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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Topic: NGT

NGT working with just 6 members instead of at least 21, zonal benches vacant for 2 yrs now

NGT claims it has disposed of 90% of cases it has received, but lawyers dispute it, say cases often do not even come up for hearing.

Plea in NGT challenges Delhi govt’s decision for round 3 of odd-even scheme

The plea filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal cited the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee which said the 2016 odd-even scheme failed to curb air pollution.

Force malls, railways, DDA to use treated wastewater, monitoring panel tells NGT

The Delhi Jal Board is also working on a plan to reuse treated wastewater after releasing it into the Yamuna.

Top govt panel overrides NGT to grant clearance to Adani power plant in UP

The proposed thermal power plant in UP's Mirzapur, earlier owned by Welspun Group, was granted clearance in 2014, but NGT had overruled it in 2016.

Why Delhi Jal Board is just not able to clean up the Yamuna mess

Courts and govts have tried to tackle the Yamuna pollution problem, but DJB, which has missed multiple deadlines, says infrastructural roadblocks creating hurdles.

Pollution no less than murder or rape, says National Green Tribunal chairman Goel

NGT chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel pointed out that not a single state in the country is complying with garbage disposal norms.

Dalit judge now in line to be CJI as Supreme Court gets 4 new justices

Modi government clears collegium recommendations to appoint Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose and A.S. Bopanna to top court.

Supreme Court allows Andhra govt to present their plea to NGT in sand mining case

The govt of Andhra Pradesh had claimed that NGT directed the state to deposit Rs 100 crore with pollution control board even before hearing their plea.

Lead in PVC pipes is poisoning India’s drinking water, but govt’s done nothing in 2 years

PVC pipes use the heavy metal lead as a stabiliser, but efforts to regulate its use have failed — because of government lethargy and industry resistance.

National Green Tribunal asks Yogi govt to shell out Rs 5 crore for polluting western UP rivers

The tribunal directed the UP chief secretary to personally look into issue of availability of potable water to the affected inhabitants of six districts.

On Camera

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.