The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered authorities to strictly adhere to all environmental clearance (EC) conditions while dismissing several petitions contesting the Great Nicobar Island development project. The tribunal said sufficient safeguards are in place and determined there was no reason to halt or intervene in the project at this point, according to…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday (February 9, 2026) expressed strong displeasure over the discharge of untreated sewage and dirty water from factories into the Ganga river and its tributaries in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. In this matter, NGT has issued a notice to…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Congress has once again attacked the Modi government regarding air pollution. National General Secretary of Congress Jairam Ramesh said that air pollution in India is no longer just a problem of some metros, but it has become a nationwide crisis, on which the government’s…
In Uttar Pradesh, NGT has declared the tent city established on the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi as illegal. NGT has ordered to recover environmental compensation from the project proponents. NGT directed that in future, no tent city or similar activity in violation of environmental norms will be allowed on the banks, flood zones…
Delhi’s pollution issue is set to be discussed in the Assembly on Friday, according to Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who said that people would learn that the onus for the problem lies with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He stated that AAP’s Atishi, (Leader of Opposition) LoP in Delhi Assembly, who wanted the issue…
