Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Salboni Apartment Owner’s Association Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to restoration of the Salboni Jheel, Kolkata, West Bengal. The NGT directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to place …
The city remained quieter than the last two previous years on Diwali night by around five decibels but the average noise level still soared to 98 decibels, substantially higher than the permissible limit. Even though the maximum recorded on Sunday night was 118.7 decibels, it was still four decibels lower …
KOLKATA: If cops ensured that the city remains quiet on Kali Puja, it needed a divine intervention to neutralize the air pollution triggered by bursting of 'safe' firecrackers. Sporadic drizzle in pockets of the city brought down the level of particulate matter in air to a considerable extent. Though final …
KOLKATA: After causing mayhem in north Kolkata, dengue may now turn out to be a menace in the south. The death of an 11-yearold boy , a resident of Bosepukur Prantik Palli, on Sunday has laid bare the potential threat that the dreaded disease poses. The boy tested positive for …
KOLKATA: Environmentalists fear the ostensible flip-flop by West Bengal Pollution Control Board over permissible noise level of firecrackers this year will make the din unbearable on Kali Puja and Diwali nights. The WBPCB allegedly gave clearance to some firecrackers that crossed 90dB, the noise limits set by the state, and …
Brushing aside reports of the state pollution board granting clearance to 'chocolate bomb' and 'dodoma', environment minister Sovan Chatterjee on Thursday made it clear the government was not at all withdrawing the ban on high-decibel firecrackers this Diwali. In fact, he pointed out, a close watch would be maintained against …
Kolkata: Panic over dengue has spread faster than the disease itself in the congested neighbourhood located 700m from Belgachhia Road, thanks to two deaths in the past three days there. In fact, anxious residents on Wednesday blocked Jessore Road in front of the Belgachhia tram depot, demanding steps to contain …
Kolkata: Toxic sludge being released by an illegal plastic factory into the canals that feed fish farms in East Kolkata Wetlands has triggered concern among ecologists. Not only is the toxic waste affecting fish workers, there are fears of chemicals entering our food chain through the fish and vegetables cultivated …
AMONG THE 144 wards under Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), 100 have significantly higher arsenic contamination in water than the limits deemed safe by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The arsenic contamination threat in Kolkata has changed alarmingly since 2009, said a study published in the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment journal …
As soon as civic workers immersed the idol into the Ganges, a herculean crane moved into action. Before the colourful countenance could disappear in the water, the crane retrieved it and hovelled it in an isolated corner. As soon as the crane retreated, a large vehicle picked up it up …
Two persons in south Dum Dum municipality area died of dengue in the past 48 hours, taking the toll from the locality to nine this season. Even in its renewed outbreak, dengue does not seem to have spared Dum Dum. The deceased have been identified as Asim Kumar Dasgupta (47), …
Over 1.2Cr Hit, Nearly 6L Hectares Of Cropped Area In 12 States Damaged While heavy rains and consequent flooding of cities like Delhi, Bengaluru or Kolkata hogged headlines, this rainy season has seen devastating floods, killing 850 and affecting over 1.2 crore people spread across 112 districts in 12 states. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bimal Singh Karnawat & Others Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 21/09/2016 regarding running of a plastic factory in Jorabagan, Kolkata in breach of the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution ) …
KOLKATA: The sense of despair over the foul air that hangs like a shroud over Kolkata can change to hope if it learns from American cities that were as polluted but have since cleaned up their act, says US consul general Craig Hall. In the 1950s, one could not see …
Kolkata: Abnormally high PM2.5 (particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micron in diameter) levels in Kolkata's air nearly all through the year, except monsoon, is a major killer and may assume epidemic proportions if not contained immediately, a study by the World Bank and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation …
Taxi scrap used in decoration of the pandal.Taxi scrap used in decoration of the pandal. KOLKATA: Abnormally high PM2.5 (particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micron in diameter) levels in Kolkata's air nearly all through the year, except monsoon, is a major killer and may assume epidemic proportions if not …
KOLKATA: Reeling under the severest spell of dengue in over half a decade, Bengal is fighting another battle this year -the high fatality rate of the vector-borne disease. Till September 11 this year, provisional data released by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has reported 24 deaths from among …
KOLKATA: In the past two-and-ahalf years, Kolkata's air qualified as 'good' only once for a fortnight in August 2015. In the 31 months between January 2014 and July 2016, there wasn't a single instance when the average monthly SPM count was below the permissible limit. Worse, it turned absolutely toxic …
KOLKATA: In the past 12 months, the city has lost over 1,000 full-grown trees, around 100 of them uprooted in storms and the rest hacked down to make way for infrastructure projects. Hardly any attempt was made to replant or transplant them as chopping them down appeared a more viable …
KOLKATA: The dengue onslaught refuses to stop even after claims of combative steps by health officials and civic bodies. With the death of a six- month old baby in a private hospital on Tuesday, dengue has claimed more than 30 lives this outbreak. Currently more 500 affected are being treated …
KOLKATA: New Town will get an e-health centre, the first in the city, on Wednesday. A CSR project of Narayana Health (NH), it's being jointly set up by NH and CISCO. Officers from CISCO and NH recently met Hidco chairman-cum-managing director Debashis Sen. Dr Devi Prasad Shetty of NH and …
