‘It is the heart of Pune’: SC stays NGT order of 30-people cap on ‘dhol-tasha’ groups for Ganesh festival

‘It is the heart of Pune’: SC stays NGT order of 30-people cap on ‘dhol-tasha’ groups for Ganesh festival

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) directive that limited the number of participants in ‘dhol-tasha’ groups to 30 during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.“Let them do ‘dhol-tasha’, it is the heart of Pune,” the bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud remarked while passing the interim order.The bench, which … Read more

National Green Tribunal lauded for suo motu action following Manipur CM’s alert on forest cover loss

National Green Tribunal lauded for suo motu action following Manipur CM’s alert on forest cover loss

Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has commended the National Green Tribunal’s proactive stance on addressing the alarming forest cover loss in the state. Addressing the media at his Secretariat in Imphal on Sunday, Singh lauded the NGT for swiftly taking note of the issue highlighted in his tweet, attributing the loss to deforestation, … Read more

Ghazipur landfill fire: NGT seeks response from CPCB, MCD and others

Ghazipur landfill fire: NGT seeks response from CPCB, MCD and others

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a response within five weeks from authorities, including the Central Pollution Control Board and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on the fire incident at the Ghazipur landfill site last month. The tribunal was hearing the matter after taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report regarding the … Read more