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 …
It's unlikely schools in the city will meet a deadline in the Right to Education Act for each to have a separate girls’ toilet by 31 March 2013, though it's debatable whether the problem is a lack of will or a lack of space. Forty-two percent of the 1,893 primary …
Kolkata has recorded three times more dengue cases than Mumbai and Chennai. In sheer numbers, Delhi is a close second with 2,068 cases of the mosquito-borne disease that is causing havoc across the country this year. Kolkata leads among the metros with the highest number of dengue cases (3321). Mumbai …
A study published in the Malaria World Journal has found that worldwide 2.6 per cent of all WHO-approved artemisinin-based anti-malaria drugs are substandard, as they have less than the prescribed quantity of active ingredient. For India, the figure stands at 4 per cent while in China it is 12.3 per …
Terming the current global climate change scenario as "serious times", a US environmental law expert on Wednesday cautioned that the rise in sea level in the Indian Ocean could make cities like Kolkata and Mumbai vulnerable. "There might be particular problems due to the sea level rise in the Indian …
On a list of 221 global cities surveyed, Chennai has been ranked 150, for the quality of living it provides. The survey, conducted by Mercer, an international consultancy firm, studied five Indian cities and ranked Bangalore the best, followed by New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and finally, Kolkata. The annual survey …
The first global vaccine for the prevention of dengue, the outbreak-prone fatal viral disease, is in the final stages of development. Currently in Phase III clinical trials in humans, French company Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent vaccine is being tested for efficacy across several countries including India where trials are in progress …
Bangalore ranks better than New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata amongst Indian cities in overall global quality of living index, according to a Mercer 2012 Quality of Living Survey. Mercer conducts this survey annually to help multinational companies and other organisations compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments. …
From the sky, the Garden City of Bangalore now looks more smoggy compared to other mega cities in the subcontinent, thanks to rising levels of tiny soot particles in the atmosphere from vehicle and industrial pollution. American and European mega cities appear cleaner over the past decade, while cities in …
To unlock about 80 acres of premium land in Kolkata, held by four state-owned transport companies The cash-strapped West Bengal government plans to unlock idle land in prime locations, owned by various state-run transport agencies, to raise needed revenue. The state Cabinet has approved a proposal in this regard to …
Dhaka Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has topped a global list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming decades, while Indian metropolis Kolkata is ranked seventh, Mumbai eighth and Delhi at 20th. Manila, the capital city of The Philippines, was ranked second in the British risk consultancy Maplecroft's …
Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has topped a global list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming decades, while Indian metropolis Kolkata is ranked seventh, Mumbai eighth and Delhi at 20th. Manila, the capital city of The Philippines, was ranked second in the British risk consultancy Maplecroft’s fifth …
This Diwali night saw a rise in air pollution levels in some pockets of the Capital while noise levels declined compared with last year, according to an air-noise pollution assessment report released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday. A senior CPCB official said: “The rise in air …
Multinational companies operating in the Asian growth economies will be exposed to spiralling environmental risks over the coming decades, according to Maplecroft’s 5th annual Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas , which identifies Dhaka, Manila, Bangkok, Yangon, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Kolkata as the cities facing the most …
Indian cities are fast-expanding at the cost of rural areas, says U.N. report New Delhi and Mumbai figure low on the list of prosperous cities across the globe, but have the potential to make it to the top rung, says a United Nation’s report. Released in the city on Wednesday, …
The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) and a Kolkata-based NGO, Education for All, signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to promote environmental awareness training programmes. According to a release issued by the NGO, the MoU will facilitate strategic partnership and collaboration on WFUNA’s training programmes across the …
On a day when the Supreme Court directed the Union and State governments to provide basic infrastructure, including drinking water and toilets, in all schools within six months, a survey conducted among parents (low-income group) in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore said that “toilets remain the single-most commonly voiced …
Vadodara: The Amul model of co-operatives will travel from the land of Modi to Mamta’s bastion. The Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (KDCMPUL), popularly known as Amul Dairy, is setting up a dairy plant in Kolkata with an investment of over Rs 100 crore. Interestingly, in 2008 when …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the shipping ministry, the governments of West Bengal and Orissa to amicably resolve the Kolkata Port limit expansion issue within two weeks. The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and the West Bengal government have challenged the Orissa HC’s judgement that scrapped the notifications …
Vehicular density, construction activity, use of diesel generator sets and loudspeakers blamed Bangalore, long considered the garden city, now has a dubious distinction. It has been ranked the country’s seventh noisiest city and the tag is bound to worry the citizens, long concerned about rising levels of air pollution and …
KOLKATA, 16 SEPT: Constant travelling and rapid urbanisation of rural areas have contributed to a nearly 50-fold increase in dengue cases over the last 50 years, say experts. "Aedes aegypti was known to be the vector of urban areas and Aedes albopictus was responsible for the disease in rural and …
