Top Law News Ensure ban on use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuels in industries and switch to cleaner alternatives : NGT July 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that states and union territories (UTs) ban the use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuels in industries and switch to cleaner alternatives. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel after perusing a report filed by CPCB noted […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board CPCB NGT use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuels in industries and switch to cleaner alternatives
Top Law News National Green Tribunal asks CPCB to explain coercive steps taken against Amazon and Flipkart. June 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to inform it about coercive steps taken against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for non-compliance of plastic waste management rules. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the report filed by the apex pollution monitoring body does not mention the […] Read more » Amazon and Flipkart Central Pollution Control Board coercive steps taken against Amazon and Flipkart CPCB e-commerce giants National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News NGT directs CPCB to issue guidelines on monitoring of environmental norms by dairies May 22, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Thursday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to issue guidelines within a month for checking pollution and monitoring of environmental norms by dairies throughout the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that at least the minimum distance of dairies and gaushalas from habitations, water […] Read more » CPCB monitoring of environmental norms by dairies NGT NGT directs CPCB
Corporate Law News Amazon and Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste: CPCB to NGT. January 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and need to establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated due to the packaging of their products, the Central Pollution Control Board told the NGT on Tuesday. The apex pollution monitoring body told […] Read more » Amazon Amazon and Flipkart Amazon and Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste CPCB CPCB to NGT establish system for collecting plastic waste Flipkart NGT
High Profile Cases SC partially lifts ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR, allows it from 6 am to 6 pm December 10, 2019 / December 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday allowed construction activity in the Delhi-NCR region between 6 am and 6 pm, partially lifting its complete ban on it. The apex court perused the report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which said that construction activities should not be allowed between 6 pm to 6 am. A bench, […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board construction activity in the Delhi-NCR construction activity in the Delhi-NCR region between 6 am and 6 pm CPCB Delhi- National Capital Region Justice Arun Mishra Justice Deepak Gupta NCR
Top Law News NGT: Will examine if alternate landfill sites fall on Yamuna floodplains May 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today said it would examine. whether the proposed alternate landfill sites at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran areas here are located on the Yamuna floodplains. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim, which did not issue notice on the pleas filed by rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and […] Read more » CPCB EDMC featured National Green Tribunal NEERI NGT
Top Law News NGT asks UP to reply to show cause notice on Discharge of sewage into Ganga April 7, 2018 / April 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reply within a week why environmental compensation should not be slapped on it for its “intentional” non-compliance of statutory obligations regarding discharge of untreated sewage water into the Ganga. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim noted that despite its December 2016 […] Read more » CPCB featured Ganga National Green Tribunal UPPCB
Top Law News National Green Tribunal directs CPCB to submit report on Anpara thermal power plant March 14, 2018 / March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit report on the emission standards of the Anpara thermal power plant located at Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim reteirated its earlier direction and asked the apex pollution monitoring body to file the report by […] Read more » Anpara thermal power plant CPCB featured Justice Jawad Rahim National Green Tribunal NBT
Environment Law News Top Law News Can you differentiate between human, bird excreta: NGT to CPCB December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take a clear stand whether it can differentiate between human excreta and bird poop after a retired army officer approached it alleging that faeces were splattered from aircraft on his South Delhi house before Diwali. Aviation regulator DGCA maintained that it was […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Court CPCB Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News Pollution in poultry farms: NGT notice to Centre November 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea highlighting environmental pollution caused by the improper waste disposal and unregulated use of antibiotics in poultry farms has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek a response from the Centre and others. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests Food Safety and […] Read more » Centre government Court CPCB Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Pollution in poultry farms
Top Law News SC reserves verdict on plea to restore ban on firecracker sale October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a plea seeking restoration of its last year’s order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) supported the plea before a bench headed by Justice A K Sikri and said the November 11, 2016, order should be restored and […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Court CPCB featured Law Legal News plea to restore ban on firecracker sale Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News SC asks CPCB, states to prepare plan to check pollution February 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked CPCB, Delhi government, EPCA, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan to hold a meeting within two weeks and come out with a comprehensive plan to check pollution in the national capital. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur also asked the Centre to implement the ban in four weeks on furnace […] Read more » Court CPCB Environment Law News EPCA featured Haryana Law Legal News plan to check pollution Rajasthan Supreme Court UP
