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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Dredging check on Malda erosion mooted
Erosion of the banks of the Ganga, caused by the ravaging floods annually, has finally made irrigation officials in Malda sit up and take notice. Malda irrigation division officials have urged the
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Basmati patent immoral, says visiting expert
Patenting of Basmati rice by an US company is an instance of immorality said noted plant taxonomist Sir Ghillean Prance. This underscores the need to obtain US ratification for regulations laid down
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From Siberia to Santragachhi
A lake adjoining to Mrs Debjani Jana's residence in West Bengal, which houses thousands of winter guests coming from places such as the Himalayan foothills and even as far as Siberia. The site a
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North Bengal readies for hunt for horn and hoof
North Bengal is readying for a curious headcount that too, close on the heels of the National Census that has only just been tabulated. Foresters, wildlife officials, zoologists administrators, and
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Medicine 'endangers' endangered plants
Several pharmaceutical companies are using endangered plants to manufacture ayurvedic medicine despite a Union environment ministry ban on collecting such plants from forests. This has been reveled
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Basic health ignorance grips Cooch Behar
Lack of awareness is depriving people of Cooch Behar district from availing basic healthcare facilities offered by the West Bengal government. Keeping this in view the Cooch Behar district health
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Research fillip to Malda fruit bowl
The West Bengal government has decided to hand over 57 acres of land of the state's agriculture department to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research free of cost for the setting up a mango and
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Grain largesse from Centre
The Union health and family welfare ministry will soon launch a National Nutrition Mission geared towards providing food to pregnant women and adolescent girls below the poverty line, Dr CP Thakur
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The favorite whipping horse no more
It took a Supreme Court order to stop commercial exploitation of horse by eight drug manufacturing firms in the county. The firms were found drawing an abnormally high quantity of blood from horses
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The Victoria is safe
The Victoria Memorial will remain as majestic and as beautiful as ever, if the government is to be believed. It won't be affected by pollution like the Taj Mahal. Environment minister Mr. Manab