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: Here's good news for the city where several pockets are contaminated with arsenic-affected water. The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has developed an ultra-low cost eco-friendly laterite
KOLKATA: The eastern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal has sought a status report from the government on Ukiler Bheri, a 23-acre waterbody near E M Bypass. Metropoitan Cooperating Housing Society
KOLKATA: The state's first and country's second solar slum was inaugurated on Tuesday by state power minister Manish Gupta at Topsia's Majdoor Para area falling under ward number 66 of the Kolkata municipal
Centre for Science an Environment (CSE) has been given the Business Standard award for 2015 for being the "public institution" of the year. The Business Standard award, given annually to companies and
Is the battle against emission limited to judicial activism? At least that is what claimed by the officers responsible for controlling pollution at the ground. This raises serious questions about the intention
Kolkata: How much toxic air would you inhale travelling from the airport to New Garia in a cab? Or from Behala to Ballygunge? In the first case, the range is anything between 187 g to 548 g of particulate
Kolkata: Solar power has now found a new 'hub' at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. IIEST is conducting experiments to develop indigenous, cheaper and more energy-efficient
Survey in central business district shows 20% of population at high risk Around 20% of those exposed to open air conditions in the city's central business district (CBD) are at high risk of lung diseases,
Kolkata: The city is losing its waterbodies faster than any other metro in India, revealed a study by a green NGO, which also warned that if ponds and lakes are filled up at the current rate, all the remaining
Kolkata's chaotic, grinding traffic can not only be taxing on your blood pressure but also pinch your wallet. Research by Calcutta University's Centre for Urban Economic Studies (CUES) has found that commuters