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Air pollution: Why construction not stopped in Delhi, asks NGT

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The National Green Tribunal today lashed out at the Delhi government and the Central Pollution Control Board for not issuing orders to shut down construction and industrial activities in the capital despite the worsening air quality. It also ordered Punjab, UP and Haryana governments to spell out the steps have they taken to prevent crop […]

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Air pollution, AOL & Ganga hogged limelight in NGT in 2016

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The “environmental Emergency” caused by one of the worst stretches of air pollution in Delhi and the northern region led National Green Tribunal to take the Centre and some states to task for inaction, as the year also it cracking the whip on airlines for dumping excreta in air and auto majors over sale of […]

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Air pollution: NGT notice to MoEF on plea filed by six kids

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Affected by alarming levels of air pollution caused by industries in West Delhi, six children have moved the National Green Tribunal, prompting it to seek a reply from the Centre and Delhi government. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministries of Environment and Urban Development, Delhi government, Delhi […]

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Not just prevention, we want reversal of air pollution: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today said it does not just want prevention of air pollution, but a reversal of its impact also, after it was told that pollutants once generated continue to affect the environment for years. “What about what has already come into the (environment) system every year? We don’t just want prevention, but […]

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Don’t give something terrible to kids: NGT on air pollution

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What a “terrible” future are we giving to our children, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Friday as it castigated the Centre and AAP government for “shifting blame” and not taking steps to tackle the alarming air pollution level in Delhi, dubbed as the worst in 17 years. “For you (authorities), the people of […]

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‘Centre, Delhi govt shifting blame on air pollution’

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With Delhi being engulfed by the worst smog in 17 years, the National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the Centre and Delhi government for not taking steps to tackle the alarming air pollution level, asking them not to shift the blame on each other. “It is unfair to the people of Delhi. In […]

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Advertise air pollution on lines of odd even-scheme : NGT

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The National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi government and other authorities to create awareness about air pollution caused by vehicular emissions and burning of municipal solid waste and issue advertisements on the lines of the odd-even scheme. The green panel said the city government should keep a tab on ambient air quality (AAQ) standards in the […]

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Grampanchayat opposes sugar factory

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The Maharashtra government has been asked by the Bombay High Court and others to file a response to a petition opposing construction of a sugar factory in Aashti village of Solapur district on the grounds that it would damage ecology and pollute environment. The petition filed by Aashti Grampanchayat alleges that the factory was being […]

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