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 …
Old out but no sign of new Calcutta was meant to get cleaner air without compromising on transport but poor planning has ensured that there are no replacements yet for the 70,000 polluting autos and 6,300 taxis going off the road on Saturday. According to official records, only around 1,900 …
Transporters today failed to get a Supreme Court stay on the ban on commercial vehicles over 15 years of age from August 1. Calcutta should be able to breathe easy. But can it?
Bengal weighs petition fallout The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted a petition by Calcutta-based transporters seeking a stay on the high court order banning commercial vehicles more than 15 years old from August 1. The apex court
New Delhi: A vaccine against typhoid, that not only protected those vaccinated but also people around them, has passed the test in India. The inexpensive vaccine against typhoid fever offers protection across age groups, particularly in pre-school-age children. A study conducted in the slums of Kolkata has also shown that …
Almost the entire public transport system may disappear from Friday if the operators go ahead with the indefinite strike. Metro narrates the consequences and focuses on the issues at stake and the parties involved. What could be off the street? Around 12,000 buses; 3,500 minibuses; 2,000 contract carriages (including school …
State health and civic officials have found the incidence of malaria, particularly the malignant variant, has increased in the city compared with last year, despite anti-mosquito drives by the civic body. The officials suspect patient resistance to the drug chloroquine is the main reason for the spurt in malaria cases. …
One of the balloons that will glide at an altitude of 35km with equipment to capture images of the eclipse on July 22 A city based research institute is planning to use balloons to study the total solar eclipse on July 22. Scientists at the Indian Centre for Space Physics …
On July 18, 2008, Calcutta High Court had passed a comprehensive order to combat vehicular pollution in the city with a series of clearly defined deadlines and directives. The judicial verdict was not a suo motu one, it converted a state environment department notification
After showing the graffiti-scarred city how to keep its walls clean at poll time, Salt Lake seems to be leading the clean-fuel move with around 50 per cent of its two-stroke auto fleet going visibly green. Officials of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), North 24-Parganas, and Citu leaders told Metro …
Calcutta High Court on Friday gave Modern High School for Girls the green signal to run five buses more than 15 years old, provided they meet the emission standards, setting what the green lobby saw as a dangerous precedent in the fight against vehicular pollution. The engines of the old …
Come monsoon and with it we hear the news of an outbreak of various seasonal diseases, particularly the vector-borne ones. What is also not surprising is that the civic body
The transport department has decided not to renew the route permits of commercial vehicles 15 years and older as part of the first concerted attempt with the environment department to implement the court
A nano technology-based solar cell development centre is coming up in the city with the aim to make solar power more affordable. The centre is being set up by the West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited in association with the Washington DC-based Catholic University. Calcutta University (CU) and the …
Small groups of labourers are collecting household refuse for a fee from buildings around VIP Road and dumping it on both sides of the airport artery. Civic workers also collect garbage from the buildings but many residents are opting for the private operators since they come by at
Thanks to genetics, now the enzyme can be made in labs THERE is an ever-rising demand for papain, an enzyme secreted by the papaya plant. Widely used in the preservation of spices, digestive aids and as a contact lens cleaner, it also finds applications in meat tenderization, beer clarification and …
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) is set to designate 51 ponds heritage properties, thus becoming the first civic body in the country to confer the tag on water bodies. The civic authorities also plan to renovate the ponds, some of which are in a deplorable condition, said mayor Bikash Ranjan …
Malaria is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Orissa. The present study was undertaken to measure the contribution of chloroquine (CQ) drug-resistant parasites to the risk of severe malaria and their biological advantage in this part of the country. Totally 79 uncomplicated and 93 severe malaria …
