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 …
As the city gears up for the festive season, the high court has fixed responsibility for tackling the pollution caused by the immersion of Durga, Lakshmi and Kali idols in the Hooghly. On Friday, Calcutta High Court directed the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC), Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) and Calcutta police …
KOLKATA, Sept. 2: State transport minister, Mr Subhas Chakraborty, today urged the Centre to provide funds for the construction of upcoming projects in the state including the 80 km elevated Ring Road, East-West Metro and a Light Transit Rail (LRT) Service. Speaking at a meeting organised by Bengal National Chamber …
The state environment is set to issue a notification that will provide police more power to crack down on manufacturers and users of katatel. The notification will ban fuel production without the state pollution control board
Calcutta, Aug. 28: Landlosers will be compensated with land for the first time in Bengal. The offer will be part of a package for building an airport in Andal, Burdwan
The airport environment committee at its meeting today stressed the need to address two major problems ~ the bird and animal menace and the choked drainage system ~ both of which are causing hindrance in the safe operation of flights as well as damage to the runway. The accumulation of …
Availability of potable water under emergency situations like flood will soon be a reality. For researchers of the Geo-Environment Division of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) have come up with a water filter for such purposes. The water filter, called NEERI-ZAR and designed by Mr Subhash Andey, Mr …
Retail balm Calcutta, Aug. 13: Farmers in Bengal will be told of the benefits of food retail in a language they understand and by voices they are familiar with. The Indian Chamber of Commerce is holding a three-day event called the Second Green Revolution Summit that will be addressed by …
JAYANTA BASU Airports, railway stations, malls and fast food outlets have to take an active role in plastic waste management, the state environment department has decided. The department has asked all municipalities and municipal corporations to issue directives to malls, airports, railway stations and fast food centres to make arrangements …
Kolkata, August 12: After installing the city's first rainwater harvesting project in Raj Bhavan, Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi is aiming for another first: a clean energy project to meet the power requirements of Raj Bhavan. Lalu, kin got land in exchange for Rly jobs, as gifts: JD(U) to PMCorruption in projects: …
The Zoological Survey of India was established on 1st July, 1916 to promote survey, exploration and research leading to the advancement in our knowledge of the various aspects of the exceptionally rich animal life of the erstwhile 'British Indian Empire'. Initially the Survey acquired the zoological collections of more than …
The primary objectives of Botanical Survey of India is to survey the plant resources of the country and to undertake and complete taxonomic studies of all the flora of the country. Another objective is to enlist the endangered species, to undertake measures for the effective conservation and to collect and …
The Zoological Survey of India was established on 1st July, 1916 to promote survey, exploration and research leading to the advancement in our knowledge of the various aspects of the exceptionally rich animal life of the erstwhile 'British Indian Empire'. Initially the Survey acquired the zoological collections of more than …
THE government is planning to ensure dedicated express rail and road connectivity for future greenfield airports. Mandatory connectivity by mass rapid transit system to airports is expected to be a part of the airport's master plan. The government is planning to build new airports in some of the major cities …
A STAFF REPORTER Idol size and decoration will matter less in this year's green puja award Durga puja organisers will have to go green to take part in the government-organised Sera Desh Sera Nirmal Puja Purashkar 2008. Environment minister Sailen Sarkar conveyed this to all puja committees at a recent …
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Colleges affiliated to Calcutta University will themselves conduct the environmental education test of the Part I graduation examination from next year. This is the first move by the university to decentralise its examination system. The 100-plus colleges will also examine answer scripts in the subject and send …
Geological Survey of India (GSI) -One of the oldest surveys in the World is a premier organisation of Earth Science Studies in the sub-continent with a strength of 2100 geoscientists and technical professionals. GSI has a network of offices located in all the states of India.
Buddha plays NTR card OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Calcutta, July 31: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today reduced ration shop prices of rice, pulses and palm oil, a few months after the panchayat and civic poll jolts that possibly prompted the relief voters in southern India are more familiar with. The chief minister, however, …
Statesman News Service Kolkata, July 30 : The state health department was directed to take steps within a week to stop the cooking of the patients' food in five big coal ovens in the SSKM hospital, according to an interim order of the Division Bench of Mr Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya …
After a resounding success in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, the Surf Excel Children's Festival, in association with The Times of India, is all set to mesmerise the children, parents and teachers alike in Delhi from July 31 till August 4 Some of the best learning experiences children get are on …
