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NGT to resume crucial hearing on Art of Living three-day event

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The National Green Tribunal will resume a crucial hearing tomorrow on pleas seeking cancellation of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living three-day ‘World Culture Festival’ on the Yamuna flood plains to celebrate 35 years of the foundation. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar will hear the matter in which Delhi Development Authority […]

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NGT to hold global meet on environmental issues

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The National Green Tribunal in association with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), MoEF and Ministry of Water Resources, will hold a global conference to provide a new dimension to the environmental jurisprudence from a world perspective. “This is for the first time that UNEP is holding a conference in India in which around 55 delegates […]

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NGT allows vintage car rally in Delhi

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In a breather to vintage car aficionados, the National Green Tribunal today allowed a motor vehicle club to organise a car rally in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted permission to Heritage Motoring Club of India which had sought its nod to organise 50th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car […]

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Vintage motor club seeks NGT’s permission for rally

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Days after the National Green Tribunal agreed to make a one-time exception to its order which banned vehicles older than 15 years from plying on Delhi roads, a vintage motor vehicle club has moved the green panel seeking its nod to organise a similar event. Heritage Motoring Club of India filed the plea before a […]

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Residents move NGT against Gurudwara

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A residents welfare association has moved National Green Tribunal against ‘illegal’ dumping of sewage in the Saket storm water drain by a South Delhi gurudwara, prompting the green panel to seek response from Delhi government on the matter. A bench headed by Justice M S Nambiar issued notices to the Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control […]

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Oddeven: Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea agnst exemption to women

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Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea against exemptions granted to women and two-wheelers in the odd-even car rationing scheme, scheduled to resume from April 15, terming it “premature”. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath observed that the plea was not for public interest but for “publicity interest only”. […]

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NGT summons Ghaziabad municipal commissioner

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The National Green Tribunal today rapped the civic authorities in Ghaziabad for dumping of solid waste and disposal of sewage in Sai Upvan, the 200 acre forest area in the city. The green panel also directed the Ghaziabad municipal commissioner to appear before it and apprise it about the actual condition there. “It is seen […]

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NGT slams Rlys over human defecation on tracks

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The National Green Tribunal has slammed Railways over human defecation sand other waste ons tracks and also directed authorities in Delhi to expeditiously decide on rehabilitation of slum clusters located near railway tracks. Coming down heavily on Railways, it asked the PSU behemoth to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those defecating and throwing waste […]

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Hindon waste: Warrants against illegal colonies, SHO

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The National Green Tribunal today took note of housing colonies near Vasundhara Enclave in East Delhi dumping garbage in the Hindon canal and asked them to submit a complete mechanism for collection, segregation and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW). The green panel also issued bailable warrants against unauthorised colonies adjoining the canal for their […]

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Ganga: NGT new panel to look into polluting units

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The National Green Tribunal has set up a committee to look into the grossly polluting industries located along the banks of Ganga and inform it about the quantum of sewage discharged by them in the river. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the panel comprising member secretary of Central Pollution Control […]

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NGT seeks views on banning govt’s diesel vehicles

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National Green Tribunal has asked government agencies why they have not submitted their views on phasing out over a decade old diesel vehicles in their departments, despite its specific directions two months ago. The green panel had on December 11 last year directed the central and state governments to take a decision on not buying […]

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NGT asks UP, Har to file affidavits on sand mining

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Perturbed over illegal sand mining on Yamuna floodplains despite a ban, the National Green Tribunal has asked theUttar Pradesh and Haryana governments to apprise it about the action they have taken against the violators. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the officers of Haryana and UP to file affidavit and inform […]

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