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NGT to hear air pollution matter today

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will on Wednesday hear the air pollution matter.

The NGT...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , NGT

NGT seeks Gurugram air quality report

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 16, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday instructed the Haryana government and the state pollution control board (HSPCB) to submit a report on Gurgaon's ambient air quality....

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Subject Tags: air quality , NGT , pollution

NGT asks Visakhapatnam Port Trust and pollution board to control coal dust

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2017

In a major blow to Visakhapatnam Port Trust, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed VPT and the Pollution Control Board (PCB) to immediately check air pollution and bring it under...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , NGT

Ganga cleaning: NGT warns officials against passing the buck

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2017

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slapped a Rs 50,000 fine on a scientist from the Environment Ministry but withdrew it later, warning officials against passing the buck on matters...

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Indian government to build cement plants near power plants to use fly ash

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2017

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has decided to form a multi-disciplinary committee to examine the possibility of building cement plants near to power plants to use fly ash...

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Air pollution: Meerut poorer than Delhi; NGT notice to Centre

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2017

A petition claiming that ambient air quality in Meerut was worse than in Delhi and seeking curbs on the entry of 10-year old diesel vehicles on Tuesday prompted the NGT to seek responses from...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , NGT

Green panel orders inspection of discom premises for e-waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 27, 2017

Power distribution companies storing hazardous e-waste have come under the lens of the NGT which has ordered inspection of their premises here after a plea alleged these were causing massive air...

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E-waste burning: NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 24, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of Ganga flood plains to probe dumping and burning of waste after a plea alleged illegal processing of electronic waste on the banks of...

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Submit road map on recall of 3.23 lakh cars: Green tribunal to Volkswagen

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2017

The National Green Tribunal has directed German auto major Volkswagen, embroiled in an emission scandal, to submit a road map with regard to recall of over 3.23 lakh vehicles in the country....

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NGT issues suo motu notices over Bellandur lake fire in Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suo motu issued notices to all the agencies involved in the upkeep of the heavily polluted Bellandur lake following the most recent outbreak of fire. The...

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Subject Tags: NGT , water pollution