West Bengal

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Department of Public Health Engineering - Govt. of West Bengal Vs Society for Direct Initiative for Social & Health Action (DISHA) dated 31/05/2017 regarding digging of tube wells falling within CRZ area, Mouza Dadanpatra, District Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.

Judgement Date:

31/05/2017

Tags:

Tubewells, Medinipur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Coastal Regulations, Court, West Bengal

Health

Swine flu claims infant, dad stops vandalism

KOLKATA: When Aradhya Dhanuk lost her battle to swine flu early on Saturday, the world fell apart for the 18-month-old's parents.

Publication Date:

29/05/2017

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Kolkata, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Health Effects, Health

Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station, 26/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 26/05/2017 regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station. Subhas Datta, applicant in person, points out that the report of the PCB indicates certain deficiencies in respect of Howrah Railway Station and prays that the railway authorities be directed to comply with the recommendations of the Board towards its mitigation.

Judgement Date:

26/05/2017

Tags:

Rail Transport, Sanitation, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Disposal

Energy

Rooftop lag in solar power flop

- India fails to reach even half of target, blame on Centre's policies

Publication Date:

22/05/2017

Author(s): Jayanta Basu

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, UNFCCC, Energy Policy, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Energy

Energy

Kolkata Howrah railway station to set up rooftop solar power

We are executing a three megawatt rooftop solar project for eastern railway at a cost of Rs 21 crore which will probably be the largest rooftop solar project in the Indian Railways: RaysExpert dire

Publication Date:

22/05/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

West Bengal, Solar Energy, Kolkata, Rail Transport, Renewable Energy, Energy

Environment

Carry out surprise checks on vessels in Sunderbans: NGT

Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the state pollution control board to carry out surprise checks on cruise vessels operating in the Sunderbans to find out whether the

Publication Date:

18/05/2017

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Sundarban NP, Ecology, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environmental Security, Coastal Regulations, Environment

Forests

Ecologists give clarion call to save Kolkata greenscape

KOLKATA: Alarmed by the uprooting of 23 full-grown trees in Saturday evening's 60-second squall, botanists, environmentalists and ecologists have called for a tree management plan to save the city'

Publication Date:

15/05/2017

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Kolkata, Trees, Deforestation, Roads, Forests

Wildlife

Leopard in a tea-cup: A study of leopard habitat-use and human-leopard interactions in north-eastern India

There is increasing evidence of the importance of multi-use landscapes for the conservation of large carnivores. However, when carnivore ranges overlap with high density of humans, there are often serious conservation challenges. This is especially true in countries like India where loss of peoples’ lives and property to large wildlife are not uncommon. The leopard (Panthera pardus) is a large felid that is widespread in India, often sharing landscapes with high human densities.

Publication Date:

11/05/2017

Author(s): Aritra Kshettry, Srinivas Vaidyanathan, VIDYA ATHREYA

Source: PLoS ONE

pp:

1-15

Tags:

Leopard, People - Animal Conflicts, India, North East, West Bengal