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
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S Kolkata won't get more filtered water
The residents of Jadavpur, Behala and Garden Reach (Kolkata) will not be getting additional filtered water from 1 April. There is not a drop of filtered water under phase II of the Garden Reach water
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Stark reality
The Working Group of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change has come up with new assessments and results based on research on climate change on the earth. The new observations were approved
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Chilka inlet changing course
The mouth of the Chilka lake is moving from the south to the north. This has triggered a deterioration in the natural inlet. Studies have revealed that the inlet mouth has shifted towards the north
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'40% water shortage by 2010'
West Bengal may face a 40 per cent water shortage by 2010, the irrigation and waterways department secretary said.Mr PK Baus was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day workshop on "Management of
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Slum-dwellers ready to pay for better drinking water
Even slum-dwellers in Kolkata are willing to pay for drinking water, provided the quality is substantially improved, study has revealed. The study was conducted for a CMC water supply project by a
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Let Ganga take its own course
panel : A high level technical committee looking into the feasibility of flood protection and anti-erosion schemes in the districts of West Bengal has opposed the restoration work along spur no. 20,
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Right to information Bill tabled in Assam House
The Congress government in Assam tabled the Assam Right to Information Bill, 2001 in the Assembly and fulfilled one of its key electoral promises of bringing about transparency in governanace. The
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Govt no to tram pull-out
The Citu-backed Calcutta Tram Company workers were sweating it out unnecessarily, because the chief minister ruled out withdrawing trams from the city. Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharya, just back from Japan
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ADB to treat state plan as model
The draft 'resettlement plan' submitted by the West Bengal government to the Asian Development Bank will be treated as a 'model' at the ADB workshop on resettlement to be held in Manila. A senior
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Pollution : Taxis worst offenders
According to a survey carried out by the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority as part of the perspective plan for the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, taxis comprise the highest polluting group of