16 dead in coal mine blast in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia HillsTragedy struck Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday. An explosion at a coal mine claimed the lives of sixteen labourers. Sev...
05 Feb, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
It seems state authorities consider themselves above law: NGT to UP governmentA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made clear that if no satisfactory action is taken in terms of these directions...
18 Jun, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
NGT directs Northern Railways to construct warehouse on platforms for handling of cement bagsThe green panel also junked the plea of Northern Railways seeking setting aside of the order of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC...
01 Feb, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
NGT directs team of Centre, CPCB to supervise scientific disposal of COVID -19 wasteThe tribunal said that while the Bio Medical Waste Rules deal with waste generated in dealing with infectious diseases, the coronavirus pan...
24 Apr, 2020, 01.03 PM IST
View: Alarmism over genetically modified foods is unscientific and falseThere are hard scientific facts in favour of GM foods. Yet, activists still take the old alarmist stance.
01 Aug, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Kerala government mulls promotion of 'green habitat' conceptThe buildings, under the concept, are planned to be designed in such a way that natural sunlight and wind would be used to maximum and the ...
03 Dec, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
Art of Living damaged Yamuna flood plains, expert panel informs NGTAOL foundation had deposited Rs 4.75 crore "environment compensation" with Delhi Development Authority as directed by NGT for damaging Yamu...
10 Aug, 2016, 08.28 PM IST
NGT announces Rs 5,000 fine on use of plastic in Chandigarhhe green panel noted that 370 metric tonnes of garbage was produced daily in Chandigarh which was being dumped unscientifically.
04 Dec, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
Green tribunal seeks trash disposal reportThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to submit a report on compliance of authoriza...
13 Oct, 2015, 07.23 AM IST
Ensure no illegal mining takes place in Haridwar: NGT to Ministry of Environment and forestsNational Green Tribunal today directed the Environment Ministry and Uttarakhand government to ensure that no "illegal and unscientific" san...
15 Apr, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
- NGT: Remove concrete around trees in Gurgaon
The National Green Tribunal has given the state government, MCG and HUDA time till April 20 to remove concrete enclosures around trees in t...
13 Mar, 2015, 01.56 AM IST
- NGT: Shoddy footpath work harming trees in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up authorities for damaging trees while carrying out "unscientific deconcretization."
10 Mar, 2015, 03.07 AM IST
National Green Tribunal upholds ban on coal mining in MeghalayaThe green bench had prohibited mining in the entire state of Meghalaya but allowed transportation of extracted coal kept in the open with d...
02 Aug, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
Comptroller and Auditor General of India raps Meghalaya government for not controlling acid mine drainageThe acid mine drainage is the outflow of acidic water from coal mines, coal stocks and coal handling facilities which resulted in acidifica...
17 Jun, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
Coal transportation from rat-hole mining stopped: Meghalaya Director General of PoliceFollowing the interim order of the National Green Tribunal, transportation of coal using rat-hole mining in Shillong has been stopped.
14 May, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
Don't succumb to prejudice against genetically modified crops: Manmohan SinghThe prime minister also stressed on increasing the country's annual expenditure on science and technology.
03 Feb, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Locavorism: Fad of unscientific greensThe best use we can make of our limited land, water is for each area to specialise in what it produces best, and then transport it to consu...
08 Sep, 2010, 07.16 AM IST