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Department of Environment suggested alternative for defunct coastal authorities(25.04.2016)
The Central Government outlined proposals to avoid confusion and subversion of laws in areas where Coastal Zone Management Authorities are not functio.....
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Government to bring out new Performance-Based Rating of NGOs working on Environment(06.10.2015)
The Government will introduce new performance-based rating of Non-Government Organisations working in the environment field. It also released the 10th.....
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Union Environment Ministry Issues Strict Norms for Thermal Plants(23.12.2015)
Union Environment Ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and made it mandatory f.....
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NGT Orders Environment Audit of All Government Buildings in Delhi(24.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered environment audit of all Government Buildings, including offices and hospitals, in Delhi to control pollutio.....
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Bombay HC Slams State for Failure to Create Conducive Environment for Specially-Abled Students(05.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has rapped State Government and a Private School for their failure to create a conducive environment for specially-abled students un.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern About Banaglore’s Degrading Environment(27.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the environment of the city of Bangalore has degraded so much and so fast that the time will not be far away for this .....
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Karnataka HC Extends Stay on Publication of Final Notification Until Further Orders(07.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has extended the stay on the publication of the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notific.....
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SC Stays Imposition of NGT's Environmental Compensation on Thermal Plants(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the recovery of 'Environmental Compensation' imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for non-achievement of 100 % Fly A.....
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NGT Asks CPCB to Consider Environmental Audit of E-Commerce Websites(14.09.2020)
National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to submit an action taken report against manufacturers and e-commerce websites w.....
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Uttarakhand HC to UEPPCB: Shut Units Polluting Ganga(31.03.2017)
Uttarakhand HC has ordered Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) to "close down all hotels, ashrams and industries whi.....
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NGT Fines Union Environment Ministry & DGCA Over Delay in Reply(06.04.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed costs of Rs. 5,000 each on Union Environment Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for d.....
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NGT Fines Security Agencies Rs 10 Lakh for Building Offices on Ridge Fforest(26.03.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh each on the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Police Research and .....
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Delhi HC: Sincere Efforts Made by Centre for Providing Better Environment(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while hearing PIL filed implementing promises by Centre before UNFCCC, has appreciated efforts made by Ministry of Environment for en.....
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Delhi HC Notices AAP Govt Over Non Implementation of CIC Order on Environ Cost(01.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government on why it has not complied with a 2011 Central Information Commission (CIC) order to display .....
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Delhi HC Imposes Costs on Petitioner Seeking Financial Assistance for Implementing Project(30.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has imposed heavy costs of Rs 50,000 on a Petitioner seeking financial assistance of Rs 70,000 from the Central Government for implem.....
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NGT Directs Closure of over 300 Industrial Units for Violating Environmental Laws(14.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed closure of arround 300 industrial units across India, including 23 in Gujarat, for violating key environmen.....
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P&H HC: Object of Persons with Disabilities Act to Provide Congenial Work Environment(27.08.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has remarked that the object of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Particip.....
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Govt. Notifies New Policy for Granting EC for Minor Minerals(22.01.2016)
Government has notified a new policy of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) for minor minerals to combat illegal sand mining.
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NGT to Govt.: Explore Alternatives to Traditional Cremation Modes(03.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Union Environment Ministry and Delhi Government to initiate programmes to provide alternative modes of crem.....
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NGT Quashes Centre’s Notification Diluting Provisions of Environmental Clearance For Constructions(04.01.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed notification dated 09.12.2016 issued by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, whereby substantive prov.....
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Delhi HC Stays Centre’s Green Exemption to Construction Projects(27.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has stayed two notifications of Ministry of Environment and Forest granting exemption from environmental clearance to building constr.....
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NGT Orders Maharashtra Government to Pay ?12,000 Crore Compensation for Improper Waste Management(12.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal while directed the State of Maharashtra to pay ?12,000 crores as environmental compensation, has held that compensation under .....
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NGT: Impose Fine on Airlines Disposing Excreta Before Landing(21.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed aviation regulator DGCA to issue a circular to all airlines asking them to pay Rs. 50,000 as environmental .....
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Kerala HC Slaps Fine of Rs. 1 Crore for Violating Green Norms on DLF Builders, Spares Building(22.12.2016)
Kerala High Court while asking DLF Builders to pay a fine of Rs.1 crore for constructing an apartment complex at Chilavannur in violation of Environme.....
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Bombay HC Suggests Centre to Allow Cops to Lodge Complaints Under Environment Laws(28.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Union Government to consider allowing police officers to lodge complaints for offences under Environmental Protection A.....
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Govt. Notifies Revised Environment Standards for Gensets(23.03.2016)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified new environment standards for gensets running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural .....
