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Clarify stand on BS-I, BS-II vehicles: NGT to northern states

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 22, 2017

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked five northern states to clarify their stand on plying and registration of Bharat Stage-I and Bharat Stage-II vehicles which have been banned in...

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NGT asks states to follow order on polluting industries

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2017

The National Green Tribunal on Monday (September 18) lashed out at the states for failing to comply with its orders regarding polluting industries. The Tribunal had sought a response on the...

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Subject Tags: industry news , NGT , pollution

End of road for 10-yr-old diesel cars in Delhi-NCR; NGT refuses to lift ban

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017

A decade old diesel vehicles will now have to go off the roads with the National Green Tribunal today declining to lift its ban on them in Delhi-NCR, noting that emissions from diesel vehicles...

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Ganga: NGT orders inspection of drain connecting Jajmau CETP

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of a sewer pipeline going to a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) at Jajmau in Kanpur to verify the claim of the Uttar Pradesh government...

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NGT directs states to shut distilleries sans PESO nod

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 8, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed all states to shut down distilleries and sugar mills manufacturing, storing and transporting ethanol, without obtaining permission from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson...

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Polavaram project: NGT directs MoEF, Andhra Pradesh government to examine waste dumping

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Environment Ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government to examine a plea claiming that huge amounts of waste was being dumped in agricultural lands near the Polavaram project.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice...

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste , waste management

Ghazipur landfill collapse: NGT issues notices to civic body, state and DDA

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2017

Days after a huge portion of the 50-metre-high Ghazipur landfill collapsed, killing two persons, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued showcause notices to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, and the Delhi...

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Cellular operators need permission for using generator: NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2017

Cellular service providers need to take consent from the state pollution control boards for installing and operating generator sets, the National Green Tribunal has ruled.

A Bench headed by the NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar declined to quash the order dated...

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Subject Tags: industry news , NGT , pollution

Coimbatore Corporation files affidavit on solid waste management plan to NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2017

The Coimbatore Corporation is proposing to streamline the solid waste management mechanism to achieve 100 per cent door-to-door collection and source segregation.The Corporation has conducted a detailed study in consultation with the project management consultants appointed...

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste management

NGT Notice To Meghalaya Government On Lack Of Proper Environment Policy

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2017

The principal Bench of National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued show-cause notice to Meghalaya government seeking reply as to why proper environmental policy should not be framed by the state and also why area within 5 kms from the edge of all major rivers, reserved forests...

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