January 24, 2024: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Ghaziabad builder Nipun Builders and Developers to stop the construction of its group housing project Nipun Saffron Valley as it doesn’t comply with the … READ FULL STORY
October 13, 2023: The Western Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 11, 2023, has barred the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) from leasing the 25,000 sqm plot located adjacent … READ FULL STORY
Supertech’s twin residential towers in Noida’s Emerald Court housing society were demolished at 2:30 PM on August 28, 2022. The taking-down of the twin towers came a year after the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the … READ FULL STORY
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the new draft Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2020, on March 23, 2020. This draft EIA notification replaced the earlier EIA notification 2006. The draft … READ FULL STORY
Environment protection and the conservation of natural resources has been a priority for the government in India. Every state has a board that is responsible for implementing environmental laws and creating environmental awareness among … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed the environmental clearance (EC) granted to a high-rise residential project being built by Godrej Properties in Bengaluru, for raising construction in the buffer zone of a lake. … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal has directed the CEO of the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to appear in person, after noting several deficiencies in compliance of conditions while granting no-objection certificates (NOCs) for ground … READ FULL STORY
Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Dinesh Mohaniya, on January 12, 2020, alleged that Haryana was supplying contaminated water to the city. Mohaniya alleged that the water supplied by Haryana has a high amount of ammonia … READ FULL STORY
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, on January 6, 2020, issued a notification for the new Wetland Conservation Rules. The new Rules prohibit the conversion for non-wetland uses, including encroachment of any kind, besides … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal on January 7, 2020, directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to obtain information from chief secretaries on solid waste management, restoration of polluted river stretches and air quality management … READ FULL STORY
Real estate players in the National Capital Region said on Friday that the ban on construction till November 5, 2019, will have an adverse effect on their pace of work, resulting in delay in … READ FULL STORY
The director-general of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, has issued a directive dated September 16, 2019, stating that no idol immersion should be allowed in the Ganga river and … READ FULL STORY
A new study has revealed that the air inside homes in Delhi has become unsafe, with high levels of pollutants found in it, despite keeping doors shut. “Houses in the city have very polluted … READ FULL STORY
