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...

Karnataka HC Directs Authorities To Conduct Tree Census In Bengaluru Within 2 Weeks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Tree Authority, constituted under the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976 and Tree Rules, to in two weeks time commence a tree census in the city of Bengaluru. The census will be done for the first time, in 43 years. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Mohammad Nawaz said: "The census has not been carried out for the last...

SC's Tryst With Protection Of History And Culture Through Taj Trapezium Case

The case of Taj Trapezium (M C Mehta v. Union of India, W.P. 13381 of 1984) can be placed uniquely in the case law jurisprudence on pollution control law. Unlike most pollution control cases which dealt with protection of human health or conservation of nature, the primary objective sought to be achieved by this case was preservation of historical monuments in Agra. A close reading of...

NGT Directs Railways To Submit Rs 50 L Performance Guarantee To Check Air Pollution [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Respondent, Ministry of Railways, to submit Rs. 50 lakh performance guarantee to curb air pollution at Khori Railway Station in Rewari, caused due to loading and unloading of highly inflammable material such as clinker, gypsum, cement etc. The Petitioner, Jail Lal, had filed an application before the Tribunal titled "Jail Lal v. State of Haryana...

'Kodaikanal Has Become Concrete Jungle' : Madras HC Cracks Whip On Illegal Constructions In The Hill Station [Read Judgment]

The Court also passed directions for solid waste management and traffic regulation.

Pollution Caused By Small Scale Industries In Mumbai: SPCB Files Report [Read Order]

Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board has filed a report before the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi, highlighting the progress made in curbing the air and water pollution caused by the small scale industries in the Nandanvan Industrial Estate region. NGT had sought a report from the MSPCB by its order dated 25.10.2018 and the same was filed on 11.04.2019....

NGT Seeks Report On Air Pollution Caused By School In Ghaziabad [Read Order]

The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has directed Ghaziabad Development Authority and UP State Pollution Control Board (PCB) to furnish a factual and action taken report in a month, on whether Presidium School and Indirapuram Habitat Centre, are using diesel generator sets, creating air and noise pollution in the area. Principal Bench headed by Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel, gave...