Rainbow coloured phantom lakes appear beside Namibia’s Great White Place in stunning satellite imagesAstronauts captured a stunning display of vibrant, shimmering lakes in Namibia's Etosha Pan, a rare event following heavy flooding. These e...
08 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Green River levee failure sparks Flash Flood warning in Tukwila, Renton, and Kent – urgent evacuations underwayA levee breach on the Green River near Tukwila has triggered a Flash Flood Warning, with "life-threatening flash flooding" anticipated. The...
16 Dec, 2025, 05.06 AM IST
World Bank approves $108 mn for Assam to improve disaster preparednessThe $108 million loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a maturity of 11.5 years and a grace period ...
25 Mar, 2023, 10.26 AM IST
Implement Vishwamitri river action plan in 3 months, NGT tells authoritiesA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that Vishwamitri river is one of 351 identified polluted river stretches,...
27 May, 2021, 12.51 PM IST
Shift Millennium Bus Depot from Yamuna flood plains: NGT appointed panelA committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to monitor cleaning of the Yamuna has recommended that the Delhi Transport Corpo...
05 Jul, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Green zones with regulations may not figure in master plan 2040The proposed master plan for 2040 is likely to do away with green zones/strips and may only suggest areas that require conservation althoug...
05 Feb, 2020, 04.38 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
Notification to protect Ganga flood plains issued: Govt to NGTEnvironment Ministry told the NGT that the Water Resources Ministry has issued a notification, which provides for protection of flood plain...
12 Feb, 2017, 05.47 PM IST
85 per cent of houses on Yamuna floodplains liable to be razed: NGTThe tribunal asked various real estate developers and other parties in the case to file their replies on the local commissioner's report wi...
07 Nov, 2016, 06.05 PM IST
- Warrants against 7 Agra colonies for dumping waste in Yamuna
The National Green Tribunal today issued bailable warrants against seven colonies in Agra for releasing untreated sewage into the Yamuna an...
12 Oct, 2015, 10.37 PM IST
National Green Tribunal raps governments of Yamuna flood plain statesThe National Green Tribunal has rapped the governments of the Yamuna flood plain states, particularly Delhi and Haryana, for their lack of ...
10 Mar, 2015, 06.34 PM IST
Construction on Yamuna, Hindon banks: NGT pulls UP officialsA bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed Uttar Pradesh authorities to come prepared and comply with its directi...
13 Jan, 2015, 09.05 PM IST
- NGT sets time to rid encroachments in Kaliasot belt
In a major victory to activists red-flagging encroachments near Kaliasot river, central zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ord...
20 Aug, 2014, 09.59 PM IST
To save Yamuna, legal protection only recourseAn experts' committee constituted by NGT on restoration and beautification of Yamuna has recommended legal recourse for the river.
06 Aug, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
Budget 2014: A mixed bag of hopes and disappointments for UttarakhandFM earmarked an initial outlay of Rs 100 crore in the union budget for setting up a National Centre for Himalayan Studies in Uttarakhand.
11 Jul, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
National Green Tribunal seeks Centre's reply on plea against Uttar Pradesh government orderNGT sought response of the Centre and UP govt on a plea alleging that illegal sand mining is going on in Noida and other areas along river ...
01 Nov, 2013, 10.50 PM IST
Builders may challenge sand mining ban"The ban on sand mining adds to the ever increasing burden on the real estate industry," says Lalit Kumar Jain, chairman of CREDAI.
08 Aug, 2013, 04.27 AM IST