National Green Tribunal

The order passed by the NGT will end up affecting the livelihoods of lakhs of people employed in the firecracker industry.

NGT looks into possibility of banning firecrackers in 18 states and UTs ahead of Diwali.

A major chemical leak from the LG Polymers plant near Visakhapatnam impacted villages in a five-km radius

NGT has set up a five-member committee to probe Thursday's Styrene gas leak incident in LG Polymer factory.

"There are some rumours and media reports about a second leakage. I categorically clear that it is not true. It has nothing to do with leakage as such and hence there is no reason to believe that there is a second leakage", said the NDRF chief.

A Bhopal resident had moved the tribunal in 2014 seeking relocation of the slaughterhouse in Jinsi locality

NGT reprimanded the Delhi authorities for allowing such encroachments in Majnu ka Tila and directed authorities to remove the settlements

A committee appointed by the NGT had called the closure of the plant as "unjustified" and against "natural justice".

The declaration of Western Ghats ESA has assumed significance because of the massive Kerala floods in July

Vedanta claims that the Sterlite Copper plant did not violate any environmental norms, says allegations of causing pollution and cancer are baseless