Environmental Laws
Bharat Petroleum Fined Rs. 1 Crore for Non-Compliance with Environmental Regulations
National Green Tribunal Upholds CPCB's Order Imposing Environmental Compensation for Delay in Installing Vapour Recovery...
National Green Tribunal Enforces GPS Mandate on Water Tankers in Delhi to Curb Illegal Groundwater Extraction
Tribunal Clarifies GPS Requirement Extends to Both Groundwater and Treated STP Water Tankers...
Non-installation of vapour recovery system: NGT dismisses BPCL's appeal against Rs 1 cr fine
The green body was hearing BPCL's appeal against the imposition of environmental compensation (EC) by the Central Pollut...
NGT directs Uttarakhand to expedite report on carrying capacity of tracks on pilgrimage routes
The bench was hearing an execution application seeking implementation of the tribunal's February 2023 order which direct...
NGT refuses to recall stay on Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolkata had granted the stay on a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Bansal, claiming that b...
NGT refuses to recall stay on Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
We are of the considered view that the impugned order (of the Assam government) suffers from patent illegality…," a benc...
GPS also mandatory for tankers carrying STP-treated water in NCT: NGT
On May 28 last year, the tribunal had mandated the use of only GPS-fitted tankers in Delhi, following which a plea was f...
NGT sets up panel to examine 'illegal activities' along river Mahanadi in Odisha
“We also express our displeasure that despite direction given vide order dated 23.04.2025 to the Chief Secretary, Govern...
NGT flags violations by NHAI on protected Delhi pond, seeks restorative measures
The green body was hearing a matter where it had initiated suo motu (on its own) proceedings based on a newspaper report...
NGT stays Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
It has claimed that the order has severely compromised the protection and conservation of forests, and that such a large...
NGT directs fresh representation on concretised trees in Uttarakhand
A bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel was hearing the matter urging deconcr...
NGT asks Haryana Power to explore possibility of dense plantation at ash disposal site
The green body is hearing the matter regarding the disposal of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-based power stations, lying ...
NGT issues notice to Centre, others over environmental concerns in Ghaziabad's city forest
The green body was hearing a plea regarding incessant dumping and burning of wastes in Sai Upwan city forest area, popul...
NGT issues notice to Delhi govt, others over illegal dairy farms on Yamuna floodplain
The green body was hearing a plea seeking execution of the tribunal’s April 2024 directions to the Delhi Development Aut...
NGT imposes Rs 25,000 fine on DUSIB for not complying with its order
The green body is hearing the matter regarding the desilting of stormwater drains in the national capital to prevent flo...
NGT notice to Uttarakhand for no 'substantial action' on Mussoorie's ecologically sensitive region
The green body, in May last year, issued the order after disposing of a matter where it initiated suo motu (on its own) ...
NGT forms panel to look into tree felling, encroachment and illegal mining in Dehradun
Issuing notices to all respondents, the tribunal directed that the joint committee be entrusted with conducting a site i...
NGT forms panel to look into tree felling, encroachment, illegal mining in Dehradun
The committee will have representatives from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the principal...
NGT slaps notice to Assam govt over illegal water boring in Guwahati
The NGT's Eastern Zone Bench admitted an application, which highlighted serious concerns over alleged illegal groundwate...
NGT forms panel to ascertain illegal mining in Yamuna riverbed in UP's Shamli district
The green body was hearing a plea alleging that a private entity, M/S Yamuna Mines, had engaged in illegal mining in the...
NGT directs MCD, irrigation dept to take action regarding cleaning of Palam drain
The green body was hearing a plea alleging discharge of untreated sewage and industrial waste from nearby areas into Pal...
NGT rejects plea against sewage treatment plant construction in Delhi’s Najafgarh
The green body was hearing a plea claiming that no public hearing had been conducted for constructing the STP, and there...
Over Rs 60.7 lakh needed to conduct UV-disinfection study in STPs: IIT Delhi tells NGT
In an order dated March 17, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad said th...
Delhi: NGT calls for inspection of illegal swings in Rohini park
But before passing any intervention order, we consider it necessary to seek a report from the member secretary, Delhi Po...
NGT fines Delhi Pollution Control Committee Rs 50,000 for delay in funds transfer
In November 2023, the green body directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to release Rs 8 lakh, collected a...
CRPF Battalion Camping Site Proposal in Srinagar Dropped Amid Environmental Concerns
National Green Tribunal disposes of application following the withdrawal of controversial CRPF project in Jammu and Kash...
NGT flags improper sealing of illegal borewells, seeks 'further report'
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Afroz Ahmad was hearing a petition regarding compliance with ...
Delhi among 17 states, UTs without e-waste recycling facility: CPCB to NGT
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel was hearing the matter regarding ...
NGT forms panel, seeks comprehensive plan to protect coastal erosion of Sunderbans
“Some of the reasons for the same have also been disclosed. This affidavit further refers to the studies revealing that ...
Development Project in Great Nicobar Island Cleared, Balancing Strategic Importance with Environmental Safeguards
National Green Tribunal Upholds Environmental Clearance for Transshipment Terminal, Emphasizes Adherence to ICRZ Notific...
NGT disposes plea after CRPF drops plan to set up camp in J-K's Srinagar
The petition alleged several environmental violations, including a lack of assessment for the large carbon footprint, th...
NGT seeks reply from MCD, DPCC over 'inaction' regarding encroachment on south Delhi pond
The petition claimed non-compliance with the July 2025 order directing the South Delhi district magistrate and MCD commi...
NGT orders survey of `illegal' quarrying near Tata Cancer Hospital in Navi Mumbai
The hospital authorities had last year written to the Maharashtra government alleging that illegal stone quarrying on th...
NGT directs Delhi Pollution Control Committee to make action plan for rejuvenating water bodies
In an order dated February 16, a bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member A Senthil Vel noted that th...
NGT clears Great Nicobar infrastructure project, says adequate safeguards provided
The tribunal noted that specific conditions were incorporated in the EC for the protection of leatherback sea turtle, Ni...
NGT notice to Centre, others over unbarricaded 80-ft deep pit in central Delhi
The green body was hearing a plea alleging that the private parties or respondents violated environmental norms while co...