NGT Admits Plea Filed By HPCB Against Order Of Appellate Authority Refusing Prosecution Against Polluting Plastic Units [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has admitted an appeal filed by the Haryana Pollution Control Board, against an order of the Appellate authority which quashed the sanction for prosecution initiated by an officer against polluting industries in Haryana, on the grounds that it would amount to double jeopardy. A bench led by Justice Adarsh K Goel, prima facie held merit in...

Move To Remove 2646 Trees From Aarey Forest: Bombay HC Directs MCGM And MMRCL To File Reply [Read Petition]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited to file their reply in a petition filed by Zoru Darius Bathena challenging Tree Authority's resolution to remove 2646 trees at Aarey Forest, Goregaon in Mumbai. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre heard the...

"Identify Points Of Illegal Extraction Of Ground Water And Seal Them Immediately": NGT Asks Rajasthan Govt.

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Ground Water Authority of Rajasthan (CGWA) to identify points of illegal extraction of ground water in Jodhpur and seal them immediately. The bench of Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore and Dr. Satyawan Singh Garbyal was addressing a batch of 6 applications, filed against the concerned authorities of State of Rajasthan, seeking relief...

Pollution Of Rivers: Constitute Joint Committee For Better Management Of CETP Plant : NGT [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has issued directions to a joint committee of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), to improve conditions of polluted river Daman Ganga and drain Bill Khadi in Valsad district, in Gujarat on account of discharge of effluents by industries and Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), operated by M/s Vapi...

Strictly Implement 'Plastic Ban Notification' : NGT Karnataka State Level Committee [Read Circular]

National Green Tribunal, Karnataka State Level Committee Chairperson, Justice Subhash B Adi, on August 27, issued a circular directing all authorities in State of Karnataka, to strictly implement the 'plastic ban notification in their jurisdiction. Plastic ban across the state is to be enforced from September 1. The circular also asks the authorities to publish in newspapers that August...

Air Pollution: Karnataka HC Directs Govt. To Ensure That Emission Testing Centers Follow Norms

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to ensure that vehicle emission testing centers in the state don't indulge in acts of illegality or irregularity, in issuing certificates, as they played an important role in controlling 'Air pollution' emanating from vehicles.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Mohammad Nawaz disposed off a public interest...

NGT Asks U'khand To Verify Claims Made Through Photographs Of Chaotic Waste Disposal [Read Order]

Presented with photographs of rampant dumping of all kinds of wastes in Uttarakhand, especially its hills and high-altitude pilgrim centers, the National Green Tribunal has asked the State to verify the claims made in the photographs and furnish a report. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel has directed the Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand to verify the claims made by...

NGT Imposes 27L Cost On MoEF For Delaying The Zonal Master Plan For Eco Sensitive Zone Of Matheran [Read Order]

Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal imposed a cost of Rs 27 lakh on the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for delaying in finalizing the Zonal Master Plan for Eco Sensitive Zone of Matheran. A bench of Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore and Dr Satywan Singh Garbyal, directed the Ministry to deposit the amount, with the Central Pollution Control Board, in two weeks time....

Development Cost Bangalore Its Beauty: SC Expresses Concern About City's Degrading Environment [Read Judgment]

"The development in today's time comes at a cost that the city of Bangalore has very dearly paid."

Pendency Of Policy Framework Does Not Justify Not Enforcing The Existing Pollution Norms: NGT [Read Order]

A review application was pursued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) against an order of National Green Tribunal, prohibiting industrial activity or expansion of 'red' or 'orange' category industrial units until prescribed pollution limits were achieved in Critically Polluted Areas (CPAs) and Severely Polluted Areas (SPAs). Tribunal's Order On 13.12.2018,...

Drafting Committee Of The International Law Commission Provisionally Adopts Draft Principles Protecting The Environment In Conflict [Read Report]

Drafting Committee of the International Law Commission (ILC/ the Commission) on July 8 provisionally adopted eight draft legal principles to strengthen environment protection before, during and after armed conflicts. ILC was established on November 21, 1947 vide Resolution No. 174 of the United Nations General Assembly with an aim to codify international law and address problems...

Noise Pollution : Allahabad HC Bans DJs; Passes Directions For Regulating Use Of Loudspeakers [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday imposed absolute prohibition on use of DJs in the state and asked the state government to issue a toll-free number, dedicated to registering complaints against illegal use of loudspeakers. "…noise generated by DJ is unpleasant and obnoxious level. Even if they are operated at the minimum level of the sound it is beyond permissible limits…", the...