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 …
KOLKATA: The Purba Barisha Shitalatala Kishore Sangha, in its eighth year of Puja celebrations, has come up with a message: plant more trees. This at a time when indiscriminate felling of trees is taking a toll on the environment. Not just that. Mother Durga would be resplendent in a wide …
KOLKATA, 25 SEPT: Disparities and confusion between municipal corporations in the state over recycling and waste management is preventing widespread progress in tackling pollution, some claimed at a meeting held at the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) today. The WBPCB called a meeting on environmental issues in municipalities in …
Calcutta, Sept. 25: At least 53 lakh families in Bengal have to walk half a kilometre or more for drinking water, according to provisional census data. The figure, which translates into 27 per cent of the households surveyed in the state, is far higher than the national average of 18 …
The transport department has not allowed conversion of vehicles to LPG, a sure way of cleaning up the city air, for the past six months. “Over the past few months, we have repeatedly sought the transport department’s permission to retrofit LPG kits to vehicles but have not received any response. …
KOLKATA, 19 SEPT: Protests against the nuclear plant at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu have reached Kolkata, with health and environment experts speaking out against India's development of nuclear energy. The Forum for People's Health held a protest at College Square yesterday, attended by around 150 people, calling for the opening …
KOLKATA, 19 SEPT: Chewing paan or betel leaf could help fight a form of bone-marrow cancer, a group of Indian researchers said. A molecule derived from betel leaf may be beneficial to patients suffering from a cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells and the …
KOLKATA, 18 SEPT: In observation of International Ozone Day, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) held a conference with environmental scientists and industry representatives to discuss strategies for reducing the emission of Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) into the environment today at Paribesh Bhavan. International Ozone Day commemorates the date that the …
KOLKATA, 11 SEPT: Calcutta High Court has held that acquisition of land by the transport department of the state government for the East West Metro at Bowbazar for the Central station stood lapsed because of procedural glitches. Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya held in his order that the entire land acquisition proceedings …
Calcutta, Sept. 4: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has scrapped the four-laning of NH35, which connects Barasat and Bongaon in North 24-Parganas, because of the state government’s failure to arrange for land in the past six years. The NHAI informed the government about its decision during a recent …
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed five FIRs with regards to discrepancies in coal blocks allocation. "CBI files five FIRs for alleged cheating against five companies, private persons and officials," sources told Business Line. According to reports, the companies named in the FIRs were AMR Infrastructure, Vimmy …
Dengue claimed another life on Tuesday amid a dissection of the outbreak that revealed how the administration first ignored preventive pre-monsoon protocols and then warning signs of a vector explosion in favourable breeding conditions. Mary Banwar, a 30-year-old employee of the RN Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, died of …
Document contains Judgement of National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 24/8/12; Apeal No. 32/2011. The parties are Rana Sengupta, Kolkata verses Union of India & Ors.
Shanghai is the most vulnerable major city in the world to serious flooding, a study suggests. Despite its economic wealth, the Chinese city is considered to be more exposed to the risk of flooding than much poorer cities such as Dhaka. As well as evaluating a city's physical attributes, the …
KOLKATA, 8 AUG: The state transport department will introduce smart cards for travelling in government-run buses and trams, state transport minister Madan Mitra, said today at Writers’ Buildings. He said introduction of smart cards would reduce the losses of all the transport corporations as printing costs of tickets would come …
KOLKATA, 8 AUG: After global warming took its toll on at least 100 people this summer, there are plans for a “green” pandal in Kalikapur off EM Bypass. The Mahatirtham Durgotsab committee is using solar power to illuminate the pandal and the neighbouring areas. In the context of the energy …
KOLKATA: Concerned over the increasing generation of electronic waste (e-waste) in the city, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has taken up an initiative to conduct workshops amongst all the stakeholders to generate awareness for proper and effective disposal of e-waste. In the city, a large quantity of e-waste …
KOLKATA, 3 AUG: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) today formed a 14-member committee to probe arsenic contamination. The committee was formed after water in five areas of Jadavpur on the southern fringes were found to be contaminated with arsenic. The KMC, state pollution control board (PCB) and the state water …
The soft, shiny red exterior of tomatoes or the lush, green texture of peas and leafy veggies might tempt one's taste buds and their "freshness" might appeal to the eyes, but there lies something sinister beneath - a toxic concoction of hazardous chemicals. Says Utpal Raychaudhuri, a senior scientist at …
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is planning to construct roads from recycled plastic, said KMDA CEO Vivek Bharadwaj at a session organised by the Indian Plastics Federation (IPF) on the construction of roads made from plastic at the Indian Chamber of Commerce today. “We will ensure …
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The state water resources investigation and development department today formed a seven-member committee to assess the situation with the state's groundwater ahead of preparing the state’s water policy. Headed by the secretary of the department, the committee includes environmentalists and scientists. Mr Saumen Mahapatra, water resources investigation …
