CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday imposed an environmental compensation of ₹900 crore on the Delhi government for failing to remediate and manage its municipal solid waste at the landfill sites of Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tribunal is tasked with providing effective and expeditious remedy in cases relating to environmental protection, conservation of forests and other natural resources and enforcement of any legal right relating to environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Environmental Compensation for CBWTFs = PI x S x R x N Environmental Compensation Where; PI– Pollution Index S – Size of Operation R – Environmental Compensation factor N – Number of days of Violation PI is a number from 0 to 100 and increasing value of PI denotes the increasing degree of pollution hazard from CBWTF.

Detailed explanation-4: -Initially, the NGT is proposed to be set up at five places of sittings and will follow circuit procedure for making itself more accessible; New Delhi is the Principal Place of Sitting of the Tribunal and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai shall be the other place of sitting of the Tribunal.