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: Toxic sludge being released by an illegal plastic factory into the canals that feed fish farms in East Kolkata Wetlands has triggered concern among ecologists. Not only is the toxic waste affecting
As soon as civic workers immersed the idol into the Ganges, a herculean crane moved into action. Before the colourful countenance could disappear in the water, the crane retrieved it and hovelled it in
KOLKATA: In a unique Durga Puja celebration, people in Central Kolkata's Nonapukur Lohapatty area have made pandals out of scrap automobile materials and spare parts. Built at a cost Rs.20 lakhs, the
Prime Minister Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi There has been a huge political and financial investment on the Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The programme, however,
Two persons in south Dum Dum municipality area died of dengue in the past 48 hours, taking the toll from the locality to nine this season. Even in its renewed outbreak, dengue does not seem to have spared
KOLKATA: The sense of despair over the foul air that hangs like a shroud over Kolkata can change to hope if it learns from American cities that were as polluted but have since cleaned up their act, says
Kolkata: Abnormally high PM2.5 (particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micron in diameter) levels in Kolkata's air nearly all through the year, except monsoon, is a major killer and may assume epidemic
Taxi scrap used in decoration of the pandal.Taxi scrap used in decoration of the pandal. KOLKATA: Abnormally high PM2.5 (particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micron in diameter) levels in Kolkata's
KOLKATA: Reeling under the severest spell of dengue in over half a decade, Bengal is fighting another battle this year -the high fatality rate of the vector-borne disease. Till September 11 this year,
KOLKATA: In the past two-and-ahalf years, Kolkata's air qualified as 'good' only once for a fortnight in August 2015. In the 31 months between January 2014 and July 2016, there wasn't a single instance