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NGT panel’s report: No sand mining at Cooum river mouth

CHENNAI: No sand mining or transportation activities were observed at Cooum River mouth, according to an inspection report submitted by a National Green Tribunal (NGT) joint-committee.

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KRMB to NGT: Telangana didn’t submit DPRs for Palamuru, Dindi lifts

HYDERABAD: The Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) has, in two separate reports, informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has not received detailed project reports (DPRs) related to Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme (PRLIS) and Dindi lift irrigation scheme (LIS) from Telangana for the board's appraisal.

The Times of India

Andhra Pradesh: Panel recommends Rs 8.35 crore fine on HPCL

VISAKHAPATNAM: A joint committee formed on the directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) to inquire into the violation of environmental laws by the HPCL has suggested 8.35 crore fine on refinery for causing environmental losses. The fine amount should be kept by Pollution Control Board.

The Times of India

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NGT asks PCBs to conduct noise pollution survey

KOLKATA: The Eastern Bench of National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked the central and state pollution pollution control boards to conduct a joint survey of sound pollution levels in Kolkata, including silence zones. The report has to be submitted by February 23.

The Times of India

Upper caste bhakts vs Dalits: Why some temples die, others thrive

With Supreme Court ordering the demolition of the 500-year-old Sant Ravidas temple in Tughlaqabad, chaos struck Delhi with thousands of Dalits, including members of the Bhim Army, hitting the roads against the verdict. Meanwhile, other temples and ashrams that were also been built on the green belt in the past,…

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Delhi’s Yamuna: A huge septic tank

Delhi has found new ways of contaminating the Yamuna river: electronic waste. As also the subsoil and ground water: A United Nations-backed study pointed out that India generated nearly 5 per cent of electronic waste produced globally in 2016.

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Sri Sri versus NGT: And the Yamuna loses

On April 20, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shared pictures of a project launched to clean seven Maharashtrian rivers on Twitter. Irony died a thousand deaths 30 minutes later as Shankar went on a rampage on the micro-blogging site against the National Green Tribunal (NGT). He was possibly less-than-pleased by the…

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Passing The Buck: AoL’s affidavit to the NGT has more holes than the flood plain

Ironically, the man to whom these profound words of wisdom are attributed heads an organisation that appears to have blatantly lied to the court. Newslaundry has evidence that “educational and humanitarian movement” of Art of Living (AoL), which makes more than Rs 80 crore in revenue and is headed by…

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AoL vs NGT: The Art of Living and Gassing

Most of us know how messy a house gets after a party, or a banquet hall after hosting a wedding. Now imagine the same for a river floodplain, which – unlike a banquet hall – isn’t meant to host grand parties, let alone a World Cultural Festival (WCF) with a…

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The art of killing a river: The courtroom drama that led to the NGT verdict against Art of Living

Seventy four species of macrophytes, 90 species of phytoplankton, 62 species of zooplankton, 55 species of benthos, 36 fish species and 131 bird. A natural thermostat for the city. One ancient river.

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