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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …

Pollution combat: Buses to run on coalbed methane

KOLKATA, 10 OCT: As the state does not have a steady supply of compressed natural gas (CNG), the state transport department has taken up a project to use coalbed methane (CBM) as an alternative to run buses in the state to check pollution. Unlike CNG, the state has a rich …

No more forcible land grab: Partha

DURGAPUR, 20 SEPT: The state won’t allow forcible land acquisition anymore. State industry minister Mr Partha Chatterjee said this today on the sidelines of an investor’s meet organised by the Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL), a JV company assigned to help setting up of the country’s first Aerotropolis project in …

Green energy to get a boost in Kolkata

KOLKATA, 11 SEPT: The “twin city” agreement between Naples and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), signed way back in 2003, is going to open a new chapter with an NGO coming up with an initiative to organise a programme to encourage use of renewable energy as part of the agreement. Ms …

Flood situation remains grim, toll 50

KOLKATA, 22 AUG: The flood situation in 15 districts of the state continued to remain grim with the death toll touching 50. Several rivers are in spate with a few flowing above the danger level in some flood-hit districts. Three flood-related deaths were reported in the past 48 hours. Government …

Six more districts in WB soon

For transmitting the fruits of administration in an effective manner the West Bengal Government is planning to create at least six new districts in the State. A decision to this effect has already been taking regarding Capital Kolkata and Jhargram, a sub-division and a police district in West Midnapore district. …

Water vision for villages

The Mamata Banerjee government has taken up a scheme to supply 70 litres of safe drinking water daily to each household in rural areas by 2020. The chief minister has asked public health engineering (PHE) minister Subrata Mukherjee to draw up a detailed report on the project

Singur bill triggers me-too cry - Protests in Burdwan over health city project

Burdwan, June 19: The Singur land take-back bill has spurred a group of farmers in Burdwan to demand return of their plots that were acquired for a proposed health city. The 84 farmers had turned down cheques in exchange for 23 acres

Factory factor

If the industry dream is the pivot around which this Bengal election is swinging, nowhere is the see-saw between hope and despair as stark as in the 11 seats in Left citadel Burdwan

Land compensation heat on Andal airport project

Andal (Burdwan), May 4: Over 450 unwilling farmers whose land has been taken for the airport city project in Burdwan

Beneath eastern fields may lie India's energy saviour

A group of scientists and technical experts is working overnight on the country

Teachers sell midday meal rice

Burdwan, Feb. 10: The headmistress and a teacher of a primary school in Burdwan have been arrested for allegedly selling off 250kg of rice meant for the midday meal scheme. The matter came to light on Tuesday when two farmers in Gonna village, where the school is situated, saw headmistress …

US Consul-General visits watershed project

Burdwan, 9 FEB: US Consul General in Kolkata, Ms Beth A Payne, today visited a watershed project in Burdwan district and praised the women who were associated with the Nabard-funded scheme (see sns photo). Ms Payne visited Bhalki Watershed Project under Ausgram police station and talked to various women who …

Jindal Steel starts land survey for coal mining

DURGAPUR, 6 FEB: Chinese mining experts, appointed by Jindal Steel for the purpose, started a survey for a coal mining project in the Sarpi-Ichapur area in Laudoha block about 12 km from Durgapur town. The coal deposits were located in January, 2011. A group of 31 Chinese coal mining experts …

Assembly panel raps SBSTC for failing to utilise 100 JnNURM buses

DURGAPUR: The South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) has failed to utilise 100 buses bought under JnNURM. The Assembly

Letter from Senior Environmental Engineer to M/s. IISCO-SAIL dated 18/01/2011

Non compliance with emission standards. Analysis report of the sack sampling conducted by the State Board officials on 10/11/2010.

Cold wave toll raises to 4, temperature to rise

KOLKATA/MALDA: Even though the city dwellers were expected to get a breather from the chill, cold wave claimed another three victims, including a 106-year-old woman, today in Malda taking the toll to four in the state. Annapurna Saha (63), a resident of Malda town, and Radharani Das (106), a resident …

Memorandum opposing establishment at Aerotropolis served

The members of Special Economic Zone Birodhi Prachar Manch today gave a memorandum to the chief executive officer of Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL), Mr Subrata Paul, opposing the establishment of the Aerotropolis at Andal. In the memorandum, they stated that the land for the 3,500- acre project area, spread …

Notice for appearance

Notice to M/s ISSCO Steel Plant (SAIL) for appearance before the West Bengal Pollution Control Board on 23-11-2010.

Application form for Consent to Operate (CO) for Red & Orange Category Industries

Application for Consent to Operate for discharge of effluent, under Section 25 and section 26 of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and emission/ continuation of emission under Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

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