryana government to shorten the period of inspection of polluting factories and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to follow the same in 19 other states, with similar...

Policy For Use of RO Purifiers: If The Order Is Not Complied With, Officials Of MOEF&CC Will Lose Their Salary, Warns NGT [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has by way of last chance granted time till December 31, to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, to comply with its order on coming out a policy for use of RO purifiers. The tribunal warned that if the order is not complied, from January 1, 2020, the concerned officer(s) in-charge in MoEF&CC, for carrying out the directions,...