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In an important submission made before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 30, 2025, the Union Environment Ministry admitted that the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project will have a significant impact on this biodiversity and forest-rich island located at the extreme south of the Andaman and Nicobar chain (The Hindu, Fully aware of Great…
In an important submission made before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 30, 2025, the Union Environment Ministry admitted that the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project will have a significant impact on this biodiversity and forest-rich island located at the extreme south of the Andaman and Nicobar chain (The Hindu, Fully aware of Great…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued directions to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and other authorities in the national capital for the removal of encroachments and the restoration of five water bodies in Mundka village area. “DDA was required to carry out of the work of demarcation and identification of encroachments but it…
Air pollution (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India reported 68,994 environment-related crimes in 2023 which is over 30% higher than the total number of such crimes (52,920) reported in 2022, shows the latest Crime in India report released by the home ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) this week.Nearly 86% (59,279) of environment-related crimes, however,…
The NGT issued order to halt the construction of bus terminal in Najafgarh. | Photo Credit: File photo The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to halt the construction activity at the proposed bus terminal in Najafgarh, south-west Delhi, stating that the terminal is being built on the encroached…
Over 17,600 trees were reportedly cut to make way for the 111-km ‘kanwar yatra’ route. File photo | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to take appropriate action against people responsible if trees were illegally axed for a 111-km Kanwar Yatra route, as stated in…
The reactor blast in SB Organics chemical factory located in Chandapur village, Hathnoora mandal, of Sangareddy district, on April 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: File photo The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had taken suo motu cognisance of a blast in a chemical factory last year, has delivered its judgment recently without any recommendations for…
Ennore Creek. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Tamil Nadu government for an update on its efforts to restore Ennore Creek. The bench was hearing a petition filed by environmental activist K. Saravanan, who has demanded that the Ennore wetland be officially…
Rat hole mining at the West Jaintia hills, Meghalaya. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar On January 29, the Gauhati High Court took suo motu cognisance of the mining tragedy in Umrangso, Assam. The January 6 mine flooding in Umrangso, which trapped nine labourers and killed at least four, was yet another preventable tragedy in…
A blanket of smog covers Puducherry. Image used for representational purposes | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar The Puducherry government has formulated a Graded Emergency Response Action Plan (GERAP) to combat air pollution in the Union Territory (UT). Though Puducherry is not listed as a non-attainment city — those that consistently fail to meet the National Air…
