The court was on September 30 hearing a plea, filed in January by a Mohali school, claiming that it had been facing serious problems of solid and sewer waste accumulation since 2022, but no remedial steps are being taken.
During audits at four plastic-recycling companies in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) found out that 600,000 fake extended producer responsibility (EPR) certificates had been issued by the companies
NGT sought responses from the Delhi government and CPCB on the psychological impact of air quality decline, emphasising the analysis of mental health effects.