Climate Change

40 million Indians at risk from rising sea levels: UN report

Nearly 40 million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, with people in Mumbai and Kolkata having the maximum exposure to coastal flooding in future due to rapid urbanisation and e

Publication Date: 
20/05/2016
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Urbanisation, Mumbai, Kolkata, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Impacts
Air Pollution

No development if no war on pollution

US Official Lauds Centre, Delhi Govt Efforts

Publication Date: 
18/05/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Bharat Stage VI, Mumbai, Chennai (T), Kolkata, Vehicular Pollution, Economy
Health

Hyderabad tops list of hypertensive men

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad men top the charts when it comes to suffering from `very high' level of hypertension, in comparison to their counterparts in other cities such as Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ko

Publication Date: 
17/05/2016
Prabeerkumar Sikdar
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Diabetes, Mumbai, Kolkata, Health Effects, Health
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding erosion on the stretch of river Ganga falling within the Kolkata Port Trust area, 13/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 13/05/2016. The issue deals with losses to biodiversity and livelihood of fishermen from abstraction of excessive amounts of water for irrigation and from alteration of Ganga by Farakka Barrage Project. 

Judgement Date: 
13/05/2016
Tags:
Ganga, Ports, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Soil Erosion, Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, West Bengal
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam, 13/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/05/2016 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste (MSW) on the Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam.

Judgement Date: 
13/05/2016
Tags:
Wetlands, Kolkata, Waste Disposal, Municipal Solid Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rail Transport, Urban Encroachments, Kamrup, Assam
Solid Waste

Poush Mela leads to severe pollution, Visva Bharati University informs NGT

Visva Bharati University (VBU) acting registrar Mani Mukut Mitra informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench through an affidavit that the university doesn't have adequate resour

Publication Date: 
11/05/2016
Jayanta Gupta
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Waste Management, Festival, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Plastics, Non Biodegradable Waste, Solid Waste
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by the restaurant M/S Casa Toscana, Kolkata, 05/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Casa Toscana & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 05/05/2016 regarding air and noise pollution caused by the restaurant namely M/s Casa Toscana, located at  14 Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Ward. No. 87, P.S. Tollygunge, Kolkata ­700 029. NGT observed that there are mainly two issues that fall calls for Court's consideration.

Judgement Date: 
05/05/2016
Tags:
Hotels, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Kolkata, Municipal Corporation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wastewater Treatment, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Air Pollution

CSE study shows Delhi beats other Indian metros at pollution control

Delhi is leading the major metropolises of India in controlling air pollution, a study by the think-tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) suggests.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2016
Daily Mail (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Delhi, CSE Study, Nitrogen Dioxide, Cars, Vehicular Pollution, Public Transport, Kolkata
Air Pollution

Wake up and smell the air, green crusader tells state

Sunita Narain, one of the country's leading writers and activists on environment and sustainability, plans to engage with the state government post the election to thrash out an action plan on impr

Publication Date: 
16/03/2016
Subhro Niyogi
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Air Pollution, Public Transport, Vehicular Pollution, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Environment

Activists see red at parties' lack of green dream

Kolkata: The city has failed absymally when it comes to dealing with the environment but political leaders are not yet ready break sweat to mend ways.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2016
Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Pollution, Environmentalists, Regulations, Wetlands, Environment

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