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 …
Urbanisation in India is occurring at a rate that is faster compared to many other parts of the developing world. The Planning Commission of the Government of India estimates that about 40 per cent of the country’s population will be residing in urban areas by 2030. However, as conurbations and …
AHMEDABAD: An all-India survey conducted ahead of 'World AIDS Day' on Thursday indicates that maximum incidence of HIV in both men and women was reported in age group of under 30 years. A total 9,18,277 people were screened for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) presence in eight major cities - Ahmedabad, …
Tamil Nadu, the most urbanised among the large States in India, has witnessed uneven urban growth. The recently released 2011 census data on urban agglomerations shows that, in the last decade, about half of the increase (about 7.4 million) in urban population has mostly occurred in four urban agglomerations: Chennai, …
Calcutta, Nov. 23: The state government has decided to upgrade primary health centres to provide round-the-clock service, including “basic obstetrics” such as neo and post-natal care and child immunisation, the move aimed at reducing the burden of referrals on medical college hospitals in Calcutta. According to a report prepared by …
The environment ministry is yet to establish its green tribunal Benches in Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal and Pune even a year after a notification was issued for the same. “The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has been made functional effective October 18, 2010. NGT and MoEF are vigorously pursuing the …
The projects will not only upgrade rail transport capacity but also increase market share of railways Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project of the railways is expected to bring in significant reductions of Green House Gases (GHGs) emission, in addition to efficiency improvement and other operational benefits to the country’s primary …
Hours after state-owned oil companies increased the price of petrol for the second time in less than two months, Mamata Banerjee summoned top party colleagues to an emergency meeting in Kolkata, apparently to decide on delivering a “pullout threat” to the UPA government. The Trinamool has 18 members in the …
Even as the number of crib deaths reported from the state-run Dr. B.C. Roy Postgraduate Institute of Paediatric Science since Tuesday has risen to 13 (with one baby dying on Thursday), the Health authorities said there were no instances of medical negligence. Those who died were all very vulnerable and …
Concerned at the death of 13 babies in the past 48 hours at the B.C. Roy Children's hospital in Kolkata, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday sought a detailed report from the State-government run hospital. In June too, the hospital witnessed 18 crib deaths, provoking angry reactions from the parents …
Rapidly growing megacities in Africa and Asia face the highest risks from rising sea levels, floods and other climate change impacts, says a global survey aimed at guiding city planners and investors. The study by risk analysis and mapping firm Maplecroft, released on Wednesday, comes as the United Nations says …
GUWAHATI: Garbage overflowing from dustbins or lying strewn on the roads is a regular sight in Guwahati. However, this is perhaps going to change thanks to the initiative taken up by Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) commissioner Puru Gupta. Gupta, while talking to mediapersons in Guwahati today, said: “Collecting garbage from …
The government today said it has approved building over 1,000 kilometre of expressways under its flagship road building programme NHDP, entailing an investment of Rs 16,680 crore. The projects include 400 km long Vadodara-Mumbai, 66 km long Delhi-Meerut, 334 km long Bangalore-Chennai, and 277 km Kolkata-Dhanbad expressways. “The construction of …
The National Green Tribunal’s desire to have an address in the heart of the city got a boost after the Supreme Court on Friday advocated that the first-of-its-kind Green Court should have a regal presence as other tribunals existing in the city. Referring to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), housed …
The country's largest recycling initiative, which aims to expand support for recycled newspapers, magazines, books, and notebooks, is gaining momentum. The Grand Banyan Project, which hopes to reach one million children, focuses on recycling paper waste generated by corporations, households, and schools. Late last month, school children for the first …
Mumbai is expected to witness the highest increase in demand for housing in the country over the next five years. According to a report, seven cities across the country will generate a total demand of 2.3 million residential units in this period. With an expected supply of 1 million units, …
Five soleckshaws – a solar-powered vehicle that also allows the rider to pedal – were distributed among rickshaw pullers here on Sunday to mark the launch of the vehicle in the city. Developed and manufactured by Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in Durgapur, the zero-carbon-emitting vehicle, uses both the mechanical …
Relationship of outgoing long-wave radiation (OLR) with convective available potential energy (CAPE) and temperature at the 100-hPa pressure level is examined using daily radiosonde data for a period 1980–2006 over Delhi (28.3˚N, 77.1˚E) and Kolkata (22.3˚N, 88.2˚E), and during 1989–2005 over Cochin (10˚N, 77˚E) and Trivandrum (8.5˚N, 77.0˚E), India. Correlation …
Ask Priyabrata Kanjilal, a grocery store owner in one of the bylanes of south Kolkata, for a Vim washing bar. Chances are he will produce an egg (dim in Bengali), for he cannot distinguish between the two words. Twenty years at the store has taken a toll on his hearing …
Constant exposure to noise can make one deaf. The major culprit is road traffic. Can one avoid noise? It’s difficult. Checking it, however, is not impossible. As the Central Pollution Control Board regulations remain unimplemented, the authority has initiated a nationwide real time noise monitoring, hoping for an improvement.
Earns Rs.47 crore carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to get “carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions” and helping in reducing pollution levels in the …
