Wildlife

Assessment of illegal trade-related threats to Red Panda in India and selected neighbouring range countries

Over a ten-year period from July 2010 to June 2019 the authors found neither India nor Bhutan had reported any incidences of poaching or illegal trade in Red Pandas, but in Nepal a total of 13 seizure records were reported between 2016 and 2019, accounting for a total of 29 pelts. All except two took place in Kathmandu.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2020
Traffic India
Tags:
South Asia, Wildlife Trade, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Wildlife Act 1972, Arunachal, Sikkim, West Bengal
Environment

State performance report 2018-19 & Action Plan 2019-2020 (Volume 3)

The preparation of the State Action Plan for 2019-20 is aimed at achieving the desired outcomes under the key focus areas. The Empowered Committee (EC) has observed that the implementation of Rural Development Programmes had been outstanding in various States/UTs.

Publication Date: 
18/02/2020
Ministry of Rural Development (India)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, Rural Development, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Rural Housing, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Environment

Roads to Inclusion - Connecting People, Transforming lives in India

Sericulture farms in India’s northeastern state of Assam, are suddenly witnessing a rush of female workers. Improved connectivity of villages is a major reason for this transformation.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2020
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Assam, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sericulture, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rural Roads, Women
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns in West Bengal, 28/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anurup Panda Vs Member Secretary, WBPCB & Others dated 28/01/2020 regarding illegal brick kilns in West Bengal. The NGT directed the state and the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to ensure that all existing brick kilns convert to Zig Zag Technology within six

Judgement Date: 
28/01/2020
Tags:
Bricks, West Bengal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a polluting rice mill, village Madanpur, Birbhum, West Bengal, 27/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jadab Chandra Saha & Others Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/01/2020 regarding a rice mill in village of Madanpur, Post Office Mathpalsa, District Birbhum, West Bengal. It is alleged that pollution is caused by the boiler, chimney and parboiling plant located adjacent to the village despite the fact that there are sufficient space inside the mill complex.

Judgement Date: 
27/01/2020
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Birbhum, West Bengal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sponge iron factory spewing pollution, Purulia, West Bengal, 27/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Debdatta Mandal Vs Pollution Control Board West Bengal & Others dated 27/01/2020 regarding sponge iron factory being run at Bonhra area of Mauza Bonhra situated under Neturia Police Station, District Purulia, West Bengal. The primary contention raised is that the unit

Judgement Date: 
27/01/2020
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Purulia (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees for construction purposes, Kolkata, West Bengal, 09/01/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Association for Protection of Democratic Rights & Others Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 09/01/2020 regarding felling of 356 trees, of which some are heritage trees and as old as 80 years old for the construction of railway overbridges and expansion of NH-112, Jessore Road, Kolkata, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
09/01/2020
Tags:
Trees, Kolkata, West Bengal, Roads, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Supreme Court
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by a husking mill, village Azadpur, District Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, 07/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kanu Sarkar Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 07/01/2020 regarding noise and air pollution caused by a husking mill at village Azadpur, District Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
07/01/2020
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Dakshin Dinajpur, Rice, National Green Tribunal (NGT), West Bengal, Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping municipal waste at Mollar Bheri, Kolkata, West Bengal, 18/12/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/12/2019 regarding dumping municipal waste at Mollar Bheri, Kolkata, West Bengal. It was alleged that Bidhan Nagar Municipal Corporation, Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) and Newton Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) dispose of waste in the wetland.

Judgement Date: 
18/12/2019
Tags:
East Kolkata Wetlands, Waste Disposal, Municipal Solid Waste, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Water Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a brick field, village Kaobati, 24 South Parganas, West Bengal, 09/12/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sujoy Naskar Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 09/12/2019 regarding illegal running of brick field at village Kaobati, Kultali under Kundkhali Godabar Anchal Panchayet, District – 24 Parganas (South).

Judgement Date: 
09/12/2019
Tags:
Bricks, 24 Parganas (S), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), West Bengal

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