Environment

Loudspeakers without sound limiters banned by green bench

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 s

Publication Date: 
04/10/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Noise Pollution, Durga Puja, Religious Beliefs, National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Festival, Environment
Transport

Implementation plan for electrification of public transportation in Kolkata

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.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Tags:
Public Transport, Electric Vehicles, Battery Vehicles, Cost Benefit Analysis, Kolkata, Buses, Three Wheelers
Water Resources

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of river Hoogly due to Ganga River Bank Development, West Bengal, 13/09/2017

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.

Judgement Date: 
13/09/2017
Tags:
Hoogly, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Court, Land Reclamation, Hydrology
Climate Change

All three extreme events and the cause common

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 co

Publication Date: 
04/09/2017
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Rainfall, Kolkata, Scientists, Droughts, Floods, Climate Impacts
Energy

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding supply of natural gas to Kolkata, West Bengal, 01/09/2017

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 also explore the possibility of meeting the demand of GAIL India Ltd. and the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Ltd. for CBM (Coal Bed Methane) considering the public interest involved in the matter.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2017
Tags:
Natural Gas, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, GAIL (India) Limited
Forests

Kolkata greenery falls prey to careless hacking before Puja

KOLKATA: An unholy nexus of shop owners, Puja organisers, cable operators, outdoor advertising agencies has wreaked havoc with the greenery in south Kolkata.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Trees, Deforestation, Kolkata, Forests, Monsoons
Energy

PG course on solar energy in Kolkata

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.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Technology, Kolkata, Energy
Environment

Decibel count around Kolkata hospitals way above permissible limits

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

Publication Date: 
11/08/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Noise Pollution, Kolkata, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Vehicular Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment
Health

Dengue claims 1 more on fringes

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.

Publication Date: 
20/07/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Kolkata, Health Effects, Health
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding bio-medical waste management of hospitals in Kolkata, West Bengal, 17/07/2017

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 as recommended by the State PCB within three months. This shall include obtaining authorisations, consents to operate and completion of ETPS.

Judgement Date: 
17/07/2017
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Management, Kolkata, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal

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