Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
The Centre has lifted a moratorium on environment clearance for new industries in 'highly-polluting' Haldia and Asansol after "pollution controlling norms" were complied with, West Bengal Environment Minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar said here Thursday. The sectors that fell under the ban include oil and gas exploration, refineries, petrochemicals, power, coal …
A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has brought to light the unhygienic conditions that prevail at major stations like Howrah and Sealdah as well as on trains. The report has also exposed how unclean linen is supplied to upper-class passengers. Eastern Railway (ER) is among the four …
Farmers in West Bengal are adopting SRI and reaping benefits. A CSR initiative proves that the corporate world can play a meaningful role in addressing development issues like food security.
The book highlights the challenges faced by users of the NRHM as well as those offering the delivery systems under the mission. IN 2005, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) launched its flagship programme for health for the rural poor promising, among other things, a complete architectural overhaul of the system. …
New Delhi: India’s polio-free status could have taken a beating on Thursday when an 18-month-old male baby from Bihar’s Darbhanga district was suspected to have contracted the disease. The ‘news’ sent a chill down the spine of Union health ministry officials, who promptly sent the suspected stool samples for testing …
KOLKATA, 5 JUNE: The state minister for commerce and industry Partha Chatterjee said, “Howrah should become more environmentally friendly,” at the inauguration of an Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting factory in the industrial park at Uluberia yesterday. He said that Howrah should become like Sheffield in its heydey, referring to …
KOLKATA, 22 FEB: A notice was directed to be sent by the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhury to National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) headed by Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to take steps for the better upkeep of the river within three …
Officials of West Bengal's Forest Department fear that there may be a massive decline in the number of migratory birds coming to the Santragachi Lake in Howrah district this winter. “The preliminary estimates suggest that between 5,000 and 5,500 birds have come to the lake this season. However, the actual …
HALDIA, 25 DEC: The Haldia Development Authority (HDA) has appealed to the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to lift the ban on setting up of new industrial projects in the industrial belts of West Bengal, including Haldia. The HDA has also appealed to Union finance minister Mr Pranab …
Calcutta, Nov. 17: The Centre has extended till next March a little-known moratorium on setting up “potentially polluting” units in Haldia and Asansol, making it all the more difficult to attract investments in sectors closely identified with the two industrial towns. The sectors that fall under the ban include oil …
According to a World Health Organisation Surveillance Officer Even though India is yet to be declared polio-free nation by the World Health Organisation, the year 2011 has something to cheer about for the country in polio eradication drive. The longest polio-free period India has ever had was achieved this year …
Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today urged the residents of low-lying areas to move to safer places in view of the forecast of heavy rains and release of water from DVC and Chandil barrages. The chief secretary, Mr Samar Ghosh, too, will hold deliberations with irrigation secretaries of Orissa and …
KOLKATA, 11 SEPT: Be careful and check twice before your loved one is administered an injection in any medical facility as there is a high possibility that they may be injected with used and untreated syringes that are often repacked and sold in city market. According to a project report …
JAIPUR: India is close to eradicating polio, a dreaded disease of the 20th century. "Only one polio case was found in 2011, which means it will soon be eradicated," Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director, WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) told TOI. This year, only one child -- a one-and-a-half-year …
The West Bengal government on Wednesday reported four more deaths in the 15 flood-affected districts of the State, taking the death toll to 62. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh has been announced for the families of the deceased. An amount of Rs 1.24 crore has been allotted to the …
Kolkata Heavy rainfall has led to floods in several districts of the state, putting the rice crop in West Bengal in jeopardy. Although the state was hopeful of reaching record production in 2011-12 backed by good rainfall in the first half of the monsoon, prolonged rain has inundated vast areas …
Rains have claimed 21 lives in a week in West Bengal. Around 25 lakh people have been affected by incessant rains whose ravages spilled over to 14 districts against the nine announced earlier by the State government. Five persons died of snake bites, 11 in wall and roof collapse, three …
Seventeen people have died and over nine lakh people have been affected in the nearly fortnight-long spell of rains in West Bengal. Ten districts have been affected by heavy floods, Disaster Management Minister Javed Khan has said in the Assembly. He said that 25,750 mud houses have been damaged or …
Fireworks display during festive celebrations can cause acute short term air pollution. Deepawali –the festival of light– is celebrated in India, every year during October or November with great fireworks display. Concentration of air pollutants such as SPM (suspended particulate matter), PM10, PM2.5, SO2 y NO2 were monitored for six …
Subhash Dutta has been trying to draw the attention of the authorities to the steadily escalating civic problems in Howah since 1980. The focal point of his crusade has been the ‘killing’ of water bodies. The Samiti has filed a dozen PIL in the Calcutta HC, seeking intervention. However, “The …
