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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Scientists stress need for forest management
Rural development could not be successful without scientific management of forest resources. Dr Ajit Banerjee, forestry consultant of the World Bank, said this at the 35th annual conference of the
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Sentinels of woods to be awarded
The Junglees, an NGO working for forest and wildlife conservation, will award best forest guards at national parks. In the environment sector, this is for the first time that an NGO will award
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Govt blames Dalmiya for leather project delay
With the extended deadline for relocation of about 538 tanneries to Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC) approaching fast, the West Bengal government strongly criticised the BOT party M L Dalmiya & Co for
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Darjeeling worried over garbage disposal
Officials of the health and conservancy department of Darjeeling municipality (West Bengal) have expressed concern over dumping of hospital waste in public vats. A senior official of the state health
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Malaria cases on the rise in the city
The total number of malaria cases in the Kolkata has gone up since last September. While the number of cases in September 2001 was 8406, the corresponding figure this year is 8877.
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Army intervention stalls KMC drive
The Kolkatta Municipal Corporation had to stop uprooting trees along Manohar Das Tarang at Esplanade following the intervention of the Army, theM-MIC, Mr Hridayananda Gupta said. A portion of the
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New control room to curb sound pollution
If your 'para' club uses loudspeakers after 10 p.m. during the Pujas, you can call up and lodge a complaint with the pollution control board. The offender might be jailed or fined up to Rs 1 lakh. A
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PCB warning
The West Bengal state pollution control board secretary Mr Ravi Kant called on rolling, foundry and forging industries in Howrah to adopt pollution control measures or risk being made to move by the
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Cooking the poverty books
The manner in which a recent exercise to identify the below poverty lien (BPL) population has been carried out has given rise to the impression that the West Bengal Government would like to underplay
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Highest number of cancer patients in WB : report
West Bengal has the highest number of cancer patients, according to a report published by Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. The issue came up for discussion at a press conference on the establishment