New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered imposition of a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital region or any other city or town across the country where the average ambient air quality from November 9-10 to the midnight of November 30-December 1 falls under the […]
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Complete ban on firecrackers in NCR from Nov 9-30: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered imposition of a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital region or any other city or town across the country where the average ambient air quality from November 9-10 to the midnight of November 30-December 1 falls under the […]
NGT slaps Rs 500 cr fine on Volkswagen
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday imposed a Rs 500 crore penalty on German automaker Volkswagen for using a “cheat device” in its diesel cars to deceive emission tests. The Tribunal ordered the company to deposit the amount within two months. An NGT-appointed committee had earlier recommended a penalty of Rs 171.34 […]
NGT tells Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 cr by Friday
New Delhi | The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed German auto major Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore by Friday in accordance with its November 2018 order or face punitive action. The Tribunal warned that if Volkswagen fails to pay the stipulated cost within 24 hours, its India head may be arrested and […]
Air pollution: NGT slaps Rs 25-cr penalty on Delhi government
New Delhi : With quality of air oscillating between “poor” and “very poor”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for its failure to curb air pollution in the city. “Despite clear directions by the tribunal, there is hardly […]
NGT imposes Rs 50 crore fine on Punjab over river pollution
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered Punjab Government to submit a fine of Rs 50 crore as environmental compensation for polluting rivers Sutlaj and Beas due to uncontrolled industrial discharge. The bench had clubbed several similar cases, including the one dealing with death of fish due to untreated discharge from sugar […]
Don’t cut trees till July 19, says National Green Tribunal
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday stayed the felling of trees in Delhi till July 19. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim also issued notices and sough details from the NBCC, which is redeveloping infrastructure in south Delhi, the Rural Development Ministry, Delhi Jal Board and the Environment Ministry. “Keeping […]
Yamuna reduced to sewer, NGT slams DJB
New Delhi : Observing that the Yamuna has been reduced to a sewer line in the National Capital, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday slammed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) asking what it had done to clean-up the river. The Tribunal was hearing a plea filed by environmentalist Manoj Mishra, that pointed out high […]
NGT stalls Char Dham highway project till March 12
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and Uttarakhand government over allegations that forest are being cleared without due procedure for widening highway leading to Char Dham in the Himalayas and orally asked the respondents to temporarily halt work till March 12. The plea submitted by Citizens for […]
Virus attacks Himalayan blue sheep, eyes bulge out
New Delhi : The Uttarakhand Forest Department on Friday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it spotted at least seven more Himalayan blue sheep with infection in eyes due to an “unknown virus” at the Gangotri National Park. The virus reported from the Park in Uttarkashi district was infecting the sheep due to which […]