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 …
KOLKATA: The dengue serotype that is stalking the city this time around is deadlier than usual. The health department has said that the strains this time are type two (Den 2) and four (Den 4), perhaps explaining why the disease has claimed more than 20 lives in and around the …
KOLKATA: There is a fresh outbreak of dengue in parts of Garfa and Jadavpur with at least two deaths being reported from the areas in last three days. Most of the cases, in which patients had to be admitted to hospitals, were reported during Durga Puja. Gulnar Khan (16), a …
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Tuesday , imposed a total ban on the use of loudspeakers without sound limiters.Civic bodies and panchayats have been ordered to stop issuing trade licences to establishments renting out loudspeakers and associated equipment unless they have sufficient number of sound …
This study prioritizes battery-based Electric Vehicles (EVs) for the public transportation sector—a sector where the accelerated early-stage adoption of EVs can be fostered through public-sector intervention and set the trend for large-scale EV adoption. With a large consumer base in India dependent on public transport, the shift to EVs can …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 13/09/2017 regarding construction work being undertaken in the name of Ganga river bank development towards Kolkata and Howrah side thereby encroaching upon the river Hoogly. The …
The bouts of rainfall that battered Houston, Mumbai and Calcutta last week, albeit in vastly different amounts, may earn tags of extreme rain events that weather scientists say are becoming more common under the influence of global warming. The tropical storm Harvey set a record for continental US with 132cm …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Union of India & Others regarding supply of natural gas to Kolkata, West Bengal dated 01/09/2017. The Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has informed the Tribunal that the Ministry will …
KOLKATA: An unholy nexus of shop owners, Puja organisers, cable operators, outdoor advertising agencies has wreaked havoc with the greenery in south Kolkata. For the past couple of weeks, at least 70 trees have been chopped off in the name of pruning. The extent of chopping, horticulturists said, may end …
KOLKATA: Come October and a post-graduate course in solar energy will be launched here, as Amity University and the NB Institute for Rural Development (NBIRT) signed an MoU on Wednesday. "The one-year course with Amity University, thanks to Prof Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, vice-chancellor, Amity University, will go long way in creating …
KOLKATA: The city that had been the first to combat sound pollution two decades ago, has emerged as the country's noise capital with silence zones falling prey to the deafening cacophony of honking. A study submitted by West Bengal Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday showed …
KOLKATA: Dengue on Wednesday claimed its fourth victim in south Dum Dum this year with the death a 43-year-old homemaker. Ranjita Mondal, the victim, had tested positive on July 15. Mondal, a resident of 126 MC Garden Road under ward 14 of South Dum Dum Municipality, was being treated at …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subrato Mookherjee Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 17/07/2017 regarding bio-medical waste management of hospitals in Kolkata, West Bengal. NGT grants the erring hospitals a final opportunity to comply with the pollution norms …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dwaipayan Sengupta Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change & Others dated 10/07/2017 regarding encroachment and filling up of a waterbody commonly known as Nayanjuli which extends from Ultadanga to Lake Town crossing on the …
PWD issues set of rules to be followed at construction sites. Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government is taking a slew of strict measures to prevent air pollution during construction activities. The Public Works Department (PWD) has enlisted a number of do’s and don’ts that have to be complied with while …
KOLKATA: When Aradhya Dhanuk lost her battle to swine flu early on Saturday, the world fell apart for the 18-month-old's parents. Emotions ran high as relatives started arriving at the Institute of Child Health (ICH). Few among them even tried to create a ruckus. But the father of the child …
We are executing a three megawatt rooftop solar project for eastern railway at a cost of Rs 21 crore which will probably be the largest rooftop solar project in the Indian Railways: RaysExpert director Howrah railway station is set to go green with the installation of three megawatt rooftop solar …
KOLKATA: Alarmed by the uprooting of 23 full-grown trees in Saturday evening's 60-second squall, botanists, environmentalists and ecologists have called for a tree management plan to save the city's greenery, which is facing rapid depletion threat. Green experts seem unanimous in their view that human factors cause most trees to …
The eastern zone branch of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Metro Railway authority to take adequate precautions while dumping or moving soil excavated from project sites so as not to cause pollution. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has also been directed to keep tabs on …
KOLKATA: Regular complaints of wheezing, cough, cold, flu and bronchitis among residents could be blamed on the toxic air they breathe, given that Kolkata and Howrah have consistently been recording high concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air. The increased count leads to respiratory distress and corrodes the lining …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 25/04/2017 regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) ground in Hastings area of Kolkata which houses a stable consisting of about 500 horses and the area falls …
