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Najafgarh Jheel’s wetland tag stuck for 11 years as Delhi, Haryana spar over land

The land around the lake is shared by the Centre, Delhi and Haryana governments, farmers, and private owners, with multiple agencies involved in its revival and the ongoing legal battle.

‘Application of mind not proportionate to number of pages’—Why SC has expressed ‘anguish’ at NGT 

NGT is a specialised statutory body set up by Parliament in 2010 for hearing matters relating to environmental protection and forest conservation.

SC hits pause on coercive action against owners of end-of-life petrol, diesel cars in Delhi-NCR

The interim order touches a nerve in Delhi-NCR’s ongoing environmental struggle—highlighting the clash between age-based restrictions and the push for smarter, evidence-led policies.

NGT initiates proceedings in toxic waste crisis case at Chandigarh’s Dadumajra Dump

Residents report a sharp rise in respiratory issues, skin infections, and serious diseases like tuberculosis and cancer from toxic waste mixing with rainwater and seeping into homes.

NGT flags ‘alarming’ water contamination in UP, ropes in AIIMS to assess health impact

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday took strong note of the severe water pollution affecting residents in Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat,...

NYT report echoes Okhla residents’ fears of health risk posed by waste plant. CPCB says ‘panic unnecessary’

In 2016, country's apex pollution watchdog told NGT that plant was ‘safe’. Four years on, its report said presence of metals in bottom ash & fly ash mostly 'below detection levels'.

Lawyer asks NGT judge’s recusal from hearing his case, ‘I’ve complained about his unpunctuality in past’

National Green Tribunal advocate Gaurav Bansal complained about Justice Sudhir Agarwal to NGT chairperson & environment ministry, saying he was unlikely to get justice in the judge's court.

NGT’s golden era was over long ago. Then came the age of delays, fines, committee raj

What was a grand strategy to create a parallel environmental structure for grievance and unclog the Supreme Court has fallen woefully short of its promise and potential.

SC set to hear contempt case against DDA, here’s a look at curious cases of ‘missing trees’ in Delhi

ThePrint recaps some other large government projects in Delhi that have come under the scanner for allegedly failing to comply with rules & regulations concerning felling of trees.

Why has desilting of Rajasthan’s Bisalpur Dam become point of contention between govt & activists

SC has lifted the ban on desilting activities in the dam in Tonk, but environmentalists say it was filled to capacity only 3-4 times, making it less prone to effects of silt formation.

On Camera

India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.