NGT declares 100 metres from edge of Ganga as "no-development zone"The green tribunal directed that “100 meters from the edge of the river would be treated as no development/construction zone” along the str...
14 Jul, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath's UP government wants to shift Kanpur tanneries releasing toxic wastes in GangaLast year, the Akhilesh Yadav government had opposed the idea of shifting of over 400 tanneries giving employment to over two million peopl...
16 Apr, 2017, 12.00 PM IST
No land available for shifting tanneries: UPSIDC tells NGTUPSIDC told the green panel that 100 per cent of the land at Banthar was occupied and most of the units have commenced their operations exc...
13 Dec, 2016, 06.41 PM IST
Impossible to shift tanneries from Kanpur: UP government tells NGTThe top law officer of the Akhilesh Yadav government also told the green panel that the only feasible solution is to lay three different pi...
05 Dec, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
How can you regulate tanneries, if you can't enter there: National Green TribunalThe tribunal had earlier asked the tanneries at Kanpur to clear their stand on shifting to some other place to stop uncontrolled discharge ...
20 Nov, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
NGT seeks views on shifting of tanneries from Ganga banks in KanpurNGT today directs UP government and tanneries located on the banks of river Ganga at Kanpur to clear their stand on shifting them to some o...
17 Nov, 2016, 10.59 PM IST
NGT decision on Kanpur tanneries hailedTannery associations and owners have hailed National Green Tribunal (NGT) decision to allow closed tanneries, situated on the banks of the ...
28 May, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Ganga pollution: NGT convenes meeting of stakeholdersIt will be possible for the Tribunal to direct the shutting down of all the polluting industries as all of them are seriously polluting ind...
15 Apr, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
Tanneries in Kanpur: National Green Tribunal flays UP Jal Nigam over CETPsThe observations came after the Jal Nigam failed to satisfy the Tribunal of its proposal with regard to upgradation and establishment of ad...
09 Apr, 2015, 05.44 PM IST
Order to pollution board: Inspect tanneries along Ganga in two Weeks, says NGTThe green court had said these tanneries were one of the "highest sources of pollution" and warned that "life of millions cannot be put at ...
21 Mar, 2015, 05.00 AM IST
Ganga pollution: Closure process starts for 98 tanneriesUP Pollution Control Board initiated the process of closing 98 such factories in Kanpur, which were allegedly releasing toxic effluents in ...
01 Feb, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
Over a lakh people will become jobless, say businessmen over NGT moveThe comments came a day after National Green Tribunal warned of complete closure of 700 tanneries on the banks of the Ganga river.
21 Jan, 2015, 10.51 PM IST
- 81 tanneries shut to prevent effluent flow in Ganga during Kumbh
With the objective of preventing discharge of untreated industrial effluent and wastewater into the Ganga during Kumbh, officials of UP Pol...
06 Dec, 2012, 10.20 PM IST
- 12 yrs, Rs 135 crore down the drain
Unfinished tannery relocation in Bengal is typical of many MoEF projects, says CAG in its first-ever nvironment audit.
03 Dec, 2010, 04.22 AM IST
- Tanneries threaten to take govt to SC if asked to relocate
The tanners' association said it will move the Supreme Court against the Uttar Pradesh government's proposal to relocate as many as 400 tan...
29 Mar, 2010, 06.28 PM IST
Beyond belief: Who will save the Ganga?Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was launched in June 1985. More than Rs 1,000 crore have been spent on the different phases of the project making l...
11 Feb, 2008, 01.59 AM IST
- Govt aid for tanneries to stay
Central government support for modernisation of tanneries and leather units under the Integrated Development for Leather Sector (IDLS) sche...
09 Mar, 2007, 03.22 AM IST