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NGT orders PGCIL to pay the Gujarat fishermen for loss of livelihood

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to pay Rs 30.25 lakh to 121 fishermen in Gujarat's Kutch district for the loss of livelihood

Yamuna pollution: NGT imposes Rs 100 cr on Noida authority, Rs 50 cr on DJB

The green panel noted that out of the 95 group housing societies in Noida, 56 have sewage treatment facility or partial treatment facility and untreated sewage directly goes into the drain.

NGT directs authorities to connect 93 Greater Noida villages with sewage

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said sanitation and proper hygiene in villages is imperative for clean environment and protection of public health.

Nearly 50% of untreated sewage still being discharged in Ganga: NGT

Untreated sewage and effluents continue to flow into the River Ganga even after decades of monitoring, the National Green Tribunal has said

SC to hear plea for cancellation of coal block allocation in Chhattisgarh

The bench took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the apex court had issued notice on the PIL in April 2019 and after that, it has not been listed for hearing.

NGT directs illegal coke plants in Meghalaya to pay fine of over Rs 4.75 cr

The 31 coke oven plants in East Jaintia Hills district were working without obtaining the required consent from the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB).

NGT slaps fine on Ansal Properties & Infrastructure for green violations

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs 153.50 crore on Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd (APIL) for various environmental violations by its project at Sushant Lok Phase-I, Gurgaon.

Red signals for green laws

Relaxing penalties in environment laws is ill-advised

NGT to decide fate of Delhi's only legal slaughterhouse as violations loom

Though poultry slaughtering is common in many places in the city, the Ghazipur abattoir located in East Delhi is the only facility in the capital for butchering other animals

Maharashtra WDFC stretch delayed as centre, state squabble over green norms

State govt yet to give its go-ahead for project's continuation

NGT shifts camping site from Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve over violations

The green court held that the camping site was being used for commercial purposes which are not permissible in the core area of the tiger reserve as per provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act

Delhi abattoir shut over environment norms; may push up meat price

An MCD official said on May 30, the DPCC has sent a communication, saying it had withdrawn its consent to operation of the slaughterhouse due to violation of environmental norms.

Supreme Court junks NGT order on Visakhapatnam tourism project

HC to prevail as it is above green tribunal: Apex court

Orders of constitutional courts would prevail over statutory tribunals: SC

The Supreme Court set aside a NGT order prohibiting construction work at Rushikonda hills in Visakhapatnam, saying orders of constitutional courts would prevail over statutory tribunals

Don't start proceedings on letters of legislators: Supreme Court to NGT

The observation came while hearing the Andhra Pradesh government's appeal against an NGT order halting construction work at Rushikonda Hills in Visakhapatnam

NGT halts concretisation of all roadsides in Noida, Greater Noida

Concretization of ground obstructs groundwater recharge, causes urban heat islands, loss of biodiversity, waterlogging, loss of carbon sequestration

Meghalaya failed to comply with SC, NGT on illegal coal mining: Report

A report submitted by Justice (Retd) BP Katakey revealed the failure of authorities in Meghalaya to comply with directions issued by the Supreme Court and the NGT to check illegal coal mining

SC stays NGT order imposing penalty of Rs 15 cr on Coca-Cola bottling unit

The tribunal order followed a complaint by a resident of Ghaziabad against the bottling units saying that they had not obtained NOC from the Central Ground Water Authority

CBI charges 30 anti-Vedanta protesters over 2018 protests in Thoothukudi

The incident was condemned by a working group of UN human rights experts for the "excessive and disproportionate use of lethal force by police"

NGT fines Singareni Rs 41.21 cr for clearance violation, excess coal mining

The green panel directed the Telangana State Pollution Control Board to identify people whose houses have been damaged due to vibrations caused on account of blasting during the initial stages