The National Green Tribunal has raised an alarm over the establishment of brick kilns and resorts within the proposed eco-sensitive zone of Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, home to a high density of endangered one-horned rhinos.
The National Green Tribunal(NGL) has ordered Uttarakhand government to stop building material mining on the banks of river Ganga in Rishikesh following reports of illegal mining in the guise of desilting riverbed following monsoon floods.
The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing Rs 1,000 crore penalty on the Punjab government for failure to manage legacy waste and untreated sewage.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the August 30 order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT Western Ghat Zone bench) capping the number of performers in each Dhol-Tasha-Zanj troupe to 30 persons during the Lord Ganesh idol immersion rituals in Pune.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to Odisha Government seeking reply on revival of a ‘dead’ water channel meandering through the Mahanadi-Chitrotpala-Paika islands of Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur.
The green tribunal further directed the Defence Ministry to name the erring Joint Secretary within two weeks.
Concerned over the issue as the rural landscape is getting littered with plastic waste, State Rural Development department is training Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) representatives to adopt sustainable models to recycle the waste and overcome the growing problem.
As per the report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2018, Himachal recorded 270 cases of environment offences, majority of which falls under Forest Act or Forest Conservation Act and Wildlife Protection Act.
The KMC is working towards amending its Building Rules and introducing provisions to curb the immense amount of pollution that is caused during demolition of a building and thereafter, by the debris.
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is the nodal agency for the project.
