Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 11 (IANS) The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Tamil Nadu government to file a comprehensive report on the cleanup operations following a significant spill of plastic nurdles that washed ashore reaching Dhanushkodi. The spill originated from a cargo ship that sank off … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The practice of feeding pigeons on footpaths, pavements, and traffic islands in Delhi has come under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The green tribunal has issued notices to Delhi government, its Public Works Division (PWD) department, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report highlighting the pollution caused by the “illegal” bleaching units in Haryana’s Panipat. A bench headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava registered an original application suo motu (on its own) following a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 12 (IANS) The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear a petition on April 15 filed by residents of Adyar in Chennai, opposing the felling of 69 trees for a road widening project undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Highways Department. The petition, submitted by a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) In an order of far-reaching consequences, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is contemplating civil action against eight former Commissioners of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), who were in office from 2017 to 2025. The NGT order is likely to ensure the clearance of massive waste from … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) southern bench on Wednesday issued an interim stay against the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) notice to the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) to seek Rs 73 crore in environmental compensation for the December 2023 Ennore oil spill. The bench, … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Odisha government, Odisha State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and others seeking a reply in connection with allegations of environmental pollution against a private company engaged in manufacturing of various stainless steel products. The NGT issued the order while hearing a petition … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the appointment of Judicial as well as Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Section 4(1) of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, mandates that the NGT “shall consist of”, “not less than ten” Judicial Members, and “not less … Read more
