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What is rat-hole mining? As the Meghalaya explosion kills 30, read why this practice continues despite govt ban and court orders

Rukma Rathore -
Rat hole mining was banned by the National Green Tribunal in 2014, yet the illicit practice remains in existence to this day.
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Delhi’s ban on old petrol, diesel vehicles dates back to 2014 NGT order, upheld by SC: here’s why a special drive is underway and...

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
With over 400 petrol pumps equipped to deny fuel and seize vehicles, lakhs of Delhi-NCR residents owning banned cars now face two options—scrap their vehicles for incentives or sell them in permitted states.
News Reports

NGT forms joint committee to probe alleged illegal mining by Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda

ANI -
NGT has formed a Joint Committee to verify the factual position and take appropriate remedial action on allegations of illegal mining by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
News Reports

‘It’s high time state realises its duty to the law and citizens’: NGT slams WB govt for negligence in waste management, slaps Rs 3500...

OpIndia Staff -
The NGT admonished the West Bengal government for neglecting waste management and risking public health.
News Reports

Bombay HC dismisses plea challenging PoP ban for sculpting idols used during Hindu festivals, plea contends PoP’s pH level is similar to that of...

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC has dismissed a plea challenging the validity of the revised guidelines which banned the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) for making idols.
News Reports

Environmental group writes to NGT, demands stay on BMC’s cycle track project over Powai Lake citing damage to ecology

OpIndia Staff -
Sahyadri Rights Forum has registered a complaint with the NGT over the alleged exploitation of Powai Lake in Mumbai.
News Reports

Supreme Court dumps IIT study that showed firecrackers are not a major cause of pollution, dismisses plea challenging ban on sale

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court said that one does not need IIT to say that firecrackers are bad for health, dismissed IIT-Kanpur study on causes of air pollution
News Reports

After Delhi defies arbitrary firecracker ban, claims of Diwali causing pollution busted as air quality improves after Diwali

OpIndia Staff -
Air Quality Index dropped in Delhi significantly a night after people burst firecrackers on Diwali in the NCR defying the ban
Opinions

So our children remember the joys of celebrating Deepawali: Why OpIndia is launching Mission Loud and Bright Diwali 2021

Nupur J Sharma -
Like most people, we at OpIndia were mightily distressed as well. And thus, we announced our mission for a loud and bright Diwali 2021.
News Reports

Not only firecracker ban: Three other loony ideas the NGT has come up with to ‘save the environment’

OpIndia Staff -
The NGT has been criticised widely by people on social media for its crackdown on crackers across the country.
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