Kolkata

Air Pollution

Environmentalists question Bengal pollution control board's PM2.5 findings

Interim report by board could not identify the source of around one-fifth of Calcutta’s PM2.5 pollution

Publication Date:

01/07/2019

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, PM 2.5, Kolkata, Air Pollution, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)

Water Resources

Fence off Mollar Bheri, orders NGT

Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an interim order, has directed several measures to be taken for protection of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW).

Publication Date:

30/05/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Wetlands, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, Water Resources

Environment

Eco-friendly option for hot-mix plants

KOLKATA: The civic body is now weighing options of setting up eco-friendly batch-mix plants, replacing its age-old hot-mix plants to supply road-repair material across the city.

Publication Date:

13/05/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment

Air Pollution

Army steps in to fight city’s pollution

The city’s rising pollution levels are a cause of concern and now the Army headquarters in Kolkata have taken the initiative to combat the environmental challenges.

Publication Date:

22/04/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Air Pollution, Kolkata, Solar Energy, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of the orders of the Tribunal which had prohibited holding the festival of Chhat Pooja in the Rabindra Sarabor Lake, West Bengal, 09/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Calcutta Citizen’s Initiative & Others Vs Chief Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal & Others dated 09/04/2019 regarding violation of the orders of the Tribunal which had prohibited holding the festival of Chhat Pooja in the Rabindra Sarabor Lake.

Judgement Date:

09/04/2019

Tags:

Lake Pollution, Religious Beliefs, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Kolkata, Municipal Corporations

Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in Kolkata, West Bengal, 08/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Gautam Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding air pollution in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Judgement Date:

08/04/2019

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal

Air Pollution

Dust-absorbing plants to fight pollution in New Town

KOLKATA: In an effort to minimise dust pollution in New Town, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has given a list of dust-absorbing plants and trees to the forest department to plant

Publication Date:

28/03/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Kolkata, Air Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, Air Pollution Control

Air Pollution