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National Green Tribunal says no visible improvement in Delhi air quality, orders 'stringent measures'

The National Green Tribunal directed authorities to take 'stringent measures' to improve the Air Quality Index in Delhi-NCR, since “no visible improvement in the air quality has been witnessed” so far.

3 min read17 Nov 2023
News

NGT issues notice to Centre, asks LG Polymers to pay ₹50 crores for damages

At least 11 people including a child have died so far and hundreds have been hospitalised after inhaling the toxic gas The NGT has also formed a six-member fact-finding committee to inspect the site and submit a report at the earliest

2 min read8 May 2020
News

NGT seeks action plan to stop discharge of polluted water in Yamuna

Sewer waste coming from villages situated near Sector 137, Noida, is being drained into the irrigation canalThe drain is originating from Kondli in Delhi and other drains are also connected to the said drain

1 min read20 Feb 2019
Politics

NGT panel recommends ₹171.34 crore fine on Volkswagen for causing air pollution in Delhi

The expert committee in its report has estimated that Volkswagen cars released approximately 48.678 tonnes of NOx in 2016 in the national capital

4 min read15 Jan 2019
Companies

Tamil Nadu moves SC against order to reopen Sterlite plant

On 15 December, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) set aside a Tamil Nadu government order seeking closure of the Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, saying it was 'not sustainable' and 'unjustified'

2 min read3 Jan 2019
Politics

CBI begins probe in police firing during anti-Sterlite protests

Documents containing information about the 15 weapons used by the police for firing and details of who issued the firing orders have been collected

1 min read26 Dec 2018
Companies

Sterlite approaches Tamil Nadu pollution control board to operate plant

The development comes less than a week after the NGT set aside the Tamil Nadu government's order, clearing the way for the reopening of the copper unit

2 min read20 Dec 2018
Market

NGT lifeline for Vedanta copper business awaits political test

The Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, was shut in May, and its reopening will boost Vedanta's earnings

2 min read19 Dec 2018
Politics

Air pollution: NGT slaps ₹25 crore fine on Delhi govt

The complaint of the aggrieved parties is that the pollution caused by the unregulated handling of plastic continues to remain unabated

1 min read3 Dec 2018
Companies

Sterlite’s Thoothukudi copper plant shutdown unjustified: NGT

The National Green Tribunal has asked Sterlite Copper and the Tamil Nadu government to file submissions on the shutdown by next week

1 min read29 Nov 2018
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