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NGT Imposes Rs. 3500 Crores Fine on State Of West Bengal for Continuing Environmental Damage(05.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a heavy fine of Rs. 3500 as environmental compensation on the State of West Bengal for causing continuous damage t.....
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Govt Notifies Graded Response Action Plan to Fight Air Pollution in National Capital(17.01.2017)
Ministry of Environment has notified a Graded Response Action Plan to fight air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region area, which means that Nati.....
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Supreme Court Appointed Panel Calls For Tough Action to Tackle Poor Air Quality in Delhi NCR(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked officials to immediately enforce Graded Response Act.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking for Appointment of National Environmental Regulator(29.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking for the appointment of a National Environmental Regulator to oversee and g.....
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CIC to Green Ministry: Make Coastal Area Expert Panel Report Public(17.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar’s office to submit the response and to make action taken on expe.....
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SC: Fresh Environmental Clearance Necessary for Expansion Beyond Limits Approved by Prior EC(06.12.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that a fresh environmental clearance is necessary for the expansion of a project beyond the limits approved by the prior envir.....
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SC: Prior Environmental Clearance Not Necessary for Land Acquisition for National Highways(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that prior environmental clearance is not necessary at the stage of notification of land acquisition proceedings for the purpos.....
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NGT Orders Interim Compensation for Environment Damage, Spreading Muck Beyond Allotted Area(09.11.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed the project proponent to deposit Rs. 2 Crore as interim compensation for causing environment damage and spreading.....
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Bombay HC Orders Adarsh Society Building Demolition(02.05.2016)
Bombay HC has ordered Union Environment Ministry to demolish 31-storey Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society.
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CIC Slams Environment Ministry over its Response on Indira Sagar Polavaram Project(21.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Environment Ministry for its repeated response of "files not traceable" on key projects as it ordered.....
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NGT Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Alleging that Waste Treatment Plant is Polluting NCR's Groundwater(23.09.2015)
NGT has sought Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi and Haryana Govt.(s), Central Pollution Control Board and others’ response on a plea seekin.....
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NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)
NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....
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Environment Ministry Grants 6 Months Window For Green Clearance to Units(21.03.2017)
Environment Ministry has granted a six-month window as one-time opportunity to secure environmental clearance to units which have not obtained such a .....
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Supreme Court Raps States on "Diverting" Funds Meant for Environment(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure noting that states were "diverting" huge amount of funds, meant for protection of environment and benefit .....
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Felling of Even a Single Tree Can Impact the Environment: Bombay High Court(31.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that felling of even a single tree can have an adverse impact on the environment.
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Health of Environment is Key to Preserve Right to Life Under Article 21: SC(01.04.2019)
Supreme Court has suspended Environmental Clearance granted for development of Greenfield international airport at Mopa in Goa and observed that healt.....
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Mad HC: Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre Doesn't Require Prior Environmental Clearance for Construction(15.12.2022)
Madras High Court while observing that Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre comes within the definition of an educational institution, has allowed its plea a.....
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Centre Bans Cattle Slaughter Across India, Restrictions on Sale Too(26.05.2017)
Environment Ministry has banned cattle slaughter and introduced restrictions on sale of cattle to prevent their killing. Rule states that no one can b.....
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SC: 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance Unsustainable in Law(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the concept of 'ex post facto' Environmental Clearance (EC) is against the fundamental principles of environmental jur.....
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SC: Make EIA Mandatory for Urban Development(11.01.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to preserve the heritage of 'Corbusier' Chandigarh, has recommended Centre as well as the State to make necessa.....
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NGT Extends Time Limit Till Sept. 18 to File Reply to Plea Regarding New Capital for Andhra Pradesh(31.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended time till Sept 18 for Union Ministry of Environment to file counter reply to plea of Pandalaneni Srimannara.....
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NGT Summons Delhi Environment Secretary over Supply of Dirty Water(05.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken exception to non-submission of status report on quality of water supplied to households in the national capita.....
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Delhi High Court: Can’t Compromise on Environment, No Matter What the Cost(27.07.2018)
Delhi high Court has asked the Centre if it ever deliberated on what impact its redevelopment project in south Delhi colonies will have on traffic de.....
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SC Quashes Notification Exempting Earth Extraction For Linear Projects From Environmental Clearance(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while quashing Center’s Notification has set aside an amendment that eliminated the requirement of environmental clearance for extractin.....
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CIC Issues Show Cause Notice to 2 Scientists in Environment Ministry(17.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to two scientists of Environment Ministry for not following its orders to proacti.....
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Madras High Court Creates Environmental Fund to Deposit Costs(02.07.2018)
Madras High Court has said that an Environmental Fund be put in place so that voluntary contributions by litigants and court costs may be used for mea.....
