Kamala Kelkar

Vikrant Tongad from Noida had submitted an application talking about the severe exploitation of groundwater in the area.

The states have been given another two weeks to respond.

Environment and Forests or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.

Noting that groundwater extraction had led to severe depletion in the water table,the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday tasked an inter-governmental committee with forming a plan to fix meters and charge for extracting groundwater in the capital

After they were threatened with closure,restaurants in the bustling Hauz Khas Village have promised to comply with state pollution laws

The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered for the third time that industries polluting in violation of state norms in Noida be shut down immediately

Without naming Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar,NGT chairperson Judge Swatanter Kumar issued a bailable warrant for Rs 20,000

The merits of the Public Works Department are being questioned again at the National Green Tribunal for allegedly damaging trees for a second road construction project prematurely

Govt agencies tell NGT that 500 metric tonnes of debris is dumped every day

Nine hospitals in Delhi,including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),are not properly labelling or segregating biomedical waste.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered government agencies responsible for cleaning Yamuna in the National Capital Territory (NCT) to meet immediately and prepare a beautification plan

Two of 34 companies that used to sell bottled water in Noida and Greater Noida till they were closed in February for illegally extricating and selling groundwater,were granted permission

A new lawyer for the Public Works Department (PWD) argued for an hour at the National Green Tribunal on Monday that there was no proof that the agency had illegally uprooted trees in Vasant Kunj for its road-widening project.

A report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday estimated that nearly 267 trees,estimated to be worth Rs 74 lakh,were felled in Vasant Kunj

The Delhi government is considering a move to either ban electronic waste from entering the national capital or to create an economic disincentive,such as a tax,to reduce the amount of e-waste in the city.

Department of Environment moves five-year plan to contain air pollution levels in the city

The lawyer of a PWD contractor told the National Green Tribunal Bench on Monday that slum dwellers are to be blamed for the unlawful felling of dozens of trees in Vasant Kunj.

A group of residents have intervened in a legal battle about the unlawful felling of trees for a road-widening project in Vasant Kunj,saying that since construction has been on hiatus,their neighborhood is in shambles.

Schools in the city could be unintentionally violating the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 by hoarding animal and plant specimens in their laboratories.

The process of burning solid waste to convert it to energy at a recycling plant in South Delhi has made the air near the unit 25 times more polluted than the permissible limit,a surprise check of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant has revealed.

Trees cut for PWD project; agency,contractor say it was illegal,but deny cutting trees.

To ensure safety of Okhla residents living near a waste-to-energy plant that incinerates waste for fuel,the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday ordered government officials to check whether the plant’s emissions contain heavy metals.

Okhla residents opposing a controversial plant,which converts waste to energy,have filed an affidavit in an ongoing National Green Tribunal case,claiming that the plant is operating in an eco-sensitive zone.

An unusual nightlife in a prestigious neighbourhood of Delhi is fast emerging for foreign tourists and expats.