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Check Illegal Construction Near Yamuna, Green Court Tells Committee
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee, formed to monitor cleaning of the Yamuna, to look into illegal constructions on the river's floodplains.
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Arvind Kejriwal Launches Mega Drive To Plant 5 Lakh Saplings In A Day
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a mega tree plantation drive by planting a sapling at the Yamuna floodplain in Usmanpur village, with thousands others joining him in the initiative
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Green Court Slams Delhi Pollution Body For Nod To Art Of Living Event
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for granting permission to the Art of Living Foundation for holding a three-day cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains last year, saying it did not act in accordance with the law.
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Art Of Living Challenges Expert Panel's Findings on Yamuna Plains Damage
The Art of Living, headed by Sri Sri Ravishankar, has challenged the report of an environmental panel which had accused it of doing extensive damage to the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi during its three-day cultural extravaganza last year. The organisation had been fined Rs 5 crore on the basis of the report, which said it would take a decade's work ...
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Green Court NGT Bans Open Defecation, Waste Dumping On Yamuna Floodplains
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and announced an environment compensation or penalty of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the rule.
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On Yamuna Pollution, Sri Sri Ravishankar Says 'There's No Proof'
Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar said his cultural extravaganza on Yamuna floodplains in Delhi last year has caused no pollution and the experts have been unable to prove what the damage was. The spiritual leader, whose organization has been hauled up for polluting Yamuna and fined Rs 5 crore by a green court, said the situation was best e...
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Minister Kapil Mishra Wants Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Culture Festival To Be Held Again On Yamuna Floodplains
Rejecting an expert panel's findings that it will take extensive effort to reverse the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's cultural extravaganza last year, Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra said that the event should in fact be held again and "only on its banks". He has also invited Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi S...
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Sri Sri Event 'Completely Destroyed' Yamuna Riverbed, Says Expert Panel
The 'World Culture Festival' extravaganza organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) on the banks of the Yamuna has 'completely destroyed' the riverbed, an expert committee has told the National Green Tribunal.
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Multi-Layer Security Over Yamuna Floodplains
A multi-layer security blanket was thrown over the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi on Friday with 12,000 police officials being deployed for the three-day World Culture Festival which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Check Illegal Construction Near Yamuna, Green Court Tells Committee
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee, formed to monitor cleaning of the Yamuna, to look into illegal constructions on the river's floodplains.
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Arvind Kejriwal Launches Mega Drive To Plant 5 Lakh Saplings In A Day
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a mega tree plantation drive by planting a sapling at the Yamuna floodplain in Usmanpur village, with thousands others joining him in the initiative
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Green Court Slams Delhi Pollution Body For Nod To Art Of Living Event
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for granting permission to the Art of Living Foundation for holding a three-day cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains last year, saying it did not act in accordance with the law.
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Art Of Living Challenges Expert Panel's Findings on Yamuna Plains Damage
The Art of Living, headed by Sri Sri Ravishankar, has challenged the report of an environmental panel which had accused it of doing extensive damage to the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi during its three-day cultural extravaganza last year. The organisation had been fined Rs 5 crore on the basis of the report, which said it would take a decade's work ...
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Green Court NGT Bans Open Defecation, Waste Dumping On Yamuna Floodplains
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and announced an environment compensation or penalty of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the rule.
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On Yamuna Pollution, Sri Sri Ravishankar Says 'There's No Proof'
Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar said his cultural extravaganza on Yamuna floodplains in Delhi last year has caused no pollution and the experts have been unable to prove what the damage was. The spiritual leader, whose organization has been hauled up for polluting Yamuna and fined Rs 5 crore by a green court, said the situation was best e...
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Minister Kapil Mishra Wants Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Culture Festival To Be Held Again On Yamuna Floodplains
Rejecting an expert panel's findings that it will take extensive effort to reverse the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's cultural extravaganza last year, Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra said that the event should in fact be held again and "only on its banks". He has also invited Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi S...
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Sri Sri Event 'Completely Destroyed' Yamuna Riverbed, Says Expert Panel
The 'World Culture Festival' extravaganza organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) on the banks of the Yamuna has 'completely destroyed' the riverbed, an expert committee has told the National Green Tribunal.
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Multi-Layer Security Over Yamuna Floodplains
A multi-layer security blanket was thrown over the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi on Friday with 12,000 police officials being deployed for the three-day World Culture Festival which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
