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Expedite approvals for power projects in Andhra Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2016

 

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao requested Union power minister Piyush Goyal to expedite approvals for 4,000 MW Yadadri and 1,080 MW Bhadradri thermal power projects....

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Okhla waste to energy plant's fate under National Green Tribunal's lens

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2016

The National Green Tribunal may pronounce a judgment on the Okhla waste-to-energy plant on Monday. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar are eagerly waiting for the hearing - probably the final one - on...

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Builders liable to face consequences for air pollution in New Delhi: NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2016

The principle that "polluter pays" was on Thursday applied by the National Green Tribunal which said that it is builders and not the construction workers who will have to face "consequences" for...

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Green panel glare on Puri, Bhubaneshwar hotels

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2016

At least 166 hotels in the beach town of Puri face the threat of closure for running without valid pollution control certificates.

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Subject Tags: NGT , pollution

Steel flyover: BDA yet to apply for eco-impact clearance

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2016

The controversial steel flyover between Basaveshwara Circle and Esteem Mall, Hebbal has run into a green road block after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order has made State Environment...

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SC, NGT orders need of the hour for Delhi's Pollution: Experts

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2016

Air pollution in the National Capital Region may finally be treated as a common problem, experts said on Thursday as the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Central...

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Subject Tags: NGT , pollution

Puducherry government to implement waste management rules

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2016

Puducherry government will implement the Municipal solid waste management rules, 2016, notified by the Union environment, forest and climate change ministry within a month following a direction...

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Green guards move NGT for order execution

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 28, 2016

Environmentalists Rajesh Pandit and Lalita Shinde have moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for execution of its judgment dated October 17, 2015 on the pollution of Godavari inTrimbakeshwar...

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NGT directs surprise checks of polluting industries

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 25, 2016

National Green Tribunal has directed surprise checks of polluting industries in Ghaziabad and adjoining areas after a plea alleged that toxic discharge from these units was causing air and water...

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Subject Tags: industry news , NGT , pollution

Green Court Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2016

The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal lamented...

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