Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puja Kumar Vs M/s Ansal API dated 06/01/2023. Sushant Golf City Project taken up by M/s Ansal High Tech Township Ltd. in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh has not obtained any environmental clearance or NOC from the authorities. The project is also …
In compliance of Hon’ble Monitoring Committee constituted by Hon’ble NGT in the matter of O.A. 06 of 2012 in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Ors held on 12.10.2018, CPCB conducted water quality assessment of Upstream and Downstream of 7 Ghats on river Yamuna for pre …
CHENNAI: For The Bengal Association in T Nagar, the run-up to this year's Durga Puja has been exceptionally busy. And pricier. After years of contemplating how to make the puja plastic-free, the association decided to make its dining area - usually the highest generator of plastic waste according to its …
At a time when global warming and high pollution levels have emerged as major challenges for policy planners worldwide, a number of community Durga Puja organisers in and around Kolkata have come up with green themes to spread awareness about a clean environment among the public. Children and adults alike …
Twelve Durga Puja committees from across the Millennium City have joined hands this year to start a large-scale eco-friendly idol immersion process after the puja concludes later this month. Usually, most committees take their idols to the Yamuna for immersion. This year, however, a dozen committees from Gurgaon have formed …
The apex body of Durga Puja committees, Jamshedpur Kendriya Durga Puja Samiti (JKDPS) has decided to focus on environmental protection during this festive season. The apex body of puja committees in the city has asked 311 puja committees to make elaborate arrangements for that. Ram Babu Singh, general secretary of …
KOLKATA: In 2017, more than 1,000 idols were immersed in the city ghats. But the remains of Durga idols along these ghats have caused heartache to environment activists. Further, the long queues for the immersion process also increase the risks of an untoward incident. To address these issues, the Kolkata …
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 …
A report on the pollution levels in the Yamuna before, during and after idol immersion during Durga Puja shows that pollution levels were highest during the time of immersion, but quick action and a river cleaning plan meant most pollutants were fished out within three days. Samples for the Delhi …
PATNA: Even as hundreds of idols were immersed in the Ganga in Patna and neighbouring areas on Tuesday and Wednesday to mark the end of the Durga Puja festival, the district administration did not show any concern for the increasing pollution of the river water. The Ganga is already highly …
KOLKATA: In a unique Durga Puja celebration, people in Central Kolkata's Nonapukur Lohapatty area have made pandals out of scrap automobile materials and spare parts. Built at a cost Rs.20 lakhs, the pandal extensively uses motor engines, air conditioned ducts, silencer pipes, mud guards and other spare parts. The theme …
Hundreds of Durga idols were immersed at around seven Yamuna ghats across the national capital today, with authorities trying to ensure that non-biodegradable items do not make it to the already polluted river. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will analyse the impact of the immersions on Yamuna's toxic and …
THANE: With an aim to practice the traditional way of celebrating Durga Puja and limit the noise pollution, a city-based Durga Puja organising committee has shifted its celebration indoors. Instead of hosting the customary extravagant Durga Puja at Khevra Circle, the Fulcrum Cultural Foundation has arranged for a small-scale event …
GUWAHATI: This year, Durga Puja revelry will be all about remaining alert and keeping a sharp eye on pandal hoppers for a motley group of girl students in Assam's Nagaon town as they have taken a vow to spread Gandhi's message of cleanliness among the revellers. All from Nagaon Bengali …
Considering ill effects on environment due to use of harmful materials on making idols during festivals like Ganesh and Durga Puja, the Forests and Environment Department, has issued a Government advisory to create public awareness on the use of such harmful materials and to take steps for strict implementation of …
SILCHAR: Civil society members held a meeting in Silchar on Sunday, appealing all sections of the society to maintain peace and communal harmony during the Durga Puja celebrations. The meeting organized by Netaji Charta Yuva Sangstha, a Silchar-based NGO, resolved to submit a memorandum to DC and SP (Cachar) to …
Taxi scrap used in decoration of the pandal.Taxi scrap used in decoration of the pandal. KOLKATA: Abnormally high PM2.5 (particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micron in diameter) levels in Kolkata's air nearly all through the year, except monsoon, is a major killer and may assume epidemic proportions if not …
The 90 decibel limit for firecrackers will remain in force in Bengal. And all crackers that are noisier than that will stay banned, the National Green Tribunal ruled on Thursday, just 12 days before Kali Puja. The tribunal ordered West Bengal Pollution Control Board to issue a fresh order to …
Local people have demanded immediate cleaning of Ichamati river near Taki in Basirhat and Bongaon to make the river pollution free as a large number of Durga idols were immersed in the river. A letter was sent to the state irrigation and waterways department regarding this matter. A few hundred …
GHAZIABAD: There was a considerable dip in idol immersion in the Hindon river on Thursday compared to previous years, with the administration having made alternative arrangements for devotees. A determined administration dug up a makeshift pond in Priyadarshani Park close to the river for the purpose. Though idol immersion in …
