New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India’s ambitious Great Nicobar Project, a mega infrastructure initiative aimed at transforming the country’s southernmost island into a strategic commercial and military hub, is being seen as a potential game-changer in the Indo-Pacific region, with far-reaching geopolitical implications, particularly for China.There are moments in geopolitics when a single infrastructure project changes the calculus of an entire region. The Great Nicobar Island Development Project i…
Latest National Green Tribunal News & Updates
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to authorities on a plea alleging non-compliance with its earlier directions to curb the discharge of untreated sewage into the Yamuna River from Vrindavan and Kosi towns in Uttar Pradesh. A Bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, and comprising Expert Members Dr. A. Senthil Vel and Dr. Afroz Ahmad, was hearing an execution application filed by Vijay Kishor Goswami, through advocate Akash Vashishtha, s…
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Thursday reviewed the state’s progress in complying with the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Chairing the meeting, the Chief Secretary stressed the importance of continuous monitoring, accurate reporting, and coordinated action across departments to ensure timely compliance with NGT directives. He reiterated that Haryana is committed to achieving full compliance through a structured, results-oriented a…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to place on record a time-bound action plan for clearing legacy waste and managing daily waste at the Ghazipur landfill site.A Bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Dr Afroz Ahmad granted four weeks’ time to the MCD to examine the submissions filed by the Court Commissioner in response to its status report.The direction came in a suo motu case registere…
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) The Central Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Bhopal comprising Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member) and Prashant Gargava (Expert Member), on Wednesday, has taken suo motu cognisance of a report, concerning a fatal explosion at an oxygen plant in Jaipur. According to the report, a tragic incident occurred at an oxygen refilling plant in the Vishwakarma Industrial Area of Jaipur, where multiple oxygen cylinders exploded during refilling operations. Th…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal has granted time to authorities and a private school in Central Delhi to file their responses in a suo motu case concerning a ban on metal water bottles and the alleged health risks of plastic usage among students.A Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, and comprising Expert Member Dr Afroz Ahmad, was hearing the matter initiated on the basis of a news report titled “Parents object to metal water bottle ban at private sch…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Centre, Uttar Pradesh government and multiple authorities over alleged large-scale environmental degradation in Sai Upwan city forest in Ghaziabad, where nearly 70,000 trees are claimed to have been destroyed due to years of waste dumping and sewage inundation. Taking cognisance of an original application filed by petitioner Rajendra Tyagi, a former municipal corporator and board member of the Ghaziabad Develo…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed authorities in Delhi to ensure demarcation of the Yamuna floodplain along a 22-km stretch between Wazirabad and Palla in accordance with statutory provisions, observing that artificial embankments cannot determine floodplain limits. A Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, comprising Expert Members Dr A. Senthil Vel and Dr Afroz Ahmad, was hearing a batch of matters—including a suo motu case—concernin…
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said on Thursday in the State Assembly that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition Congress “are creating drama through mutual coordination to divert people’s attention from real issues affecting the state”. Speaking to the media here, Jakhar noted that the Congress and AAP have “a secret understanding, under which the Opposition avoids questioning the government on public issues and instead keeps…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to protecting the Aravalli Range while responding to a discussion in the Rajya Sabha. During the debate on the functioning of his ministry, Yadav said that the Supreme Court of India had positively acknowledged the ministry’s Green Aravalli Project in its recent decision.He noted that the initial paragraphs of the court’s judgment pra…