NGT slaps Rs 5 crore fine on West Bengal government for failing to curb air pollutionThe NGT Eastern Zone principal bench on Tuesday said the fine should be paid within two weeks of the order, to the Central Pollution Contro...
28 Nov, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
- NGT orders Sunderbans mapping
Is the Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge within the core area of the Sundarbans? Nobody can say for sure as there is no clear demarcation between th...
20 Dec, 2015, 05.25 AM IST
- NGT directs KoPT chairman and KMDA OSD to inspect Hooghly riverfront
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone bench, on Tuesday, directed the chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and officer on specia...
28 Jul, 2015, 09.42 PM IST
- Will pass order on pumps to sell fuel only to vehicles with PUC certificates: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Thursday, indicated that it would direct pumps not to sell fuel to vehicles that ...
09 Jul, 2015, 10.30 PM IST
- River expert files report on Chandrabhaga River to NGT
A report filed by river expert Kalyan Rudra to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) pointed to 'total extinction of biodiversity' in the Chand...
25 Feb, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
- Bengal tiger confronts a new creature: Development
A plan drawn up by the state government will see building of roads, hotels and other tourism infrastructure in ecologically sensitive Sunda...
07 Feb, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Threat to tigers: Mamta Banerjee's govt to build roads, hotels in SundarbansThe CMwants to make sure everybody can afford to visit the mangroves. To this end, the tourism dept floated a tender seeking the establishm...
07 Feb, 2015, 04.59 AM IST
NGT asks West Bengal government to demolish illegal structures in SunderbansThe National Green Tribunal has directed the West Bengal government to demolish illegal constructions coming up in the Sunderbans, habitat ...
23 Jan, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
NGT asks West Bengal government to demolish illegal structures in SunderbansThe East Zone bench noted from a report that several illegal brick kilns have come up within the reserve and directed that these have to go...
23 Jan, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
- National Green Tribunal summons Odisha government officials over Puri pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned the principal secretary, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha, the ch...
19 Feb, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
Ripples of Aam Aadmi Party’s stunning show felt across IndiaSeldom, if ever, has a rookie political party’s success in assembly polls become such a talking point and a cause for nationwide euphoria.
10 Dec, 2013, 12.26 PM IST
Immersion under tribunal lensThe tradition of immersing idols may soon be ripped off puja celebrations with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking cognizance of an ap...
24 Oct, 2013, 06.55 AM IST
- Activist voices concern for Ganga
Activist Subhas Datta will move the National Green Tribunal on Monday, urging that a committee be set up to find an eco-friendly alternativ...
17 Oct, 2013, 01.55 AM IST
- This year, Puja pandals root for green cause
Themes may still be the guiding force behind pujas in Kolkata, but at least 10% of them are going green this time.
12 Sep, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Mother of all trees
With a Guinness Record to its credit, the 300-year-old Great Banyan is the only living witness to the history of Kolkata.
26 Jul, 2011, 07.02 AM IST
- Kolkata breathes easy sans its old vehicles
With 15-year-old commercial vehicles out of Kolkata roads, the city's air is easier on the lungs these days, but many more green miles need...
07 Sep, 2009, 02.59 PM IST
- Petrol pumps run dry in WB
"The situation is bad. About 50 per cent private buses could not ply due to non-availability of diesel in petrol pumps," Sadhan Das, Presid...
29 Jan, 2007, 12.38 PM IST