Fisheries

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal fishery bandhs, West Bengal, 31/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abdulla Sardar Vs Divisional Forest Officer & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding illegal fishery bandhs, Uttar Budhakhali Panchayat, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
31/03/2017
Tags:
Fisheries, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Gram Panchayat
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding permissible noise level for fire crackers within the State of West Bengal, 22/03/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Goutam Roy Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 22/03/2017 regarding permissible noise level for fire crackers within the State of West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
22/03/2017
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Noise Pollution Control, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

NGT transfers Darjeeling pollution case to Eastern Bench

The green panel had earlier issued notices to the West Bengal government, state pollution control board, Siliguri Municipal Corporation and its Deputy Commissioner in the case.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Siliguri, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, Water Pollution
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding utilization fly ash based products in construction activities within 300 km radius of thermal power plants, 17/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rudranil De Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/03/2017 regarding utilization fly ash based products in construction activities within 300 km radius of any coal or lignite based Thermal Power Plant. Original Application stands disposed off.

Judgement Date: 
17/03/2017
Tags:
Fly Ash Bricks, West Bengal, Thermal Power Plants, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bankura (D)
Environment

Tata Chemicals Haldia plant gets shutdown notice

MUMBAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Tata Chemicals to shut down its fertilizer plant in Haldia (West Bengal) for violating liquid waste discharge rules.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Chemical Industry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding housing construction work over waterbodies, Keyadaha village, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 14/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bishnu Pada Pakhira Vs Member Secretary, West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding housing construction work over waterbodies, Keyadaha village, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

NGT said that the question that arises is as to whether the actual construction work of the complex commenced before the law i.e. East Kolkata Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Act, 2006 was enforced.
Judgement Date: 
14/03/2017
Tags:
Wetlands, 24 Parganas (S), Housing Construction, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in West Bengal, 14/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biplab Kumar Chowdhury Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding sand mining continuing unabated at various parts of West Bengal especially Hooghly and Bankura districts.

It is stated in the Application that despite specific prohibition on sand mining vide aforesaid order, the said activities are continuing unabated at various parts of the State. NGT directs the respondents to file their affidavit-in-opposition and state on the factual aspects.
Judgement Date: 
14/03/2017
Tags:
Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Hoogly, Bankura (D)
Environment

Concerned citizens seek NGT probe into Bhangar project

The controversial project of the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) in West Bengal's Bhangar, over which there were clashes recently, is a threat to the ecosystem of fragile wetlands at th

Publication Date: 
10/03/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Ecosystems, Wetlands, Environmental Health, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Power Industry, Environment
Climate Change

Methane and nitrous oxide emission from Kharif rice field as influenced by nutrients and moisture regimes in new alluvial agroclimatic region of West Bengal

Crop management practices have a significant impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission rates, where methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from rice paddy fields are in trade-off association. A field study for two consecutive years (2013 and 2014) was conducted to continuously measure CH4 and N2O emissions from rice paddies under various agricultural management schedules like water regimes (irrigated and rainfed), transplanting dates and nutritional amendments (synthetic fertilizer with N as ammonium sulphate, P and K according to recommended dose, and vermicompost).

Publication Date: 
10/03/2017
G. Saha, B. Kar, S. Karmakar
Current Science
112
5
989-955
Tags:
Agriculture, Methane, Rice, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), West Bengal, Green House Gases, Climate Impacts, Kalyani
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding preservation and development of the water bodies in the State of West Bengal, 06/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of People United for Better Living in Calcutta & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding preservation and development of the water bodies in the State of West Bengal, more specifically, in Dankuni at Mollarber and Panchghara.

NGT directs the State Government more particularly the Deptt. of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal, to place on record as to whether rule 6 of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2010, has been complied with.

Judgement Date: 
06/03/2017
Tags:
Water Resources, Wetlands, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kolkata, Court, West Bengal

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