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NGT to Environment Ministry: No Sand Mining in North India During Rainy Season(28.09.2015)
NGT while disposing of plea alleging that mining activity carried out in rainy season was contrary to terms of environmental clearance, has ordered En.....
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NGT Serves Notice to Centre Seeking Stay on Lakhwar Project(29.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources and Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nig.....
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NGT Seeks Reply on Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining At Jalaun and Hamirpur(01.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against alleged illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....
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CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....
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NGT Slaps Penalty on Hindustan Zinc for Violation of Environmental Norms in Rajasthan(08.02.2022)
National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs. 25 crore on Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd. for violation of environmental norms in Rajast.....
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CIC Raps MoEF for Withholding Information on K'taka Grasslands Issue(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped Environment Ministry for withholding information related to construction work in ecologically- sensiti.....
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NGT Serves Show Cause Notices to CS and Principal Secretaries of PHE(09.11.2015)
NGT has issued show cause notices to Chief Secretary and Principal Secretaries of Environment and Public Health Engineering (PHE) departments of West .....
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SDMC Toll Tax Contractor Starts Collecting ECC as per SC Order(09.11.2015)
SMYR Consortium, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) contractor for toll tax , has agreed to collect Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) from h.....
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NGT Directs Taloja CETP to Pay Rs 10 Crore as Environmental Compensation(23.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Taloja Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) Co-operative Society Limited to pay Rs 10 crore as environmen.....
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Delhi HC: Environmental Compensation Can't be Imposed Without Giving Notice to Violator(27.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to reconsider its decision against Public Works Department, Government of National Capi.....
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NGT Directs Trucks Entering Delhi to Pay Environmental Tax(08.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all commercial vehicles entering Delhi to pay environmental compensation charge in addition to the toll tax.....
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SC Levies 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 & Rs 1300 on Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has levied 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 and Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 for 4 months. T.....
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Bombay HC Calls for Safe Working Environment for Women(05.10.2016)
Bombay HC has held that any misconduct against women employees must be dealt with most sternly and asked organizations to draw up a list of "dos and d.....
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SC Upholds NGT Order Imposing Damages on Real Estate Developer for Violating E-Clearance(13.08.2018)
Supreme Court, while upholding a National Green Tribunal order, has imposed damages of Rs.100 crores or 10% of the project cost, whichever is higher, .....
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NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....
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NGT Defines Emergency Norms for Delhi & Four States over Air Pollution(11.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has defined the term “environmental emergency” and listed measures to be taken by Delhi and its neighbouring States when.....
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NGT to Environment Ministry: Are Cigarette and Beedi Butts Biodegradable(20.07.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to clarify its stand on terming cigarette butts ‘biodegradable’.
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SC Allows Filing of Writ Petition Against Environmental Clearance Granted to New Parliament Building(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the filing of a Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging the Environmental Clearance gr.....
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NGT: No Need to Impose Environmental Compensation on KPCL at Yelahanka(30.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has said that no violations have been committed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (KPCL) at the gas-based power plant at.....
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Delhi HC Observes Trees Only Hope of Environmental Redemption In Commercialized Cities(05.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that trees hold out as welcome and assuring living entities of hope, sanity, environmental redemption and even companionship.....
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Supreme Court: NGT to Ensure Lawful Grant of Environmental Clearence(26.07.2024)
SC while setting aside NGT's order allowing establishment of a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility, has observed that it is NGT’s duty to satis.....
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NGT: Industrial Units Cannot Operate Without Prior Environment Clearance(08.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has held that industrial units required to get an Environment Clearance (EC) under EIA notification cannot operate without pri.....
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Environmental Clearance can’t have Any Retrospective Effect: Supreme Court(13.11.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that environmental clearance cannot have any retrospective effect and it is operational from the date it is granted, whil.....
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Gujarat HC Refuses to Quash FIR for Dumping Chemicals in Open Land(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has refused to quash a FIR lodged for violation of the Environment (Protection) Act against a factory owner for allegedly dumping c.....
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Supreme Court: Serious Concern Expressed Over Plastic Pollution in Rivers(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over plastic pollution in rivers and observed that the dumping of plastic is causing serious environment d.....
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NGT to Govt.: Consider Setting Up of ETPs Instead of STPs for Treating Sewage Water(15.01.2016)
NGT has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to consider setting up effluent treatment.....
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Environment Ministry Orders Closure 150 Industrial Units Along Ganga(21.01.2016)
Environment Ministry has ordered closure of 150 industrial units, including sugar mills and tanneries, along the river Ganga after these failed to ins.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre for Failure to Publish Notification(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoE.....
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Uncaging growth and development around Okhla Bird Sanctuary(19.08.2015)
In an aptly named Notification, 'Central Government hereby notifies an area up to one hundred meter from the eastern, western and southern boundary an.....
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