Show cause notices for closure issued to Flipkart, Patanjali over PWM Rules, CPCB tells NGTCPCB said the show cause notice under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, has been issued to these units on October 8, for...
NGT directs CPCB to recover fine from Amazon, Flipkart for excessive plastic packagingCPCB has earlier told the NGT that e-commerce giants need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Manageme...
Security tightened for Sterlite plant amid reports of fresh protestThirteen people were killed in police firing on May 22-23 after the 99-day long protest by the locals against Sterlite turned violent and g...
SC asks Centre to file draft rules on appointment in tribunalsThe tribunal has asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to provide the copy of draft rules to two senior lawyers for their perusal and sugges...
Over 3,500 cases with National Green Tribunal: GovernmentThe NGT was established for effective and expeditious disposal of cases related to environmental protection and conservation of forests and...
NGT notice to states, UTs for violating plastic waste management rulesThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has sought that the NGT impose "appropriate penalties" under the "polluter pay principle" for no...
- Notifications on wetlands baffle green activists
SC stays NGT order asking metro, freight corridor to get green nod before pressing onOn Friday, the issue was raised by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi before a bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice AM Khanwilk...
Delhi High Court agrees to hear challenge to NGT, its jurisdictionDelhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea challenging the establishment and jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal.
- Major Bhopal hospitals, including AIIMS flout bio-medical waste rules
Six government and private hospitals, including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal have been pulled up by National Gree...
NGT tells Delhi, UP & Haryana to follow construction rulesThe National Green Tribunal plans to deal with the problem of air pollution in phases. In this hearing it would only focus on dust-realted ...
NGT has trappings of a court, has wide powers: Tribunal chiefThe green bench in a order held that the word Tribunal is a word of wide import and the words courts and tribunals embrace within them the ...
Meghalaya preparing comprehensive report on mining: CMMeghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma said his government is preparing a 'comprehensive report' on the measures initiated to have scientifi...
5 Delhi hospitals not strictly adhering to biomedical waste management rules: Jayanthi NatarajanFive Delhi-based hospitals have been found to be not strictly adhering to the parametres prescribed under the bio-medical waste management ...
Sand mining: SC asks National Green Tribinal to consider Madhya Pradesh government plea in a weekSC today asked NGT to consider within a week the plea of MP govt seeking modification of its order putting a blanket ban on sand mining wit...
- Supreme Court lifts stay, National Green Tribunal may start work from May
The National Green Tribunal is likely to start functioning from May with the Supreme Court lifting a stay imposed by Madras High Court.
- National Green Tribunal to get cracking in 5-6 months
With Parliament on Wednesday approving the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bill, individuals as well as organisations can now expect some spe...