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Meghalaya: NGT extends time to pay royalty on coal

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In a relief to coal mine owners in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal today extended the time for payment of royalty of already extracted coal in the state by a month after the state government said heavy rains had hampered the transport of coal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed […]

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Centre to reply on plea seeking place for crackers

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The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the government on a lawyer’s plea seeking designated time and place for use of firecrackers during festivals like Diwali. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation and […]

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Car-free Gurgaon: NGT questions Haryana govt’s initiative

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A day after Gurgaon observed a ‘car-free day’ to free the roads from traffic congestion, the National Green Tribunal today asked Haryana government to inform it about its actual impact on the pollution level in the city to ascertain . Gurgaon had yesterday observed a ‘car-free day’ to encourage people to use public modes of […]

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Lalitpur-based thermal power plant under NGT scanner

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A thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, run by Bajaj group’s Lalitpur Power Generation Company Ltd, has come under the scanner of National Green Tribunal which has ordered an inspection into the impact of water extracted by it on farming in the area. The green panel’s direction came in the wake of a petition challenging […]

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News channel moves NGT to save Indian coastline

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The National Green Tribunal has asked the government to respond to a news channel’s plea to protect coastal environment after it initiated a four-year campaign on large-scale environmental degradation along the vast Indian coastline. The Tribunal’s direction came after it heard a plea by New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) saying it had initiated ‘Save India’s […]

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Plea on wastage of paper in DU polls: NGT notice to Centre

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Heeding to the plea of a law-student that a lot of paper is wasted every year in Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) polls, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought a response from the government on the issue. A bench headed by Justice UD Salvi issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Delhi […]

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NGT flays expert panel report on Bengaluru wetlands

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The National Green Tribunal has flayed an expert committee over its inspection report on the ecologically sensitive area on the land between Bellandur and Agara lakes in Bengaluru and directed all the members of the panel to visit the site afresh. “Did you read our orders before going to the inspection site. You people have […]

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NGT fines Agra builders Rs 1.41cr for polluting

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.41 crore on nine colonies and three builders here for polluting Yamuna river. According to Agra Development Authority (ADA) secretary Prabhanshu Srivastava, NGT gave the order for collecting Rs 1.41 crore as penalty during a hearing yesterday. It also ordered ADA to lay a […]

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Deconcretisation of trees: NGT slams DDA over delay

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The National Green Tribunal today rapped the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for not submitting report on deconcretisation of trees in the capital, even when five panels were formed to monitor the matter over a year ago. Directing it to hold a meeting within two weeks, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar took exception […]

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Why are your buses so noisy: NGT asks bus-makers

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The National Green Tribunal today asked Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, which supply buses to Delhi Transport Corporation, why these vehicles caused noise pollution on roads and directed them to submit details, including their designs. “All these buses which you have designed, why are they so noisy? DTC is planning to procure 10,000 buses. Why […]

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GCZMA asks admin to recover Rs 20 lakh fine from BJP leader

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The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has asked the administration to recover Rs 20 lakh fine from BJP leader Anil Hoble for allegedly destroying mangroves. On May 29 this year, the National Green Tribunal (NGT)had ordered demolition of several of?Hoble’s illegal structures, including a bar and restaurant along the Ribandar-Panaji causeway, for violating various […]

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NGT seeks Centre’s reply on plea against ESZ in Okhla

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The National Green Tribunal today sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking quashing of the August 19 notification issued by the Environment Ministry in which it had demarcated the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Okhla bird sanctuary. In its notification, MoEF had declared that the ESZ in the sanctuary will be the area up […]

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