Call to solve Siliguri pollution problems
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
Kolkata Municipal Corporation authorities gave a proposal to Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Committee at a meeting on the water supply project of Rajarhat that can 'save' KMC 10 million gallons of
Calcutta High Court directed Kolkata Municipal Corporation to collect water from educational institutions, hospitals Government offices and such other public places and find out whether it was
An investigative team formed by the Union ministry of environment and forests has blamed the state forest department for the damage caused to the Sunderban Reserve Biosphere. In its report, submitted
Kolkata becomes the country's first city where a metropolitan planning committee has been constituted. This was announced recently at an all India meeting organised by the Association of Metropolitan
Unplanned and installation of deep tubewells in apartments that have come up along the southern fringes of West Bengal ground water-levels. Groundwater levels at Garia and adjoining areas have gone
In a move to reduce the number of smoke belching cabbies in Kolkata, Hindustan Motors is set to introduce a taxi exchange scheme for owners of 15000 odd Ambassador taxis in the city which are more
The Unesco is likely to recognise the world's biggest river island Majuli as a cultural heritage site of the world, according to Prof Dilip K Medhi, who had led a team from Assam to the recent Unesco
Officials of Calcutta Port Trust and Farakka Barrage are planning to petition the Centre seeking a revision of the 1996 Ganga water-sharing agreement between India and Bangladesh.
The West Bengal water resources development department is conducting a statewide census for the first time to ascertain the exact area of land under minor irrigation. The usage patterns of ground
The Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve, one of the 12 in India, has been included by the Unesco, Paris in its world network of biosphere reserves. This is second biosphere reserve in the country to acquire