Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswanath Maji & Others Vs Pollution Control Board, West Bengal & Others dated 06/05/2016 regarding the establishment of the blast furnace at the site of the village Namopara, District-Burdwan, West Bengal by Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd (ISCO). The Application filed by the villagers is that in the year 1988, about 305 acres of land was acquired for modernization of IISCO plant which includes the Nakasota-Namopara village.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee & Others Vs Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal & Others dated 05/05/2016 regarding discharge of waste water into a pond by M/s Jupiter Alloys and Steel (India) Limited, PO- Sahaganj, District Hooghly, West Bengal.

KOLKATA: Mollar Bheri that has been the waste dumping site of tonnes of daily waste from Salt Lake, New Town and Rajarhat area for years has become a dangerous environmentally hazardous area, emitt

KOLKATA: Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective - a group of Ashden award winners have sent a note to the major political parties in the state like Trinamool and CPM as to what plans they have to

State-owned fuel retailer BPCL has got green nod for its Rs 694-crore project of developing LPG import terminal as well as storage, bottling and bulk distribution facilities at Haldia Dock Complex

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ramchandra Mardi & Ors. Vs. West Bengal State Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 22/04/2016 regarding illegal stone quarries operating in Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Sree Durga Bricks & Others Vs Joydeep Mukherjee & Others dated 18/04/2016 regarding brick fields in operation without getting consent to establish and consent to operate from the Pollution Control Board, West Bengal, 18/04/2016. All these cases have been filed for extension of time to deposit the compensation amount ranking from Rs. 1 lakh l to 1.50 lakh, as the case may be.

The Sundarban of India and Bangladesh (about 6000 km²) are the only mangrove forests inhabited by a sizeable population of tigers. The adjoining area also supports one of the highest human densities and experiences severe human-tiger conflicts. We used GPS-Satellite and VHF radio-collars on 6 (3 males and 3 female) tigers to study their ranging patterns and habitat preference.

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With over $4 billion lined up for investments in India's solar industry, its viability depends much on exemptions continuing on related equipment under the proposed goods and services tax (GST) reg

The rich natural heritage of the geographically-diverse West Bengal has now become a motif for the Election Commission to attract voters to polling booths.

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