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A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, has directed the Union Environment Ministry to file a report on the finalisation of eco-sensitive zone in the Western Ghats, within … READ FULL STORY
Over 89% of urban municipal wards in the country have achieved complete door-to-door collection of solid waste under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the government said in an RTI reply. The union Housing and … READ FULL STORY
During a meeting in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh’s principal secretary of the Transport Department, Aradhana Shukla and director general of police (DGP) OP Singh, directed officials of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, to strictly … READ FULL STORY
Residents of 17 colonies in the Trans Hindan area, protested against the Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) in Ghaziabad, on April 29, 2019, for a near 29-hour-long power outage in their neigbourhood. The … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of chief justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, on April 22, 2019, said that it is not inclined to interfere with the Madras High Court order … READ FULL STORY
After the Congress accused the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance of misleading Mumbaikars on the property tax waiver, the BJP has clarified that all components of the levy would be waived in future bills. The process … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 8, 2019, stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing a penalty of Rs 5 lakhs each on educational institutions in the national capital, for failing to install rainwater … READ FULL STORY
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has prepared a five-year vision document, which seeks to take up a number of initiatives, including creation of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to execute redevelopment works through alternate … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 5, 2019, stayed the Delhi High Court order asking Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to vacate the National Herald House building in New Delhi. A bench headed by chief justice … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 2, 2019, asked the centre and the parties that have challenged the validity of various provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, to consensually frame the questions of law to … READ FULL STORY
A politician involved in the real estate business in Karnataka, has been arrested for defaulting on tax of Rs 5.4 crores, the Income Tax (I-T) Department said, on March 27, 2019. The politician, who … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government has chalked out a plan to cut down travel time between Gurgaon and north Delhi by constructing a North-South corridor across the city. The proposal has been sent to the Unified … READ FULL STORY
In a conference held in New Delhi, to address the issue of waste management, environmental experts said ‘a mass movement’ was required, to reduce the burden of waste in the country. Speaking at the … READ FULL STORY
