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NGT directs PGCIL to compensate fishermen in Kutch for causing loss of livelihood
•PGCIL had in 2010 completely blocked the two km wide Cheravadi sub-creek with construction material while laying down a double circuit transmission line to transmit power from 4000 MW Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project, resulting in damaging the ecosystem in the sub-creek
NGT imposes Rs 3,500 crore penalty on West Bengal for negligence in waste management
•The green panel said the state government does not appear to be prioritising setting up of sewage and solid waste management facilities though according to the state's budget for 2022-2023, there is provision of Rs. 12,818.99 crore on Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
"Disappointing state of affairs" says NGT, on progress in clean Ganga project
•The NGT said that here has to be zero tolerance to further delay
'Magical Monsoons': IFS officer Susanta Nanda shares video of tiger crossing road amid rain
Trendingdesk •The video has collected more than 52,000 views and several comments since being posted. Few social media users highlighted the need for creating safer space for tigers, while others shared old videos of how these big cats cross roads as motor vehicles pass by
NGT orders Bengal govt to close hotels, restaurants in Buxa Tiger Reserve in two months
•The National Green Tribunal’s eastern bench also directed that a facility run by the state tourism department be closed down and turned into an interpretation centre, which if not done within two months will have to be demolished
NGT stays concretisation of roadsides in Noida, Greater Noida
•A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert Dr Afroz Ahmad issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttar Pradesh government, Noida and others on a plea seeking to remove concretisation around trees
NGT clears decks for inland waterway project on Ganga river from Prayagraj to Haldia
•The Jal Marg Vikas Project is being implemented on the Prayagraj-Haldia stretch of National Waterway-1 with the technical assistance and investment support of the World Bank at an estimated cost of Rs 5,369.18 crore
Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi adds green power in fight for survival, but road for cracker industry remains bumpy
Lakshmana Venkat Kuchi •India’s firecracker hub faces a slow but painful death due to the blanket ban on the sale of firecrackers in several states for the past couple of years
'Wholly disappointed': SC stays NGT order forming panel on Assam’s Baghjan oil well fire
•The Supreme Court slammed the NGT for making the managing director of Oil India Ltd, which has been accused of polluting the wetlands in the state, a member of the committee probing the Baghjan oil well fire
NGT asks Centre to regulate extraction of ground water used for maintenance of grounds during IPL
•The applicant has, in particular, raised the issue of Indian Premium League (IPL) cricket matches, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for commercial and entertainment purposes, without concern for water conservation.