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 demand for solar appliances is soaring in the city, thanks to daily power cuts. According to the 16 solar appliance manufacturers-cum-retailers in Calcutta, their sales have increased at least 30 to 40 per cent compared with last year. Solar fans are the most popular items, followed by solar lights. …
KOLKATA, 22 June: A petition was filed in Calcutta High Court today alleging that the number of artefacts stated in an affidavit filed by the Victoria Memorial Hall authorities on 2 May, 2003 differs from a subsequent affidavit in 2007. Though the number of valuables is identical according to the …
KOLKATA 16 June: Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi today said the Union government was contemplating an action plan to address the issues of climate change and global warming.
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) has decided to install solar lanterns in schools and relief camps in which the people left homeless after the recent Aila tragedy are taking shelter in the Sunderbans. Several solar panels in the Sunderbans were damaged in the storm and the …
A new rotavirus strain jumped from pigs to humans the swine flu outbreak might take down two billion people worldwide if it turns into a wider pandemic, said an official who estimate. An airborne disease with its origin linked to pig farms in Mexico, it is yet another example of …
Traffic pollution is known to cause chronic bronchitis and asthma, killing thousands every year. But that is not all. Simply living beside a busy road has its consequences. Particles in vehicular exhaust can stick to lungs for longer than was known, endanger the health of an unborn child, lead to …
The power situation limped back to normal 96 hours after Cyclone Aila roared past the city. CESC officials claimed normal supply to the entire city resumed by Friday evening.
The work on improving the drainage and sewerage systems in Kolkata may cost around Rs 20,000 crore, though in phases, according to Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay, Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). Loan awaited Addressing an interactive session, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce here on Friday, Mr Bandopadhyay said,
KOLKATA, 27 May: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to construct dwelling units for slum dwellers who have been rendered homeless in the aftermath of cyclone Aila that hit the city on Monday. Announcing the decision today, mayor Mr Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya said it was brought to his notice …
Cyclone Aila has forced the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) to draw up new safety norms for billboards, which include a ban on sheet metal hoardings. Over 1,000 billboards were destroyed by the wind and found hanging precariously from buildings and gantries across the city. The sheet metal roofs of several …
Officers of Kolkata police and a section of the city-based environmentalists feel that the conversion of two-stroke auto rickshaws into four-strokes LPG mode might get delayed as the Opposition parties ~ who had earlier opposed phasing out of two-stroke auto rickshaws from Kolkata ~ would now oppose the drive with …
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal developed into a cyclone on Sunday but the weatherman said the storm, which was advancing towards the coast at 70-80km per hour, might miss Calcutta. At 5.30pm, cyclone Aila (name chosen from a list following a convention) was 500km south of Calcutta.
Water crisis in Salt Lake may aggravate as the Calcutta Municipal Corporation has threatened to cut off supply to the township if its dues are not cleared immediately.
A 34-year-old man returning from Dubai was intercepted at the airport after he was found to be suffering from swine flu symptoms and sent to Infectious Diseases Hospital on Wednesday morning. The throat and nasal swabs of Satyen (name changed to protect identity)
Kolkata: A passenger was on Wednesday quarantined at the Kolkata International airport for showing symptoms of swine flu. Shyamal Sarkar (35) is the first passenger who was quarantined since the medical check-up at the airport began around April 30. Around 8:40 am on Wednesday, Sarkar, landed in Kolkata on an …
KOLKATA, 19 May: With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) expecting a rise in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria this season, the municipal commissioner, Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay today sought better co-operation among various departments of the state government that included the public works, KMC and health department. The municipal commissioner …
KOLKATA, 19 MAY: The state forest department has decided to relocate a group of jackals from the Tollygunge club area to avoid a man-animal conflict. In the club area, the population of jackals had increased manifold and club officials had urged the forest department officials to take serious steps after …
Haji Mohammad Mohsin Square, a shabby Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) park located on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, is turning a lush green, thanks to an NGO which has taken up its upkeep. Samadarshi, the Sealdah-based NGO which works on preserving biodiversity, aims to turn Haji Mohammad Mohsin Square into a …
