The project will enable the preparation of an action plan for the holistic development of river basins, including the restoration of the river ecosystem and the improvement of the ecological health of waterbodies. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti, has informed the National Green Tribunal that it […]
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Smoke from the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant enveloped Kochi for days. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The March 2 fire at Brahmapuram was not the first at the waste processing plant — a euphemism for a sprawling 110-acre open dumping yard with a failed windrow composting facility and a yet-to-begin waste-to-energy plant. The yard has […]
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT). | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO After a plea flagged air pollution around the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a seven-member joint committee to assess the situation and file a report. The order on Friday came after an application said that […]
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Fire and Rescue Services personnel dousing the fire that broke out at the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday held the Kerala government responsible for the massive fire at the Brahmapuram dump site of the Kochi Corporation on March 2 while […]
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Houses were damaged following cracks developed in a house as Doda experiences gradual sinking, at an area of Nai Basti, Thathri, in Doda. File | Photo Credit: ANI Taking the suo moto cognisance of a media report stating damage in structures in Doda District, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered for the constitution of […]
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“The district Transport Department has started a campaign to phase out such vehicles and begun contacting their owners from October 1 following an Uttar Pradesh government order,” officials said. “The district Transport Department has started a campaign to phase out such vehicles and begun contacting their owners from October 1 following an Uttar Pradesh government […]
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State asked to continue taking preventive and remedial measures against air pollution State asked to continue taking preventive and remedial measures against air pollution The Special Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Kerala government to continue taking necessary preventive and remedial measures against air pollution. The Bench led by Adarsh Kuma […]
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The compensation was assessed by calculating the cost of the rock illegally extracted at its present market value The compensation was assessed by calculating the cost of the rock illegally extracted at its present market value Kerala State Pollution Control Board has assessed an environment damage compensation amounting to ₹91.09 crore due to the illegal […]
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Advocate Madhuri Donti Reddy appeared for the State of Andra Pradesh while Sravan Kumar represented the petitioner. Advocate Madhuri Donti Reddy appeared for the State of Andra Pradesh while Sravan Kumar represented the petitioner. VIJAYAWADA The Chennai-based south zone Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) […]
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The Bench observed that the waste processing facilities are grossly inadequate and even cities like Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi lack adequate processing facilities The Bench observed that the waste processing facilities are grossly inadequate and even cities like Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi lack adequate processing facilities The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal has recorded its […]
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