Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in Kolkata, West Bengal, 16/09/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kingshuk Mazumder Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/09/2021.

Judgement Date: 
16/09/2021
Tags:
Air Pollution, Kolkata, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Vehicular Pollution, CNG
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding laying of gas pipeline for providing CNG gas to Kolkata, Howrah and adjoining areas, 16/09/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/09/2021.

The bench led by Justice B. Amit Sthalekar of the NGT directed the Chief Secretary, West Bengal to ensure that all the impediments with laying of the gas pipeline for providing CNG gas to Kolkata, Howrah and adjoining areas is expedited.

Judgement Date: 
16/09/2021
Tags:
CNG, Kolkata, Howrah (T), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution Control
Health

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding health hazards due to the construction of 400/200 KV gas insulated substation, Bhangar, Kolkata, West Bengal, 16/08/2021

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Saiful Islam Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 16/08/2021.

The matter related to the construction of 400/200 KV gas insulated substation in residential area in Bhangar, Block-II, Kolkata, by using hazardous SF6 gas without any Environmental Clearance and storing the same at great risk of leakage which could claim human lives and cause damage to the environment.

Judgement Date: 
16/08/2021
Tags:
Power Transmission, Electromagnetic Radiation (EM Radiation), Health Effects, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal on the pollution of Keshtopur Canal and Bagjola Canal, Kolkata, West Bengal, 14/07/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata in the matter of Tribunal on its Own Motion Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 14/07/2021.

The matter related to pollution of Keshtopur Canal and Bagjola Canal, Kolkata, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
14/07/2021
Tags:
Water Pollution, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, West Bengal
Air Pollution

Air pollution – the silent pandemic and its impact on business

India saw 1.67 million deaths —18% of total mortality— due to air pollution in 2019. However, the impacts of air pollution are not limited to health but also on the economic front.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2021
Clean Air Fund (CAF)
Tags:
Air Pollution, GDP, Health, Economic Development, India, Delhi, Kolkata
Water Resources

The challenges of urban water security and growth

This working paper aims to bring to light the varying degrees of water stress in six cities across India that collectively and individually are major contributors to the nation’s economic output, either through production, industrial development or by virtue of human resources.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Kubernein Initiative
Tags:
Water Resources, Urban Water Supply, India, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Surat, Chennai, Kolkata
Energy

Report On Nineteenth Electric Power survey Of India (Volume-III) Part –II (Mega Cities)

The electricity demand forecast is an important input for the planning of the power sector to meet the future power requirement of various sectors of electricity consumption.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2020
Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power
Tags:
India, Energy, Electricity, Agra (T), Aurangabad (T), Bangalore, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jammu (T), Jodhpur (T), Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Pune, Ranchi (T), Vishakhapatnam (T)
Health

SNBNCBS develops a “No-touch” &“Painless” device for non-invasive screening of bilirubin level in newborns

The device called “AJO-Neo” is developed by Professor Samir K. Pal &his group at S.N. Bose National Centre For Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata, an autonomous research Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2020
Ministry of Science &Technology
Tags:
Medical Research, Kolkata, Child Health, Ministry of Science and Technology, Hepatitis, Infants
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, West Bengal, 05/06/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dhruba Das Gupta & Others Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 05/06/2020 regarding encroachment of the East Kolkata Wetlands and operation of illegal industries within the area without the necessary statutory clearances.

Judgement Date: 
05/06/2020
Tags:
East Kolkata Wetlands, Industrial Pollution, Plastics, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Urban Encroachments
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management in Kolkata, West Bengal, 04/06/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion (Regarding Dumping of Garbages at Rajiv Nagar, North 24 Parganas) Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 04/06/2020.

Judgement Date: 
04/06/2020
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Garbage, Waste Management, Kolkata, Municipal Corporations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal

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