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 …
In a bid to control vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has prepared a databank on potential mosquito breeding places in the city. In this unique approach, KMC's health department has prepared a 9,048 page databank in which the civic body has identified permanent …
Armed With Health Dept Report, Ganganagar Locals Start Campaign Against Illegal Factories Kolkata: A TOI report on the health hazards faced by the people of Ganganagar Katakhal area owing to mushrooming chemical units had prompted the state health department to conduct a survey. The study, which found an alarming rise …
Mass concentration of black carbon (BC) near the surface (within the planetary atmospheric boundary layer) was measured using a seven-channel aethalometer at Kolkata, a metropolitan city in the Indian tropical region, during the period from June 2012 to May 2013.
Bengal has more than 27 highly polluted areas, including one in the heart of the city. An area in Picnic Garden, where used batteries are dumped, has been listed among the worst-affected places of the world in terms of lead pollution. Former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh said this on …
Delhi with fast-growing rate of urbanisation is the second most water-stressed cities in the world according to this new research published in Global Environmental Change Journal which has mapped 500 large cities to determine how global urbanisation is affecting water supplies. Kolkata (6), Chennai (18), Bangalore (19) and Hyderabad (20) …
The government will set up eight bottling plants - to be called 'Pran Dhara' - across the state in different districts to produce and supply safe bottled drinking water. The project will be implemented by the state public health and engineering (PHE) department. State PHE minister Subrata Mukherjee said that …
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court, on Thursday, directed the state government to file a detailed report on the use of solar and other forms of renewable energy within four months. The division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition moved by environment activist Subhas …
Stress-relief is cited single largest reason for picking up the habit The metro has found its way to the top of a ranking of Indian cities with respect to cigarette consumption. A recent study has brought to light several other alarming statistics too. A national survey on tobacco usage habits …
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for projects related to Infrastructure Development and Coastal Regulation Zone has stalled Kolkata Port Trust's efforts to obtain an environment clearance for the proposed port facility at Shalukkhali (better known as Haldia Dock - II) as the documents provided aren't up to date. The decision …
Loss Of Wetlands And Greenery Turns Kolkata Into A Heat Chamber; City Hotter Than Suburbs By Up To 4 Degrees It’s 6.30pm. The sun is setting. But you still feel as if you were trapped in a microwave. Even at 8pm, there is no respite from the heat, indoors or …
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) expects to bag a ₹300-crore contract to replace street lamps in Kolkata with energy efficient LED lights. Consumes less power LED consumes 50-52 per cent less electricity and has better luminosity. The project is expected to bring about major savings to the city civic authority’s …
During the development of a vaccine, identification of the correlates of protection is of paramount importance for establishing an objective criterion for the protective performance of the vaccine. However, the ascertainment of correlates of immunity conferred by any vaccine is a difficult task. While conducting a phase three double-blind, cluster-randomized, …
Finally here is a sure-shot-method of measuring a child’s progress towards obesity. With doctors warning of a rise in the number of children being brought in with adult lifestyle diseases – including obesity, diabetes and hypertension – a multi-centre, cross-sectional study done on 10,842 children in five cities – Delhi, …
From reclaiming parks and open spaces to promoting carpools and empowering rag-pickers to manage waste, denizens of this eastern metropolis are pitching in to make the city green. As the uninviting reality of climate change becomes clear coupled with growing urbanization, smart solutions aimed towards boosting sustainable communities is the …
Residents living in some parts of north Kolkata on Sunday were shocked to see that dust particles from Kashi Mitra crematoria were flying in the entire area. Residents of Cossipore and Nimtollaghat Street in particular were worst affected so far as the air pollution from the crematoria is concerned. Residents …
Bangalore generates 57,000 MT of electronic waste a year, reveals Assocham study. The report, Electronic Waste Management in India, released as part of World Earth Day on April 22, said India generates around 12.5 lakh MT of electronic waste annually, growing at the rate of 25 per cent. Bangalore generates …
Study strongly advocates legislation to prevent children’s entry into the sector. Kolkata figures among top electronic waste generating cities in India, with a ‘garbage output’ of 35,000 tonnes annually, a study on ‘Electronic Waste Management in India’ revealed. The study was jointly conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and …
KOLKATA, From reclaiming parks and open spaces to promoting carpools and empowering rag-pickers to manage waste, denizens of this eastern metropolis are pitching in to make the city green. As the uninviting reality of climate change becomes clear coupled with growing urbanization, smart solutions aimed towards boosting sustainable communities is …
New Delhi: Extreme summers and winters in Delhi are clearly uncomfortable. But Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has calculated the percentage of hours when most Delhiites may be finding the weather to be “comfortable”. In a recent study, IIT’s Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) has ranked five cities on …
An ailment with symptoms that are close to scarlet fever has struck in Kolkata. Even though experts are yet to confirm an outbreak, it could well be the disease, they say. Hundreds of children, aged between three and 10 years, have been affected in the last couple of weeks. A …
