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National Green Tribunal forms committee to stop illegal groundwater extraction
Expressing concern over depleting groundwater levels, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to formulate steps required to prevent illegal extraction of groundwater. NGT’s decision was take in response to hearing of a plea filed by a city resident, Shailesh Singh seeking action against depleting groundwater levels in nation and prevention of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Central Ground Water Authority • Central Pollution Control Board • Committee • CPCB Report • Groundwater Depletion • Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel • National Green Tribunal • NGT Chairperson • Union Ministry of Water Resources
Illegal Coal Mining in Meghalaya: SC directs State Govt to deposit fine
Supreme Court of India has directed Meghalaya state government to deposit Rs.100 crore fine imposed on it by National Green Tribunal (NGT) for failing to curb illegal coal mining with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Key Highlights of Judgement A SC bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice K M Joseph has directed state administration ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Central Pollution Control Board • CLAT • Coal India Ltd • Environment Protection Act 1986 • Environment Protection and Restoration Fund • Illegal Coal Mining • Katakey Committee • Lytein river • Meghalaya • National Green Tribunal • NGT Fine
NGT Directs CPCB to Prepare Noise Pollution Maps
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare a noise pollution map and remedial action plan to solve the issue across the country. NGT Order CPCB has been directed to prepare a noise pollution map and identify hotspots and categorise the cities with specified hotspots and propose a ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Central Pollution Control Board • CPCB • National Green Tribunal • NGT • Noise pollution
NGT directs CPCB to prepare a noise pollution map
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare a noise pollution map and remedial action plan to solve the issue across the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the CPCB to identify noise pollution hotspots and categorise cities with specified hotspots and ..
Topics: Adarsh Kumar Goel • Central Pollution Control Board • Contents • Government of India • Judiciary of India • Ministry of Environment and Forests • National Green Tribunal Act • Noise pollution • Pollution • Pollution in India • Remedial action
National Clean Air Programme Launched
The Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The programme aims to tackle the challenge of increasing pollution in the cities and towns. Features of the Programme The important features of the programme are: It is a five-year action plan with a tentative target of 20-30% reduction in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: BS-VI norms • Central Pollution Control Board • Harsh Vardhan • National Clean Air Programme • NCAP • Non-attainment cities • Union Environment Minister