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National Green Tribunal raps officials over action plan on noise pollution

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 The National Green Tribunal has rapped the police and the district adminstration over their action plan to check noise pollution in West Delhi and termed the ATR as “inaction report”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the DCP and the SDM are merely avoiding the responsibility and shifting the burden […]

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NGT acts tough on air pollution and directs 6 states to submit action plan by April 30

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 The National Green Tribunal has directed six states to submit by April 30 action plans for bringing air quality standards within the prescribed norms, failing which they would be liable to pay environment compensation of Rs 1 crore each. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the chief secretaries of Assam, […]

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NGT directs police to remove encroachments by scrap dealers in R K Puram

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The National Green Tribunal has directed the police to remove encroachments due to construction of shops and godowns of scrap dealers in R K Puram here, on a plea alleging that it caused pollution. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore asked the Station House Officer of the area to take immediate action against […]

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‘Keep constant vigil on encroachments in Azadpur’

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The National Green Tribunal Wednesday directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to keep a constant vigil on the encroachments in Azadpur here and seek the help of police in removing squatters. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said removal of unauthorised occupants on the road was a continuous exercise and asked the Delhi […]

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NGT forms committee to decide if 2 pvt Agra colleges fall within Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

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 The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to decide whether two private engineering colleges have been constructed inside the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Agra. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel set up the committee on October 30 comprising the Principal Secretaries of departments of revenue and forest, Principal Chief […]

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NGT forms team to probe death of 7 elephants in Odisha

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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a team to enquire into the death of seven elephants which were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a team comprising representatives of the Ministry of […]

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Delhi requires 11,000 public transport buses: AAP govt to SC

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New Delhi: Delhi is facing an acute shortage of public transport as only 5,554 buses against the required number of 11,000 vehicles are plying in the national capital, the Supreme Court was informed today. In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the Delhi government has said its “all-out efforts” to augment a bus fleet to […]

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NGT plans to hear cases using video-conferencing

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New Delhi: Crippled by the delay in appointment of experts and judicial members, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is planning to conduct hearings through video-conferencing to decide the environmental cases pending in its regional benches. The NGT’s functioning has been hit by vacancies. The apex environment watchdog is functioning with less than one-third of its […]

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NGT Slaps a fine of Rs 50,000 on Karnataka, Manipur

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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Karnataka and Manipur for not filing statements on maintenance of green cover along highways and the number of trees proposed to be cut for various projects. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim noted that Karnataka and Manipur […]

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NGT slaps Rs 25,000 fine on Delhi govt for not filing report

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped Rs 25,000 as costs on the Delhi government for failure to file a report on the action taken to prevent blockage of drains in the city. A bench headed by Acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim directed the AAP government to file its response within 10 days and […]

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NGT to Centre: File statement on status of Chardham project

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The National Green Tribunal today directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to file a detailed statement on the status of the Chardham highway project which aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A bench headed by Acting Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim asked the ministry to file an affidavit by […]

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NGT: Will examine if alternate landfill sites fall on Yamuna floodplains

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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 […]

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