NGT's Regional Conference on Environment 2025 concludes in Chennai
The two-day Regional Conference on Environment 2025, organised by the National Green Tribunal's Southern Zone Bench with southern State Pollution Control Boards, concluded at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, on 7 December 2025.
Summary
The two-day Regional Conference on Environment 2025, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone Bench, Chennai, with the Southern State Pollution Control Boards and Committees, concluded at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, on 7 December 2025. The NGT conference was held under NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, and its second day discussed challenges in protecting coastal zones, including plastic pollution along India's 11,098.81 km coastline.
Key facts
- Dates
- 6–7 December 2025
- Venue
- Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai
- Organiser
- NGT Southern Zone Bench with southern SPCBs
- NGT Chairperson
- Justice Prakash Shrivastava
- Theme discussed
- Protecting coastal zones
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who was the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal under whose leadership the Regional Conference on Environment 2025 was held in Chennai in December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Justice Prakash Shrivastava
PIB 2200096: the conference was conducted under the leadership of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, NGT. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana is NGT Judicial Member (Southern Zone) and Justice Suraj Govindaraj is a Karnataka High Court judge.
Which bench of the National Green Tribunal organised the Regional Conference on Environment 2025 that concluded on 7 December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Southern Zone Bench, Chennai
PIB 2200096: the conference was organised by the NGT Southern Zone Bench, Chennai, with the Southern State Pollution Control Boards and Committees.