Fence off Mollar Bheri, orders NGT
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an interim order, has directed several measures to be taken for protection of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). These include fencing of the Mollar Bheri by
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an interim order, has directed several measures to be taken for protection of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). These include fencing of the Mollar Bheri by
KOLKATA: To measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases inside the mangrove forests. There are 25 plots in the
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone bench), on Wednesday, directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to demolish a four-storied building at Gadkhali in the Sundarbans
BURDWAN: Even as the state government has started a crackdown on illegal sand mining along Damodar, three Trinamool Congress supporters were killed in alleged intra-party clashes in Burdwan's Wari on Sunday
KOLKATA: A fish hospital — the first of its kind in the country — will become operational in Kolkata in two-three months. The hospital, with facilities to diagnose and treat ailments in fish commercially
KOLKATA: The state land and land reforms department has issued guidelines for regularization and operation of all existing and new brick kilns in the state to prevent illegal operation of brick kilns in
KOLKATA: In a bid to boost the "industry friendly" image of the state before chief minister Mamata Banerjee's London visit slated for July, the environment department has made the green clearance process
KOLKATA: On the eve of World Environment Day, environmentalists slammed the state pollution control board for deliberately sidestepping issues related to environment and pollution. "The PCB has abdicated
The Kolkata bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) headed by Justice Pratap Kumar Ray last week show-caused 70 hotel owners of Tarapith as they were operating without the approval of the state pollution
North Bengal's Buxa Tiger reserve has survived another scare. While there were rumours that it would be stripped of the 'tiger reserve' status after scientists saw no signs of the big cats there, the Centre
KOLKATA: When the power tariff is touching the roof, it is time to go solar. A government housing complex towering over Dhakuria Lake is showing the way to have immunity against power tariff fluctuations.