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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Timber smugglers make hay after CM sermon
Timber smugglers have chopped down several trees planted by the forest department in the Gosaba area (West Bengal) of the Sunderbans. The felling took place over a two km stretch immediately after
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10000 Olive Ridley dead in one year
The Orissa government admitted that endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles were being caught and killed by fishing trawlers near Gahirmatha, but added that steps were being taken to introduce turtle
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KMC anti-malaria drive in April
The KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) intends to launch its anti-malaria programme well ahead of schedule this year. This move seems intended to preempt Opposition attacks. Last year the Opposition
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Emission leads to evacuation
Forced by the emission of sulphur dioxide from the Hindustan Lever chemicals plant, in Haldia (West Bengal), villagers of Kumarchawk are planning to migrate to other villages soon. The villagers said
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Arsenic spectre over district
Jahangir Hossain is suffering from arsenic poisoning. At home in Rajapur in Domkal (West Bengal) he has already lost 18 of hid family members to arsenicosis over the past two decades. In neighbouring
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Govt moots medicinal plant panel
The West Bengal government has decided to set up a state medicinal plant board to protect and promote ayurvedic plants. The board to be headed by the chief minister, will have 21 members who will be
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Forests need flora & fauna, not fawning officials
The Union Ministry of environment and forests has proposed common supervision of the activities of the Zoological Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India and the Forest Survey of India and a
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Jaldapara in rhino death shadow
The death of rhinoceros, Madhu at Jaldapara reserve forest has put a question mark on the forest department's experiment with rhinos born and raised in zoological parks. The forest department has
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Danger! Chemistry lab ahead...
Teachers at well-known colleges and universities in Kolkata city say lack of adequate protective gear while working with hazardous chemicals exposes teachers, students and research scholars to the
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Fly ash dumping on wetlands banned
The West Bengal government must stop dumping fly ash on wetlands under Bilkanda gram panchayat in the Ghola area of North 24 Parganas.This was states in a directive by the appellate authority in a