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 …
The much-awaited tiger census in the Sunderbans forest will begin next month and preparations are underway to conduct the exercise with DNA sampling method for the first time. Pradeep Vyas, director of the Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) told reporters here that the census would be conducted in February. The exact …
The West Bengal State Aids Prevention Control Society has taken up a project to collect blood samples of expectant mothers by pricking their fingers to check whether they are HIV positive or not. The needle would be pricked in the finger and a drop of blood will be taken on …
Eight research institutions from across the country will set up their units at a research and development zone in Baruipur, where the state government has earmarked 500 acres for setting up the new district headquarters of South 24-Parganas. The list of institutions include the Defence Research Development Organisation, The Energy …
New Delhi: Eight months after India reported its last case of bird flu in poultry and two months after India declared itself free of the deadly H5N1 virus, avian influenza has returned to haunt the country. Already reeling under an outbreak of H1N1 swine flu pandemic virus that has infected …
Noise pollution has become a major problem for city dwellers, with over 13000 cases of unnecessary honking registered by the city police in one year. A senior police officer said, the number of cases of unnecessary honking almost doubled in 2009 as compared to 2008. He added that most drivers …
The first public interaction on commercialisation of Bt brinjal, held here on Wednesday, saw loud protests and agitations as Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh interacted with scientists, farmers and various rights organisations. A report based on public discussions on the genetically modified crop at various places in …
The high court on Thursday directed four traders, who claimed to have purchased a part of the East Calcutta Wetlands from the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC), to hand the plots back to the civic body by February 15. Justice P.K. Chattopadhyay passed the order after the Wetland Management Authority claimed …
The Airports Authority of India will undertake a Rs 30-crore project to solve the waterlogging problem at the city airport. The project is based on the recommendations of Jadavpur University
In an effort to increase the output of renewable energy to the national capacity, a contingent from the American non-profit InvVest is on a nine-city tour along with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The tour
Pneumonia has become the scourge of the season with Celsius lows combining with high air pollution to send many like former chief minister Jyoti Basu to hospital. According to doctors, there has been a 20 per cent increase in the incidence of pneumonia in the city over last year.
KOLKATA 22 DEC: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will build 60 flats for economically challenged people within February, 2010 at Rajarghat off EM Bypass.. The flats will come up under the Basic Service For Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme and will be funded by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). …
The state environment department has issued a set of guidelines for construction activities to combat air pollution. The rules, to be effective from January 1, 2010, will apply to all builders, contractors and infrastructure developers, in private and public sectors. Those violating the norms will be penalised. A senior environment …
Aila devastation in Howrah. Pictures by Gopal Senapati Garbage dumped on the Howrah bank of the Hooghly A chimney of an industrial unit belches out polluting fumes A rare political unanimity has enabled Howrah to come up with a long-term plan to combat climate change, apparently a first in the …
A review of implementation of NREGS in West Bengal. Concludes that state’s NREGS programme is abysmally poor, despite the fact that there are committees and councils existing at various levels to monitor and review the programme. NREGA is the only Act in this country that ensures guaranteed employment to the …
