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NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday sharply criticised Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their opposition to the Great Nicobar island infrastructure project, accusing them of going to great lengths to derail it. The governing party cited the National Green Tribunal’s nod to the initiative as a triumph of truth that foiled their disruptive attempts.Coal and…
The National Green Tribunal gave a green light to Centre’s Rs 90,000-crore-plus Great Nicobar infrastructure project on Monday, concluding that the environmental clearance granted in 2022 was backed by sufficient safeguards and there was no “good ground to interfere.“ A bench of the tribunal dismissed a series of petitions that had questioned the validity of…
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the death of a 27-year-old software engineer who drowned after his SUV fell into a waterlogged trench at a commercial site in Greater Noida. The tribunal observed that the incident indicates serious environmental violations and regulatory lapses.The tribunal also highlighted that…
BHOPAL: The central zone bench of National Green Tribunal on Thursday questioned the rationale and legality of permission granted to NHAI for felling more than 8,700 trees to widen a 16km road stretch in Bhopal, reports Ashutosh Shukla. Referring to a petition in this regard, the bench asked the NGT chairperson to transfer the plea…
GHAZIABAD: A National Green Tribunal-ordered inspection of the Yamuna floodplains lying between Delhi and Ghaziabad has found largescale violations by miners, corroborating a TOI report on Nov 30 last year about an embankment being built across the river to illegally dredge sand.The joint committee report, submitted to NGT after surprise inspections on both Delhi and…
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has sealed Curlies Restaurant in Anjuna, nearly 18 months after the National Green Tribunal upheld its demolition order. The action was taken due to alleged violations of Coastal Regulatory Zone norms, with officials planning to conduct detailed mapping before demolishing portions that encroach into CRZ areas.The popular…
The National Green Tribunal has given the environment ministry a deadline of February 6, 2026, to address a petition opposing the Shree Jagannath International Airport project. Opponents assert that the construction poses a threat to the delicate coastal ecosystem. Cuttack:National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted the ministry of environment, forests and climate change time till…
