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NGT forms panel to verify claim of air pollution around AIIMS-Delhi

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a panel to verify the allegations of severe air pollution in and around the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.

The Times of India

Brahmapuram fire's impact: Kerala HC orders audit; asks to prevent spread of smoke

KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Friday ordered for an audit at Brahmapuram plant by a committee of high-ranking officers within 24 hours to understand the damage to the environment, conformity of the plant with the rules, and the efficiency of the plant.

The Times of India

Benital: PIL filed in NGT to protect Benital Lake in Uttarakhand; demand to form committee to probe

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the NGT to stop the illegal felling of trees and forests and soil erosion in the surrounding areas of Benital Lake in Chamoli. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Take remedial measures to stop water pollution in River Satluj near Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib: NGT to Punjab

PATIALA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Punjab chief secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Ropar district magistrate to look into the alleged huge water pollution taking place in River Satluj near Gurudwara Patalpuri Sahib at Kiratpur Sahib, of Ropar district and take remedial action in accordance with law.

The Times of India

Bombay HC directs SEIAA to decide in 8 weeks pending pleas for environmental clearance in real estate projects, on merits

MUMBAI: In a major relief to large number of real estate projects stuck for long as the State authority has been deferring pleas for environmental clearance (EC) citing a September 2022 NGT order, Bombay high court on Friday directed State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to decide such requests expeditiously,…

The Times of India

Pollution in River Yamuna: NGT constitutes High-Level Committee for Delhi, to be headed by LG

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday constituted a High-Level Committee (HLC) of concerned authorities in Delhi where pollution of Yamuna is higher (about 75 per cent), compared to other river basins States. Read on for details:

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Colleague ‘surprised at baby’s turn for the worse’, Lucy Letby trial is told

The defendant is accused of overfeeding the baby with milk through a nasogastric tube (NGT) and/or injecting air into the tube.

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Delhi has spent Rs 250 crore to remove its trash hills. Why are they still standing tall?

Over the last three years, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has spent a whopping Rs 275 crore to flatten the three landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, but their height has remained almost unchanged during this period, according to data provided by several government agencies to the National Green Tribunal.

Newslaundry

Lucy Letby trial: Medical expert denies ‘reaching’ to support allegations against nurse

Dr Dewi Evans gave evidence at the trial of Lucy Letby, who is accused of murdering seven babies

The Independent UK

How river pollution is killing people in an Indian village

Villagers say they are suffering after years of unchecked industrial pollution has contaminated their water.

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Genco to submit report to MoEF on aspects raised by NGT on YTPS

Authorities plan to comply with tribunal directions

The Hindu

Is Mahakal Corridor built on ‘encroached land’?

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Mahakal Corridor in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on October 11 with much fanfare. However, it is being alleged that the corridor has been constructed on encroached land.

The Times of India

Expert panel to study the impact of Vizhinjam port construction on coastal erosion

While constituting the panel, the state government noted in its order that neither the Expert Committee or Shoreline Monitoring Cell appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the construction has caused any erosion

The Hindu

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NGT directs A.P. Maritime Board, GMR Group to restore Kakinada mangrove, mudflat

The GMR Group was told to remove bund to ensure natural flow of seawater at Kumbabhishekam

The Times of India

NGT raps Himachal Pradesh for lenient fine on illegal miner, asks chief secy to ensure compliance of law

SHIMLA: Taking exception to the imposition of a lenient fine for illegal mining, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said this was encouraging sand mafia in Himachal Pradesh. It asked the state chief secretary to personally look into the entire issue of compensation and to ensure compliance of law.

The Hindu

NGT slaps over ₹2,000 crore fine on Punjab for failure to treat waste

The National Green Tribunal said that the compliance of environmental norms on the subject of waste management has to be high on priority

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Bengaluru floods: Anatomy of a drainage system gone horribly wrong

Last week, Bengaluru was battered by rains that were unprecedented in scale and floods that were disastrous in impact. While the rains have abated, thousands living on the periphery of the Bellandur-Varthur lakes in east Bengaluru are still gripped by fear, worried that deliberately narrowed drains, encroachment of wetlands, and…

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Karnataka HC relief for 30 on removal of sand bars

BENGALURU: Removal of sand manually is permitted even under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, the high court observed in a recent order while granting relief to 30 temporary permit holders from Dakshina Kannada.

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Allotment of land, pattas in YSR district not legal, NGT says

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NGT slaps ₹3,500 crore penalty on West Bengal government for huge gap in waste management

A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A. K. Goel said it is the constitutional responsibility of the State and the local bodies to provide a pollution-free environment.

The Hindu

NGT slaps hefty fine for sand mining in Odisha’s Budhabalanga river bed

Two lessees accused of causing loss of revenue and ecological damage by mining sand vastly beyond permissible limit

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High court calls Meghalaya ‘game’ on coal

The State government was given seven days to indicate the quantities of coal mined up to 2016 lying in all the specified sites

Newslaundry

National Green Tribunal is suddenly clearing a lot of cases. It’s, well, odd

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha last month, union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju revealed that the National Green Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body to adjudicate environment matters, was disposing of more cases than new applications. However, members of several NGT benches have raised concerns over the…

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Don’t proceed with checkdam construction without CRZ clearance, NGT tells Tamil Nadu

It stops short of ordering the removal of the work done thus far

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