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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Indo-Bangla effort to attract global aid for Sunderbans
A trust fund will be set up to attract global donors for preservation of the eco system in the Sunderbans, according to the draft of the project. The draft has been prepared for joint management of
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15 more heat wave deaths
The heat wave continued its spell over South Bengal for the third consecutive day, claiming another 15 lives over the past 24
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Prison inmates to grow medicinal plants
Prisoners of Dum Dum Central Jail will soon grow medicinal plants inside the jail premises. The project, a brainchild of the state's jails department, takes a queue from the chief minister's call for
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KMC takes up leprosy cure project
Kolkata Municipal Corporation, for the first time, has taken up a leprosy cure mission in the city with the cooperation of the
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Warding off environmental evils
On the occasion of World Environment Day, The Statesman, in association with Ogilvy and Mather advertising has started a unique campaign to draw attention to dwindling green cover of the Kolkata city
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Govt to get UK funds for poverty eradication project
The West Bengal state government will soon get a grant of
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PCB noose tightens around hospitals, nursing homes
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) directed all the civic bodies, including the KMC, not to approve building plans for hospitals or nursing homes if the owners fail to submit
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Canals clogged in red tape
With weather office predicting a long monsoon this year, the drainage system of the Kolkata city is unlikely to get any better with the two state government departments still exchanging files over
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Tiger population has declined
The tiger population in West Bengal has declined to 349 in 1999. This was revealed by the tiger census conducted between December 2001 and February 2002. State forest minister Mr Jogesh Burman,
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Season of rain or months of pain?
Every year monsoon comes as a horror to office-goers passing through Explanade, Dalhousie and Moulali crossings. The scorching heat may not be there, but a rise in humidity and pollution levels are