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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Lack of awareness resulting in the rise of tuberculosis cases in the country
KOLKATA: World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. But still, there are
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Activists fume as govt dilutes green norms for realty projects
KOLKATA: A draft notification issued by ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) to ease green norms for building and construction sector projects has drawn a sharp response from urban
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‘Purification’ bid brings polluted river under lens
KOLKATA: BJP workers on Thursday took a pitcherful of Hooghly water to the Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s vandalised statue to “purify” it. Though the cops prevented them from reaching the statue site, the politicians’
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Confirmed: Deadlier dengue strains now circulating in Kolkata
KOLKATA: The diagnosis is out and it does not sound very pretty for the city as it heads for another season of vector-borne diseases. Kolkata and Bengal are now more prone to the more dangerous dengue
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Disease on wane, but diarrhoea belt locals too scared to use KMC tap
KOLKATA: It’s a tale of two water sources at Bagha Jatin — A KMC-piped water tap at D Block and a tubewell at J Block. During the diarrhoea outbreak, the civic body had advised residents not to use water
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You’re breathing poison at home too
KOLKATA: The air that you inhale inside the warmth of your home could be as poisonous or even worse than the outdoor air, warns a study conducted by a group of city environmentalists and the Calcutta University's
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Peak-hour pollution back to haunt city
KOLKATA: After a brief respite, the PM2.5 count again rose above 300 g/m3 on Tuesday morning. For more than two hours during the peak morning hours, when kids go to school and office-goers to their work,
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Bengal narrows child mortality gender gap, on top-five list
KOLKATA: The gap between male and female child mortality rates has reduced considerably in Bengal, propelling the state to the list of the best five Indian states in terms of this key developmental index.
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Kolkatans walk for cleaner air, ask for urgent action
KOLKATA: City residents on Sunday hit the streets to spread awareness on the dangers of Kolkata's declining air quality index. The march organised by Kolkata Clean Air (KCA) — an umbrella body for several
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Clean fuel hope for Kolkata as govt to tie up with GAIL for supply
KOLKATA: The city can expect a replacement for the most polluting of fuels — diesel — in the next three months, thanks to a Bengal government decision to enter into a joint venture with GAIL (India) Ltd.