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
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Heat wave scalds Kolkata on hottest day
KOLKATA: Warm winds singed the city on Monday and pushed the mercury up to 40.6°C — the highest maximum temperature of the season so far. It was also the highest recorded in June since at least 2005 and
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Conveyor belts to be used for eco-friendly Durga idol immersion in Kolkata
KOLKATA: In 2017, more than 1,000 idols were immersed in the city ghats. But the remains of Durga idols along these ghats have caused heartache to environment activists. Further, the long queues for
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Kolkata second-most polluted metro in country, says WHO
KOLKATA: The city is in the grip of severe air pollution that remains largely unassessed and so is its health impact. In 2017-18, the city’s pollution levels rose faster than ever before because of an
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Draft clean air plan a paper tiger
Kolkata: The Clean Air Collective network comprising citizens’ groups, civil society organizations and farmers’ bodies have labelled the draft National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) a paper tiger without
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CSE's inspection manual for emission check
KOLKATA: Pollution monitoring and control has always been a challenge in India, and one of the key loopholes has been a weak and lax monitoring and compliance enforcement mechanism. In 2017, Centre for
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Kolkata is 2nd-most polluted metro, air quality worsening faster than Delhi’s
KOLKATA: A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally confirmed that Kolkata is the second-most polluted metropolis in the country, next only to Delhi. The study revealed another alarming
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Kolkata caught unawares as squall storms in after scorcher
KOLKATA: A squall lashed Kolkata with a wind speed of 98km an hour — the third fastest to hit the city since Aila — and brought life to a halt at the end of a scorching Tuesday. The maximum temperature
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Heart disease Japanese Takotsubo Syndrome reaches Kolkata
KOLKATA: A 28 year old IT employee was recently rushed to a private hospital near city's EM bypass road. The young woman, who had initially complained of acute chest pain, showed symptoms of a heart attack.
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Bacteria to stop dengue outbreak
KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has decided to spray Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (BTI) , a kind of bacteria that destroys mosquito larvae, to prevent dengue outbreak
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New dengue strains in Kolkata
KOLKATA: It has been suspected ever since dengue outbreaks started turning frequent earlier this decade. Now, it’s official. Kolkata and Bengal are now more prone to dengue serotypes II and IV, instead