(1) Justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi has been appointed as the acting Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT) following the superannuation of Justice Swatanter Kumar. During Justice Kumar’s tenure as NGT Chief, the ban on 10 year-old diesel and 15 year-old petrol vehicles, the slew of directions for rejuvenation of the Ganga and Yamuna, the demolition of illegal hotels in Himachal Pradesh and the ban on plastic items in Delhi, Haridwar and Punjab were passed.