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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File solar report in 4 months: HC to state
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court, on Thursday, directed the state government to file a detailed report on the use of solar and other forms of renewable energy within four months. The division bench of Chief
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No need to panic on litchi virus: Experts
More children were admitted to Malda Medical College and Hospital with “litchi syndrome“, bringing the total number of afflicted to 37. The report of blood and cerebral spinal fluid, which reached
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Mamata bent on forest tourism
Asks Forest Officials To ‘Shed Negativity’ And Work With Tourism Dept Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is pushing ahead with her plan to develop eco-tourism hubs near protected forests, ignoring objections
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Environment clearance for Shalukkhali port stalled
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for projects related to Infrastructure Development and Coastal Regulation Zone has stalled Kolkata Port Trust's efforts to obtain an environment clearance for the proposed
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Nod sought for green fuel terminal
Clearance Awaited From Centre For Pipeline To Be Laid By GAIL In Rs 7.6k Cr Project There is good news for Bengal on the eve of World Environment Day . The state's need for green fuel is likely to be
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Heat Island Syndrome Roasts Concrete City
Loss Of Wetlands And Greenery Turns Kolkata Into A Heat Chamber; City Hotter Than Suburbs By Up To 4 Degrees It’s 6.30pm. The sun is setting. But you still feel as if you were trapped in a microwave.
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LEDs light up Rajarhat’s solar-city dream
Taking the 'solar city' dream of Rajarhat New Town a step ahead, the New Town Development Authority (NKDA) is working on installing LED streetlights on a 30-km stretch in Action Area I and II. The LED
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High court seeks night pollution report
Calcutta high court on Monday directed the Kolkata Police, the state transport department and the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to file status and action-taken reports on night-time pollution
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Kolkata's citizens pitch in to make their city green
From reclaiming parks and open spaces to promoting carpools and empowering rag-pickers to manage waste, denizens of this eastern metropolis are pitching in to make the city green. As the uninviting
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Pollution from crematoria irks Kolkata residents
Residents living in some parts of north Kolkata on Sunday were shocked to see that dust particles from Kashi Mitra crematoria were flying in the entire area. Residents of Cossipore and Nimtollaghat