NGT

NGT stops short of banning asbestos roofs in schools; orders strict safety norms, gradual phase-out

October 31, 2025 2:44 pm

The National Green Tribunal said an immediate nationwide ban on the use of asbestos in construction could disrupt livelihoods. Instead, it ordered measures to reduce health risks and prepare for a transition to safer materials.

NGT expresses displeasure on reports filed to monitor ‘illegal mining’ along Kiratpur–Sundernagar highway

October 25, 2025 8:53 pm

Observes serious lapses by HP govt, its agencies

Shah Rukh Khan's Mannat renovation gets NGT go-ahead as tribunal dismisses plea challenging it: 'Without force'

September 23, 2025 4:33 pm

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his family moved out of Mannat earlier this year so that the structure could undergo planned renovations.

20 ULBs lack sewerage facilities, 7 have inadequate ones, but STPs in 'deficient' towns handling sewage

September 04, 2025 9:29 pm

According to the government's affidavit, the reported shortfall of 9.601MLD is not due to lack of treatment infrastructure but stems from a mismatch between projected sewage generation and actual inflows to treatment plants

NGT looks into proposal to declare higher Himalayas Eco-Sensitive Zone

September 04, 2025 5:26 am

Asks Union Ministry to review affidavits filed by Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.

Bijwasan Railway Project awaits forest dept clearance: Construction activity on deemed forest land has damaged 91 trees, NGT told

August 21, 2025 4:27 am

The project, which includes expansion of a Northern Railway coaching and freight terminal, has been pending forest clearance from the Centre.

Understaffed NGT gets 2 new judicial, 4 expert members; strength now 13

August 14, 2025 3:26 am

The Centre in its order dated August 11 also ended with immediate effect the extended tenures of two judicial members – Justices Sudhir Agarwal and B Amit Sthalekar, and two expert members K Satyagopal and Arun Kumar Verma.

NGT launches suo motu proceedings over toxic waste at Dadumajra dump in Chandigarh

August 07, 2025 1:47 pm

An NGT inspection team comprising experts from the Central Pollution Control Board and other technical agencies is expected to visit Chandigarh in the third or fourth week of August.

Buddha Nullah woes: NGT raps dyeing industry for 'years of negligence', directs MoEF&CC & PPCB to submit report on violations by CETPs

August 06, 2025 10:30 am

This stems from the NGT's concern over the long-standing issue of inadequate pollution control measures by the industry's common effluent treatment plants (CETPs).

NGT recognises citizen’s efforts in environmental protection, awards Rs 25,000 to ex-serviceman from Una

July 19, 2025 10:12 am

Expressing concern over the lack of transparency, the NGT directed the Forest Department to file an additional response detailing the locations and status of the plantation efforts, particularly in the project periphery.

Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena protest against NGT for fining Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living

March 12, 2016 12:51 pm

Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena members protest against National Green Tribunal (NGT) for fining Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation Rs 5 crores for conducting 'World Culture Festival' on the ecologically sensitive banks of the Yamuna.

Sri Sri Event Gets NGT Go-Ahead: The Details

March 10, 2016 10:29 am

World Culture Festival: NGT Asks Centre To Explain Clearances Given

March 09, 2016 1:49 pm