Finalise EPR regime within 3 months, plastic waste serious hazard: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to finalise the “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) regime for plastic waste within …
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Plastic pens covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that plastic pens are covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules and directed the environment ministry to finalise the …
Hydroelectric projects under obligation to release minimum water downstream: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed state pollution control boards to ensure the release of minimum water downstream by hydroelectric projects, saying business or …
NGT asks PCBs to ensure scientific disposal of hazardous waste by oil refineries
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the state pollution control boards to ensure scientific disposal of hazardous waste by oil refineries. A bench headed …
Install 175 air quality monitoring stations within 6 months: NGT
The National Green Tribunal has reportedly directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB ) to install 175 air quality monitoring stations across the country within six …
Pollution by power plant in Kanpur: NGT directs panel to submit report on the plea
The National Green Tribunal Thursday formed a committee and directed it to submit a report on a plea alleging air pollution and water pollution by …
NGT imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on two units in Noida, says threat of irreversible damage to environment
In view of depleting groundwater, there is a threat of irreversible damage to the environment leading to scarcity of drinking water, the National Green Tribunal …
NGT dismisses plea for reconstituting panel on Subansiri hydropower project
Clearing the decks for the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project on the Assam- Arunachal Pradesh border, NGT Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking reconstitution of the Environment …
NGT acts tough on air pollution, directs 6 states to submit action plan by April 30
The National Green Tribunal has directed six states to submit by April 30 action plans for bringing air quality standards within the prescribed norms, failing …
Hardly anything done to clean Ganga, situation extraordinarily bad: NGT
Voicing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Uttarakhand government to clean the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said the situation was extraordinarily …