President Murmu inaugurates NGT's National Conference on Environment 2025 in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the National Green Tribunal's two-day National Conference on 'Environment â 2025' at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 March 2025.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the two-day National Conference on 'Environment â 2025', organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 March 2025. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath and Attorney General R. Venkataramani attended, with NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava present. The President stressed balancing development with environmental protection and said leaving a clean environment for future generations was a moral responsibility. The NGT was established on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, for the effective and speedy disposal of cases on environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
Key facts
- Date
- 29 March 2025, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Inaugurated by
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Organiser
- National Green Tribunal; two-day conference
- NGT Chairperson
- Justice Prakash Shrivastava
- NGT established
- 18 October 2010 under the NGT Act, 2010
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who inaugurated the National Green Tribunal's National Conference on 'Environment â 2025' in New Delhi on 29 March 2025?
Show answer
Correct answer: C â President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the two-day conference at Vigyan Bhawan.
Who was the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal when it held the National Conference on Environment in March 2025?
Show answer
Correct answer: D â Justice Prakash Shrivastava
Justice Prakash Shrivastava was the NGT Chairperson; Justice Vikram Nath attended as a Supreme Court judge.
Consider the following statements about the National Green Tribunal: 1. It was established on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. 2. It is bound by the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Which of the above is/are correct?
Show answer
Correct answer: A â 1 only
The NGT was set up on 18 October 2010 under the NGT Act, 2010. It is not bound by the CPC procedure and is guided by principles of natural justice.