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‘What are you doing for pollution near Kaushambi’

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The worsening ambient air quality near Kaushambi township on Delhi-UP border has prompted the National Green Tribunal to direct Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to inform it about the steps it was taking to check air pollution in the area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked DMRC to file an affidavit […]

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NGT raps Delhi govt for not installing air filters in schools

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The National Green Tribunal today rapped the Delhi government for not installing air filters in government schools during the recent thick smog which had engulfed the national capital for almost 10 days. “We had specifically asked you to install air filters in the schools for children. Why didn’t you do it? You cannot provide fresh […]

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‘Govt inaction, stubble burning killing people in Delhi’

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Government inaction and stubble burning in Punjab are the real culprits in robbing 20 million Delhi’ites of three years of their life expectancy, which amounts to “genocide” and “murder”, Delhi High Court said today. “It is killing us,” a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar said, adding that the grave situation was […]

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Sprinkle water on roads to contain pollution:NGT to Delhi govt

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Lashing out at Delhi government for not taking timely preventive steps to tackle air pollution in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal today asked it to sprinkle water on roads to contain dust, even by using choppers. “What preventive steps did you take on air pollution in national capital? We want to know from […]

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Restaurant causing pollution: NGT notice to EDMC

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The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on a plea seeking closure of a restaurant in East Delhi for allegedly causing air and water pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar sought response from EDMC and asked its concerned officer to be present before it […]

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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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Crop residue burning: NGT seeks states’ explanation

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With rising pollution level and smog over Delhi and adjoining areas, the National Green Tribunal today pointed to large scale burning of crop stubble in northern states as shown in satellite pictures, asking the states to comply with its earlier order in the matter. The NGT directed these states including Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh […]

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NGT notice to govt on dumping of debris in Chenab, Tawi rivers

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Indiscriminate dumping of soil in rivers Chenab and Tawi during construction of a stretch of a national highway has led the National Green Tribunal to issue notices to the Centre, concerned authorities and companies on a plea for enforcement of its earlier order prohibiting it. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar sought […]

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Have destination buses to decongest Delhi roads:NGT

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Aiming at steps to curb pollution, the National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi government to reduce traffic congestion on city roads and introduce destination buses to improve air quality in the national capital. The green panel said the introduction of destination buses would facilitate an individual to opt for such a service rather than driving […]

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NGT upst over delay in dengue, chikungunya report

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The National Green Tribunal today took exception over non-submission of status report by the Delhi government on the steps taken by it to tackle diseases like dengue and chikungunya in the national capital. “It is very unfortunate and sad that in such a serious matter like this you have failed to file status report despite […]

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“Ban on hawkers will defeat idea of curbing pollution”

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Cycle rickshaw pullers and street vendors, who have been barred from plying on metalled roads in the national capital, have moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) challenging the ban imposed on them, saying any restriction on non-motorised modes will defeat the idea of reducing air pollution. NGOs Manushi Sangathan and Delhi Shramik Sangathan, representing hawkers […]

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