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 …
Each recipient got a green bin for biodegradable waste and a white one for non-biodegradable and recyclable waste Mayor Firhad Hakim handed over colour-coded waste bins to residents of Chetla on Wednesday, marking the introduction of waste segregation at source in 20 wards in the city. Each recipient got a …
Each recipient got a green bin for biodegradable waste and a white one for non-biodegradable and recyclable waste Mayor Firhad Hakim handed over colour-coded waste bins to residents of Chetla on Wednesday, marking the introduction of waste segregation at source in 20 wards in the city. Each recipient got a …
Nimli (Rajasthan): Bengal has the highest air pollution-related deaths among states in the mid socio-demographic index (SDI) segment, according to a report published by Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organisation. According to the annual report, released on Monday by former Supreme Court …
KOLKATA: Hundreds of citizens concerned about the environment took to the streets on Sunday to raise awareness on the alarming rise of air pollution in Kolkata. People of all ages — wearing anti-pollution masks — participated in a march and a cycle rally in the city to highlight the need …
This publication describes India’s fi rst comprehensive city-level fl ood forecasting and early warning system. Located in Kolkata, the system provides forecasts and real-time updates on rainfall and inundation levels, among other climate and environmental data, thereby strengthening the city’s resilience. Since 1998, the Asian Development Bank has been supporting …
Construction, road dust biggest contributors to pollution: study The air quality in Kolkata has been exceptionally bad this winter, senior officials of West Bengal Pollution Control Board and State government admitted at an event earlier this week. A presentation by Niraj Singhal, member secretary, WBPCB, highlighted that in 2018, pollutant …
KOLKATA: State environment minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said he refrained from taking morning walks in Kolkata because of the “alarming” level of pollution in the city and promised to reduce three major pollutants by 20% to 30% by next winter. “The pollution level is so high early in the …
KOLKATA: A fire raging continually for at least five years at various locations in the city’s largest dump yard, Dhapa, has been identified as the biggest contributor to Kolkata’s spiking air-pollution levels. This fire — out of sight and, therefore, out of mind — may be even more dangerous to …
Since the start of the year, air pollution in major cities in India and Pakistan has reached levels well beyond what is considered hazardous to human health. On 2 January, the air pollution in Lahore reached 591 on the US Air Quality Index (US AQI)—almost double the level, 300, considered …
KOLKATA: The state environment department has proposed to set up an ambient air quality monitoring unit with LED scrolling machine in Salt Lake for the people to know the ambient air quality of the township on a daily basis. Also, the environment department will set up a bio garden in …
The Dhapa dumping ground has been burning for nearly a month and the thick smoke billowing out of the site is making the city’s polluted air even more toxic. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has written to the pollution control board to help it take measures to contain the emission without …
In 2016, the tribunal’s expert committee had submitted a report with a series of recommendations to counter increasing air pollution levels in the city. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tuesday fined the state government Rs 5 crore for failing to comply with its two-year-old directive to combat air pollution in …
KOLKATA: Various government departments have shrugged off responsibility for the spike in the city’s air pollution and lack of demonstrative action to control it. Instead, they indulged in a blame game, pointing to the others’ failure to act on issues, like failure to phase out old commercial vehicles, check vehicular …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 27/11/2018 regarding the alarming adverse air quality of Kolkata City which was stated to be highly polluted during the period commencing from mid-October to February end. The principal reason for …
KOLKATA: An overwhelming 85% of dengue patients in Kolkata were affected with serotype II of the virus — considered the second most virulent of the four serotypes to which immunity is low in the city — this year. This is the second year in a row that serotype II has …
KOLKATA: Stung by more than 20 dengue deaths in Kolkata this year, the civic authorities have marked out areas that are at risk from the virus. Blood samples of victims sent to National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) have revealed that 80% had Type-II dengue, the most virulent …
KOLKATA: The air quality in the city has deteriorated over the past few days and experts put some of the blame on the festivities. With about a month or so to go for winter, Kolkata’s ambient air quality has already started nosediving. In the last few days, the finest particulate …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 08/10/2018 regarding discharge of untreated effluents from the stables of Royal Calcutta Turf Club located in the Hastings area of Kolkata. National Green Tribunal directs Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) …
Disease is spreading fast in northern part of Bengal At least a dozen people have died due to dengue in West Bengal in the last two months. Last week, the vector borne disease claimed two more lives in Kolkata. In north Bengal, over 50 people are hospitalised in suburban and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 01/10/2018 regarding hot mix plants operating in Kolkata, West Bengal. Counsel for Kolkata Municipal Corporation that the hot mix plants in operation are being operated outside thhe Kolkata city limits. …
