Supreme Court: Court appointed amicus curiae seeks direction to MCD on action taken against illegal constructionsA court-appointed amicus curiae has approached the Supreme Court for urgent intervention. This follows a building collapse in Saidulajab, D...
08 Jun, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
SC upholds NGT order that landlord cannot be liable for environmental violations committed by tenantThe Supreme Court has ruled that landlords are not responsible for environmental breaches by their tenants' chemical units. This decision u...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
22 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
NGT slaps penalty of Rs 25 cr on Hindustan Zinc for violation of environmental norms in RajasthanThe green panel said environmental law violations cannot be taken lightly when the violators are entities like the present project proponen...
07 Feb, 2022, 01.58 PM IST
NGT imposes Rs 10 crore fine on pharma company Teva APIThe tribunal said that violation in the matter of illegal extraction of groundwater is clearly established along the pollution of the drain.
09 Jul, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Budget constraint can't justify violation of citizens' right to a clean environment, says NGTA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the officer who has filed the affidavit does not have the requisite knowle...
13 Jun, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
Emission fiasco: NGT directs Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore within 24 hoursThe green panel directed the committee to submit the report within a month and asked the company and the petitioner in the case to appear b...
17 Jan, 2019, 04.02 PM IST
Green Tribunal to introduce software for email petitionNGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the move will 'help curtail unnecessary procedure' and orders will be passed quickly.
15 Sep, 2018, 07.14 PM IST
Amaravati gets green nod, capital dreams on fast-trackNGT directed the state government to scrupulously follow all the conditions laid down in the environmental clearance granted to the project.
18 Nov, 2017, 12.51 PM IST
NGT orders demolition of five resorts in KasauliThe structures were unauthorised and illegally constructed in violation of planning laws, therefore affecting environment, ecology and natu...
31 May, 2017, 03.00 AM IST
Rs 3.87 crore fine imposed on violators of NGT guidelinesDistrict Magistrate N P Singh at a weekly review meeting directed officers concerned to implement NGT guidelines regarding environmental po...
21 Jan, 2017, 12.04 AM IST
400 green violation cases go unpunished for lack of mechanismThere are almost 400 cases of green violations across the country where companies cannot be penalised for going ahead with their constructi...
04 Jul, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
Environment ministry steps in to catch violators who remain unpunished in past one year03 Jul, 2016, 10.50 PM IST
Delhi government to impose stiff penalty on polluting trucksThe decisions were taken in a review meeting on air pollution control measures by Satyendar Jain, coordinating minister on air pollution.
28 Jan, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
- Waste burning ban flouted across NCR
Two days after National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a complete ban on burning of waste in the open and announced a fine of Rs 5,000 for it...
01 May, 2015, 09.14 AM IST
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 ...
11 Apr, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Ground water ban violations: NGT directs surprise inspectionsThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed local commissioners to inspect construction sites in Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Prade...
19 Aug, 2013, 05.53 PM IST