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National Green Tribunal Refuses To set Aside Closure Of Auto Dealers Near Lake
A total of 76 polluting industries around the lake were shut down by the authorities in pursuance to the green panel's order after a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year, leading to massive pollution in the area.
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Aircraft's Lavatory Waste Disposed On Ground, Not In Air: Centre
There is no switch or system available in aircraft to dispose the lavatory waste during flight and it can only be dispensed off on ground during its servicing, the government said on Tuesday.
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Clarify Stand On 'Illegal' Distilleries: National Green Tribunal To Centre
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to clarify its stand on distilleries and sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh manufacturing, storing and transporting ethanol without obtaining permission from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).
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Green Panel Seeks Reply Of Centre, Delhi Government On Car Dealers' Plea
The National Green Tribunal today asked the Centre and Delhi government to make clear their stand by tomorrow on capping and scrapping of diesel cars and providing incentives to those who do not use private vehicles after car dealers sought modifications in its "harsh" order.
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Registration Of Diesel Vehicles: Car Dealers Move Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal today agreed to hear a plea seeking modification of its order which said that diesel-run vehicles will not be registered in Delhi in the wake of alarming pollution levels in the city.
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Delhi Mobile Tower Installation: Green Panel Issues Notice to Civic Bodies
A residents welfare association today moved the National Green Tribunal against installation of mobile towers in south Delhi prompting the green panel to seek response from DDA on the issue.
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Harmful Effluents in Water of Uttar Pradesh Rivers: Pollution Control Board to Green Panel
Large amounts of industrial effluents have been found in the groundwater and rivers flowing through several districts of Uttar Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today.
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Truckers' Body Moves Green Tribunal Against Ban on Old Vehicles in Delhi
A Delhi-based truckers' body today moved the National Green Tribunal against the 10-year-old ban on diesel vehicles, seeking directions that fitness and not age should be the only criterion for pulling out the polluting vehicles from the National Capital Region.
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Green Panel Directs SDMC to Clear Cow Dung From Near Nazafgarh Dairies
The National Green Tribunal has directed South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to ensure speedy removal of cow dung lying on the roadside near milk dairies in Nazafgarh in New Delhi.
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Green Tribunal Seeks Centre's Reply on Contamination of Groundwater in NCR
The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.
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Files Flung, Babus Scolded: a Judge Fights for India's Environment
The judge was disgusted. Four bureaucrats stood meekly before him, their heads bowed. In May, he had ordered them to inspect the damage wrought by development near an ecologically sensitive lake bed in Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. But their report left the judge far from impressed.
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East Delhi Muncipal Corporation Fined Rs 50,000 For Burning Waste
Irked at non-compliance of its order on burning of waste, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid waste in East Delhi.
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Groundwater Misuse: National Green Tribunal Forms Panel for Inspection
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday came down heavily on Noida and Greater Noida authorities for their failure to restrain builders from extracting ground water and constituted a committee to conduct surprise inspection at construction sites in Delhi-NCR.
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Why Are Your Buses So Noisy, National Green Tribunal Asks Manufacturers
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, which supply buses to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), why these vehicles caused noise pollution on roads and directed them to submit details, including their designs.
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Green Panel Told Use of Polythene Bags Unchecked Despite Ban
The use of polythene bags is going on unabated in the pilgrimage town of Haridwar with traders and residents rampantly using them despite the ban order, the National Green Tribunal was told on Tuesday.
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National Green Tribunal Refuses To set Aside Closure Of Auto Dealers Near Lake
A total of 76 polluting industries around the lake were shut down by the authorities in pursuance to the green panel's order after a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year, leading to massive pollution in the area.
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Aircraft's Lavatory Waste Disposed On Ground, Not In Air: Centre
There is no switch or system available in aircraft to dispose the lavatory waste during flight and it can only be dispensed off on ground during its servicing, the government said on Tuesday.
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Clarify Stand On 'Illegal' Distilleries: National Green Tribunal To Centre
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to clarify its stand on distilleries and sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh manufacturing, storing and transporting ethanol without obtaining permission from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).
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Green Panel Seeks Reply Of Centre, Delhi Government On Car Dealers' Plea
The National Green Tribunal today asked the Centre and Delhi government to make clear their stand by tomorrow on capping and scrapping of diesel cars and providing incentives to those who do not use private vehicles after car dealers sought modifications in its "harsh" order.
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Registration Of Diesel Vehicles: Car Dealers Move Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal today agreed to hear a plea seeking modification of its order which said that diesel-run vehicles will not be registered in Delhi in the wake of alarming pollution levels in the city.
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Delhi Mobile Tower Installation: Green Panel Issues Notice to Civic Bodies
A residents welfare association today moved the National Green Tribunal against installation of mobile towers in south Delhi prompting the green panel to seek response from DDA on the issue.
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Harmful Effluents in Water of Uttar Pradesh Rivers: Pollution Control Board to Green Panel
Large amounts of industrial effluents have been found in the groundwater and rivers flowing through several districts of Uttar Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today.
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Truckers' Body Moves Green Tribunal Against Ban on Old Vehicles in Delhi
A Delhi-based truckers' body today moved the National Green Tribunal against the 10-year-old ban on diesel vehicles, seeking directions that fitness and not age should be the only criterion for pulling out the polluting vehicles from the National Capital Region.
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Green Panel Directs SDMC to Clear Cow Dung From Near Nazafgarh Dairies
The National Green Tribunal has directed South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to ensure speedy removal of cow dung lying on the roadside near milk dairies in Nazafgarh in New Delhi.
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Green Tribunal Seeks Centre's Reply on Contamination of Groundwater in NCR
The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.
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Files Flung, Babus Scolded: a Judge Fights for India's Environment
The judge was disgusted. Four bureaucrats stood meekly before him, their heads bowed. In May, he had ordered them to inspect the damage wrought by development near an ecologically sensitive lake bed in Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. But their report left the judge far from impressed.
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East Delhi Muncipal Corporation Fined Rs 50,000 For Burning Waste
Irked at non-compliance of its order on burning of waste, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid waste in East Delhi.
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Groundwater Misuse: National Green Tribunal Forms Panel for Inspection
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday came down heavily on Noida and Greater Noida authorities for their failure to restrain builders from extracting ground water and constituted a committee to conduct surprise inspection at construction sites in Delhi-NCR.
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Why Are Your Buses So Noisy, National Green Tribunal Asks Manufacturers
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, which supply buses to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), why these vehicles caused noise pollution on roads and directed them to submit details, including their designs.
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Green Panel Told Use of Polythene Bags Unchecked Despite Ban
The use of polythene bags is going on unabated in the pilgrimage town of Haridwar with traders and residents rampantly using them despite the ban order, the National Green Tribunal was told on Tuesday.
