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
Times of India (Kolkata)
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Poison to fill the air this Diwali
Diwali is likely to push up toxicity in Kolkata's air to an unprecedented high early next month. According to projections by the state pollution control board (PCB) and green NGOs, the city could record
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Centre sanctions two sewage plant projects for Bengal
The Centre has sanctioned two sewerage integration and treatment plant projects totalling Rs 479 crore for the state to be implemented under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) scheme. The
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Howrah station, Sealdah 'dirty' in CAG report
A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has brought to light the unhygienic conditions that prevail at major stations like Howrah and Sealdah as well as on trains. The report has also exposed
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Solar lights on Kamduni roads
Finally, a glimmer of light to dispel the darkness in Kamduni. A group of activists - including the Park Street survivor - is installing solar lights in the fear-struck village that has never seen a streetlight.
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Tiger prey base count in Sunderbans
After finding the presence of at least 103 tigers in the Sunderbans, a figure more than the official estimates, the foresters now want to back the number with a Prey base of tigers in the Sunderbans, mostly
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32 students fall ill after midday meal
Around 32 students of a government-aided school in Amdanga, North 24-Parganas, have fallen ill after eating midday meal at their school on Wednesday. Education minister BratyaBasu has ordered an inquiry.
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Pollution board clears Essar project
The pollution control board has cleared a major hurdle for Essar Oil Ltd, which can now go ahead with the state's biggest coal methane project. The company can continue drilling wells for the third phase
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National Green Tribunal issues warrants of arrest against Archaeological Survey of India DG, Odisha minister
The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Monday, issued bailable arrest warrants against the principal secretary, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha, the minister-in-charge,
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Kolkata may lose green tribunal bench to Guwahati or Ranchi
Exasperated by the MamataBanerjee government's continuous non-cooperation in providing adequate space and infrastructure to make the National Green Tribunal's Kolkata bench functional, the Supreme Court
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Task force to monitor dams
The state government seems to have taken a lesson from the Uttarakhand disaster. With the ensuing panchayat polls, the state irrigation department has formed a task force to keep an eye on the river dams