India, April 10 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Use chemicals to clear water hyacinth only after proper scientific studies: NGT to PMC

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has mandated that the utilisation of the bioenzyme "draynzyme" on water hyacinth must undergo scrutiny by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in conjunction with the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research in Lucknow.

Approval for its usage will only be granted if it is determined that there are no detrimental effects on the ecological balance of the water body, in accordance with legal requirements.

On April 5, 2024, the NGT instructed the CPCB to investigate wh...