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Environment Min gets time on plea alleging govt buildings lack clearances

The National Green Tribunal Wednesday granted more time to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to submit report on a plea alleging that large number of major structures in Jharkhand, including the state Assembly, have been built without obtaining mandatory clearances. A bench comprising Justice S P Wangdi and expert member Nagin Nanda noted that with regard to the Vidhan Sabha building, application had already been submitted before the environment ministry for consideration. "Further time sought for on behalf of the State to file status report and by the MoEF to comply with the order dated March 16 of the tribunal is allowed. Let them do so without fail before the next date," the bench said. The Central Pollution Control Board had earlier told the NGT that the state government is liable to pay environmental compensation of varying sums for the proposed Assembly Building (Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha) and New Ranchi High Court Building & Residential Complex. The tribunal was .

Vizag gas leak: NGT orders LG Polymers to deposit Rs 50 cr pending probe

NGT bench set up fact-finding committee, to be headed by former AP High Court judge

NGT quashes eco-clearance for Godrej residential project in Bengaluru

NGT was hearing a plea by Bengaluru resident against the construction of Godrej Reflections at Kasavanahalli village

NGT asks CPCB to submit report on guidelines for railway engine emissions

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the apex pollution monitoring body to submit report in a month

No encroachment can be allowed on forest land: NGT tells Delhi govt

The tribunal was hearing a plea by south Delhi resident Amarjit Singh Nalwa and others seeking execution of a 2015 NGT order directing the Delhi government to remove encroachments

SC's Finance Bill order will help curb abuse of Money Bill route: Ramesh

New rules were framed for appointments in 19 judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals in the Finance Bill which was introduced in the Parliament as a Money Bill.

NGT asks authorities to curtail vehicle registration if no parking space

In case the number of vehicles exceed the capacity, there should be an action plan for providing adequate additional parking space, the tribunal said.

NGT panel asks DPCC to submit last 5 years' report on Yamuna water quality

The DPCC monitors the river water quality on monthly basis through nine water quality monitoring stations

NGT stresses the need for a system to forecast public health emergency

The tribunal suggested that people can be communicated about health emergency through public broadcasters like Doordarshan

Install assessed air quality monitoring stations in a year: NGT to state

At present, the proposal is to install 202 CAAQMS in 114 cities, out of which process to install 152 is underway

Guidelines for vehicle scrapping centres ready: Transport ministry to NGT

Approximately 9 million vehicles, of which 75 per cent are two-wheelers, will be due for scrapping by next year, the tribunal had said

NGT slaps Rs 280-cr fine on 22 Kanpur tanneries for dumping waste in Ganga

The green panel said the problem has not been tackled for the last 43 years and it has resulted in contamination of ground water affecting the health and life of the inhabitants.

Air pollution: NGT for allowance to labourers hit by Delhi construction ban

The green panel said daily-wage workers who depend on construction sites to make a living are worst sufferers of the ban on construction activities as they have been rendered jobless

NGT seeks fresh report on re-development of Pragati Maidan complex

The NGT bench sought the report within a month from a committee comprising officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, CPCB and DPCC

Metal toxicity found in veggies grown near Yamuna: NGT-appointed panel

The vegetable samples were picked up from Usmanpur Khadar, Geeta Colony and Mayur Vihar and were tested for the presence of metals like Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd) and Mercury (Hg)

NGT fines Andhra Pradesh govt Rs 100 crore over failure to stop sand mining

The green panel said it is the duty of the government to provide complete protection to the natural resources as a trustee of the public at large

NGT junks plea by IndiGo against banning spray of disinfectants in aircraft

Indigo has contended in its plea that there was a spiralling growth in dengue and malaria cases and due to "blanket ban", they were not able to take any step for safety of passengers

NGT stays tree felling in South Delhi colonies till further orders

It also impleaded the Ministry of Environment and Forests as a party in the case and sought its reply in the matter before next date of hearing

NGT sends show cause notice to Centre, NHAI for not maintaining green cover

The matter is posted for next hearing on July 17

'One-family-one-car' policy in Capital is out of the question: NGT

The plea sought directions for formulation of a holistic policy for registration of private vehicles in Delhi-NCR so that only one car is permitted to be registered in one residential unit