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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Dutta Vs State of West Bengal dated 09/11/2021. The matter related to the operation of two hot mix plants in Palmer Bazar Road and Goragacha Road, Kolkata. The NGT, questioned the affidavit filed by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/09/2021. The bench led by Justice B. Amit Sthalekar of the NGT directed the Chief Secretary, West Bengal to ensure that all the impediments with laying of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kingshuk Mazumder Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/09/2021. The matter related to air pollution in Kolkata and establishment of CNG network in the city and its adjoining areas. All the respondents (Central Pollution Control Board, West Bengal Pollution …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Saiful Islam Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 16/08/2021. The matter related to the construction of 400/200 KV gas insulated substation in residential area in Bhangar, Block-II, Kolkata, by using hazardous SF6 gas without …
Order of the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata in the matter of Tribunal on its Own Motion Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 14/07/2021. The matter related to pollution of Keshtopur Canal and Bagjola Canal, Kolkata, West Bengal. The NGT directed the state of West Bengal …
India saw 1.67 million deaths —18% of total mortality— due to air pollution in 2019. However, the impacts of air pollution are not limited to health but also on the economic front. Now, a report titled “Air pollution – the silent pandemic and its impact on business” by the Clean …
This working paper aims to bring to light the varying degrees of water stress in six cities across India that collectively and individually are major contributors to the nation’s economic output, either through production, industrial development or by virtue of human resources. Thus, bringing to focus the potential economic gain …
The electricity demand forecast is an important input for the planning of the power sector to meet the future power requirement of various sectors of electricity consumption. Therefore, a periodic Electric Power Survey (EPS) of the country is conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to assess electricity demand on …
The device called “AJO-Neo” is developed by Professor Samir K. Pal &his group at S.N. Bose National Centre For Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata, an autonomous research Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. According to the study conducted by the SNBNCBS team in NRS medical …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dhruba Das Gupta & Others Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 05/06/2020 regarding encroachment of the East Kolkata Wetlands and operation of illegal industries within the area without the necessary statutory clearances. The case was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion (Regarding Dumping of Garbages at Rajiv Nagar, North 24 Parganas) Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 04/06/2020. The matter relates to dumping of garbage and municipal solid wastes at Mouza Rajiv Nagar, Ward …
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Association for Protection of Democratic Rights & Others Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 09/01/2020 regarding felling of 356 trees, of which some are heritage trees and as old as 80 years old for the construction of railway overbridges …
Interim report by board could not identify the source of around one-fifth of Calcutta’s PM2.5 pollution Environmentalists have raised questions about an ongoing study ordered by the state pollution control board to measure various pollutants in Calcutta’s air and the board’s claim that roadside eateries and ironer units contribute more …
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an interim order, has directed several measures to be taken for protection of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). These include fencing of the Mollar Bheri by June 15. The Tribunal will also look into allegations by environment activist Subhas Datta that illegal commercial …
KOLKATA: The civic body is now weighing options of setting up eco-friendly batch-mix plants, replacing its age-old hot-mix plants to supply road-repair material across the city. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has to follow a National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive, asking the civic authorities to reduce air pollution triggered by two …
The city’s rising pollution levels are a cause of concern and now the Army headquarters in Kolkata have taken the initiative to combat the environmental challenges. Going by the adage, charity begins at home, the Fort William officials have drawn up a guideline that they intend to follow with the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Calcutta Citizen’s Initiative & Others Vs Chief Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal & Others dated 09/04/2019 regarding violation of the orders of the Tribunal which had prohibited holding the festival of Chhat Pooja in the Rabindra Sarabor …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Gautam Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding air pollution in Kolkata, West Bengal. NGT directs a Committee to be constituted and submit a report within a period of two months showing the source of …
KOLKATA: In an effort to minimise dust pollution in New Town, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has given a list of dust-absorbing plants and trees to the forest department to plant before the coming monsoon. The authorities are also in touch with a German company to install a …
The violators are to be prosecuted under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and can land in jail The state environment department has banned burning of paddy stubble in fields across Bengal in an attempt to fight air pollution. The violators are to be prosecuted under the …
