NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended the deadline for Uttar Pradesh to present a comprehensive sewage management plan for the upcoming 2025 Mahakumbh festival. Scheduled from January 13 to February 26 in Prayagraj, the event necessitates significant efforts to prevent sewage discharge into the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. NGT Chairperson Justice […]
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) recent directive to reassess the environmental impact of the Kanwar Marg project underscores a critical issue in India’s development narrative: the delicate balance between infrastructure growth and environmental conservation. The tribunal’s order for a fresh report based on satellite images to ascertain the extent of tree felling beyond the permitted […]
The recent study published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal has brought to light a grim reality: 33,000 deaths annually in ten major Indian cities are linked to air pollution levels that exceed the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. This alarming statistic has prompted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to initiate suo motu proceedings, underscoring […]
DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear a case regarding the felling of trees on the Sahastradhara Road in Dehradun of Uttarakhand. The petition filed by Rajat Narayan, a resident of Delhi has been listed for hearing on July 26. Protests inspired by the ‘Chipko Movement’ have been going on for some time now […]