Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Salboni Apartment Owner’s Association Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to restoration of the Salboni Jheel, Kolkata, West Bengal. The NGT directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to place …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subrato Mookherjee Vs Kolaghat Thermal Power Station & Others dated 14/12/2017 regarding pollution caused by Kolaghat Thermal Power Station. NGT Eastern Bench noted that the two reports submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board and the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Abdulla Sardar Vs Divisional Forest Officer and Others dated 14/12/2017 regarding illegal encroachment and destruction of mangroves in Sundarbans, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. NGT Eastern Bench directs the concerned state departments to examine and take …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Legal Aid Services-West Bengal Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2017 regarding pollution caused by Mejia Thermal Power Station, Bankura, West Bengal. The Enquiry Report substantiates environmental degradation both in terms of air and water …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sai Sulphonates Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2017 to declare the process of manufacturing of LABSA as a white category industry having zero pollution potential based upon its self assessment carried out …
KOLKATA: The dengue outbreak is set to persist for the whole of December, something that has never happened in the recent past, believe experts. Going by the prevailing weather conditions, the number of cases and frequency of deaths, the virus is likely to remain active for at least three more …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/12/2017 regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club in Kolkata Maidan releasing effluents without treatment, Kolkata, West Bengal. Counsel for the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, submits that the …
KOLKATA: North Kolkata's first dengue victim of the season died on Sunday even as she and her family were waiting for the confirmatory blood test report from a KMC clinic, a TOI investigation has revealed. Tumpa Rajak's report was ready for delivery on Monday morning, 72 hours after her blood …
The Kolkata airport is set to start using green energy for its day-to-day operations, as its ground-mounted, grid-connected solar plant is ready for commissioning. The 15 MW plant, capacity-wise the largest among all the AAI airports across the country, is slated to be inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation …
KOLKATA: The death of a home maker in Kolkata on Sunday morning sparked tension in the hospital with the relatives running amok in the hospital's HDU (high dependency unit), scuffling with the medical staff. Luckily no one sustained grievous injury. Tumpa Rajak (37) was admitted in Marwari relief Society Hospital …
KOLKATA: A sliding platelet count may spell danger for dengue patients, but it's not just the low number of platelets that indicates a threat to life, experts say. The dengue virus has also been affecting the quality of platelets. The condition, known as 'qualitative functional decline', is causing early bleeding …
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has stopped automatic monitoring of air quality index (AQI) in Kolkata at a time when pollution levels in the city have started approaching Delhi's levels. The city, consequently, has gone unrepresented on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national AQI table since the …
KOLKATA: A leading economist who was part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 says it is imperative that cities and states participate in India's climate responsive action plans and have a say in national commitments made at the global …
KOLKATA: Platelet drop remains a constant threat as the number of dengue cases refuses to slidein and around Kolkata. Unlike previous years, doctors this year have been recommending platelet transfusion once the count drops to 20,000 since the dengue strain has turned more virulent, triggering frequent multi-organ failure. Former cricketer …
The Rs 516 crore project partially falls under the CRZ-IB, CRZ-II and CRZ-IVB zone and according to the EAC, the terminal's construction will have impacts on aquatic flora and water quality The proposed Inland Waterways terminal at Haldia, West Bengal, has been accorded Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance subject to …
KOLKATA: The dip in temperature may finally rid Kolkata of dengue but the scare has already prompted at least two city neighbourhoods, which have seen multiple infections or deaths, to band together and form "resistance groups" or "RG parties", the type of which we used to see in the 1980s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 22/11/207 regarding commercial establishments (hotels, lodges and restaurants) located in Buxa Tiger Reserve Forest Area. NGT directs that that steps should be taken for ensuring that …
What makes our city not so nice after all? We have our roots here but often choose to live elsewhere. The compulsions to do that may be legitimate but at the end of the day, it's the city we escape from. For others, there is no choice. We must live …
It started off with the Valentine's Day announcement capping stent prices. Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about it in his campaign speeches in Uttar Pradesh the next day. Advertisements with his pictures reiterating his resolve to cap stent prices appeared in national dailies and billboards across the country. Healthcare was …
KOLKATA: At least two pregnant women who were down with dengue have died within a fortnight. Jesmita Haldar, a 27-year-old homemaker who had slipped into a coma after delivering a stillborn, succumbed to dengue last Friday while 24-year-old Purnima Biswas of Prince Ghulam Mohammad Shah Road died on November 3. …
KOLKATA: Far from relenting, the dengue menace is spreading its tentacles in south-east Kolkata having its epicenter in areas under borough X. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation health department is sending more personnel trained in vector control activities to the troubled borough X areas which include Golf Green, Anwar Shah Road, …
