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
Statesman (Kolkata)
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Winter guests fall prey to poachers
Every winter, hundreds of birds fly down from far away lands to Debelia and nearby villages in Swarupnagar, North 24-Parganas, only to be killed and sold for their
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Mafia jaws over Kerala jungles
A few companies are on the verge of grabbing about 10,000 hectares of prime forest land on the Kerala border. The 'forest mafia' enjoy a lot of clout and have even stalled the re-issuance of the
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Draughts of a lethal potion
The detection of arsenic and fluoride in ground water in many districts of Madhya Pradesh has raised serious questions about sustainable progress towards safe water for all. The devastating
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Alluvium cover against quake devastation
There is a possibility of Kolkata being the epicentre of an earthquake in the near future, but Gangetic West Bengal and South Bengal may get away with less devastation thanks to its alluvial
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Most of India can go Bhuj way
It is a gloomy situation, not just in Gujarat but elsewhere too. For just a handful of states have incorporated earthquake safety standards in their building bye-laws. However, Delhi will not have to
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CMC to meet experts on arsenic issue
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation authorities will hold a meeting with experts on 16 February to discuss the arsenic
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Geologists warns of more quakes
A US geologist who has studied India and Nepal for 15 years, said the Himalayan region could be struck by worse quakes than the one which had hit Gujarat last week. Mr Roger Bilham of the University
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Fly-ash endangers species
WSO : The Wildlife Society of Orissa has expressed concern over the threat posed to endangered wildlife species, including dolphins, fresh water turtles, bar haeaded gease, pochards and shovelier
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Return to medicinal flora
The first phase of an ambitious "Medicinal Garden" was launched in Bhubaneswar with the District Environment Society, Khurda, making a modest beginning by planting 50 different species of medicinal
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Bill mooted to protect trees
Counsel appearing for the State of West Bengal before the Environment Bench of the Chief Justice, Mr A K Mathur and Mr Justice Girish Chandra Gupta of Calcutta High Court today informed the court