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
The state government is set to introduce a policy that will encourage households and other buildings—institutional and commercial—to install rooftop solar plants and do their bit in reducing carbon footprint.
Nothing hurts him more than watching his beloved Sunderbans lose its mangrove cover. He has seen thousands of trees being chopped or damaged over the last 10 years that almost altered the look of the forest.
KOLKATA: Does the role of tobacco in causing cancer needs further scrutiny? BJP MP Dilip Gandhi's observation in Parliament last week, seeking a medical board to examine the health effects of tobacco on
The city has always been polluted but the rate at which its level is increasing has turned menacing. A series of tests of ambient air quality at five crossings — carried out by TOI in association with
Strict emission standard but lenient enforcement is what marks the city's approach to pollution control. More than 75% of vehicles you see at any given time have ducked the mandatory pollution control
Sudden showers in the afternoon may bring relief but it also increases the concentration of black carbon (BC) in the city. This unique anomaly was detected by scientists from the S K Mitra Centre for Research
If you are tired of servicing you water purifier at home and thinking of switching over to 20 litre packaged drinking water for once and all, it's time you give it a re-think. Water, which is being supplied
The Kolkata bench of the national green tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed 70 Tarapith hotels to be shut as they were operating without proper permission of the state pollution control board (PCB). NGT
Non-implementation of orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on protection of the Sundarbans is unconstitutional, the Eastern Zone bench headed by justice Pratap Kumar Ray observed on Wednesday.
Alarmed by frequent incidents of rhino poaching in north Bengal, the West Bengal government has decided to adopt a two-pronged approach to deal with the menace. First, the government intends to create