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, 2 MARCH: In a significant step towards levying of water tax in the city, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through the KMC will launch a pilot project to supply round-the-clock water to a ward in Behala to determine misuse and wastage of filtered water. The pilot project will be …
KOLKATA, 29 FEB: The curator of Victoria Memorial was directed by the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhuri of Calcutta High Court today to make an inventory of the exhibits in this marble mausoleum and give an affidavit to the court within four weeks. …
KOLKATA: The Sunderbans, a world heritage site, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and government policies must take into account present and future climate impact to counter the scenario, says a study on the mangrove forests that straddle the Indian state of West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. The …
Only mass rapid transit solutions can provide India’s urban commuters with efficient mobility. Billions of man-hours are lost with people ‘stuck in traffic’. This fact is also echoed in government’s national urban transport policy. The reasons are well known: exponential growth of motor vehicles with negligible increase in road space. …
KOLKATA, 22 FEB: A notice was directed to be sent by the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhury to National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) headed by Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to take steps for the better upkeep of the river within three …
KOLKATA, 6 FEB: Despite repeated attempts the Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project (KEIP) has failed to finish the dredging work of Tollygunge-Pachannagram canal (T-P canal) due to illegal settlements. The dredging is necessary to save a vast areas from water-logging during the coming monsoon. The canal, originating from Rajapur near Baghajatin, …
Study predicts loss of Rs 10,800 crore in the city by 2050 because of a one-in-100-years flood coupled with climate change impacts. The eastern fringe of Kolkata, the fastest growing part of the city, is expected to be hit the hardest by climate change-induced impacts, and the poor will be …
KOLKATA, 29 JAN: Thousands of Kolkatans, including celebrities, today took part in a 10-km-long run to spread awareness for saving the Rabindra Sarobar lake. Tagged as the Great Sarobar Run, the event was organised by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and the Kolkata Improvement Trust (KIT). The run started …
KOLKATA, 23 JAN: To reduce consumption of electricity the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) plans to install solar power lights in all parks and gardens in the city. A senior civic official said solar light is environment-friendly and it will reduce pollution as well. The decision was aimed at beautifying the …
KOLKATA, 23 JAN: At a time when the chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee, has assured to provide a cleaner and greener city, her party leaders are backing a wagon-manufacturing factory on Jamir Lane in Ballygunge which is allegedly polluting the environment of the area. Hapless members of Jamir Lane Residents’ …
KOLKATA, 16 JAN: In spite of the allegations of non-performance and corruption in Trinamul Congress-led Zilla Parishad, Trinamul Congress leaders are not worried. They are, in fact, confident that they would win the hearts of the rural people with the distribution of electricity in several villages by March this year. …
KOLKATA, 15 JAN: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will revamp its existing garbage disposal system by introducing new compactor vehicles. The civic body will purchase 20 portable compactors within a month at a cost of Rs 16 lakh each under the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP). …
KOLKATA, 12 JAN: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a survey report which put 42 per cent of India's children under 5 years as malnourished; the principal advisor to the Planning Commission, Mr Pronab Sen, today said that poverty was not the sole reason for this “national shame”. …
For the first time in the history of Gangasagar mela, the Kapil Muni mandir and ashram has been lit up using conventional power supply. After a long struggle the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) managed to introduce the conventional power supply in Sagar Island a few months …
Calcutta, Jan. 6: Calcutta High Court today “requested” Coal India Ltd (CIL) to put on hold till January 15 its move to increase prices. “Mind you, this is not an order. We are requesting CIL that if possible, they should not give effect to its December 30 notification in which …
Calcutta, Jan. 4: Calcutta High Court today asked Coal India to file by January 6 an affidavit stating its policy on fixing prices. The court also asked green activist Subhash Dutta to file an affidavit on the latest price hike by the company. The hike was the result of a …
KOLKATA, 27 DEC: The members of Jamir Lane Development Committee comprising residents of the area have sought the intervention of the state environment minister to tackle the air pollution menace created by a private wagon manufacturing factory. The committee members fear that if there is a major fire at the …
Kolkata, 26 Dec: The field of stem cell research and therapy has witnessed enormous expansion in basic and clinical aspects and much is expected from this rapidly growing sector of science which may alleviate sufferings of human kind, according to Mr V M Katoch, director-general of Indian Council of Medical …
Calcutta, Dec. 22: NTPC is planning to begin work on its Katwa power plant from February, even though half of the land required to produce 1,600MW needs to be acquired, the move aimed at preventing further delay on a project for which the central utility was persuaded by the state …
KOLKATA, 21 DEC: The state government will not set up any nuclear power plant in the state, said the state power minister, Mr Manish Gupta, today. He said this while replying to Forward Bloc MLA Mr Tejmul Hossain's question. He said by 2016-17, the state will generate 7,696 MW through …
