Air Pollution

Government forms panel to fight rising air pollution in Kolkata

KOLKATA: The state government has set up an inter-departmental committee, under the chairmanship of environment minister Sovon Chatterjee, for a concerted effort to combat air pollution.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2018
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Environmentalists
Natural Disasters

Sub -12°C continues in longest cool spell in 14 years

KOLKATA: The city is experiencing its longest cold spell since 2004.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2018
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Cold Waves, Kolkata, Natural Disasters
Environment

Green tussle on housing

Environment ministry bats for real estate exemption

Publication Date: 
11/01/2018
Jayanta Basu
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Green Buildings, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Construction Industry, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Security, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment
Health

KMC drone gets bird’s-eye view of dengue danger

KOLKATA: Struggling to get control over the dengue situation, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday used a drone to find out if there was stagnant water or garbage on rooftops and complexes of

Publication Date: 
15/12/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal on the matter to declare the process of manufacturing of LABSA as a white category industry, Kolkata, West Bengal, 13/12/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sai Sulphonates Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2017 to declare the process of manufacturing of LABSA as a white category industry having zero pollution potential based upon its self assessment carried out as per criteria laid down in the CPCB guidelines. NGT directs a committee to be constituted to inspect the industry concerned and take appropriate steps to examine the self-assessment report submitted by the Applicant industry Sai Sulphonates Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date: 
13/12/2017
Tags:
Chemical Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Kolkata, West Bengal, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club in Kolkata Maidan releasing effluents without treatment, Kolkata, West Bengal, 12/12/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/12/2017 regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club in Kolkata Maidan releasing effluents without treatment, Kolkata, West Bengal. Counsel for the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, submits that the club has taken a large number of measures for taking care of the discharge of waste water and for dealing with solid waste. He further submits that they are in the process of preparing a detailed project for it.

Judgement Date: 
12/12/2017
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Municipal Corporations, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Animal Dung, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Water Pollution, West Bengal
Health

In a first, dengue to sting through December

KOLKATA: The dengue outbreak is set to persist for the whole of December, something that has never happened in the recent past, believe experts.

Publication Date: 
12/12/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Kolkata, Health
Health

KMC report confirms dengue 72 hrs after test, 24 hrs after death

KOLKATA: North Kolkata's first dengue victim of the season died on Sunday even as she and her family were waiting for the confirmatory blood test report from a KMC clinic, a TOI investigation has r

Publication Date: 
06/12/2017
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Kolkata, Health
Energy

Solar power plant at Kolkata airport ready

The Kolkata airport is set to start using green energy for its day-to-day operations, as its ground-mounted, grid-connected solar plant is ready for commissioning.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2017
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Solar Energy, Air Transport, Kolkata, Renewable Energy, Energy
Health

Not just quantity, dengue toll on platelet quality too

KOLKATA: A sliding platelet count may spell danger for dengue patients, but it's not just the low number of platelets that indicates a threat to life, experts say.

Publication Date: 
04/12/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Dengue, Health Effects, Vector Borne Diseases, Health

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