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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PCB order on errant units
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of 56 industrial units in Kolkata, for failing to meet emission norms over the last years. The industries comprise rubber units in
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PCB clearance
No-objection certificates from the state pollution control board will become mandaroty for nursing homes and health centers that are coming up in congested residential areas, West Bengal environment
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TB cases on the downslide : Mishra
The number of patients suffering from tuberculosis in the West Bengal has gone down after the introduction and proper monitoring of the Directly Observed Treatment short course (DOTS), the health
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Ganga pollution on the decline, says PCB chief
The problem of pollution in the Ganges has been contained. This was announced by Mr Hirak Ghosh, principal secretary, environment department and chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, at a
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Suspension of production at Senbo unit ordered
The West Bengal health department recently ordered a week-long suspension of production at Senbo Industries Limited's IV fluid manufacturing unit a Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas after it found
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CM push for pulse polio vaccination
The West Bengal chief minister appealed to the public to come forward and help the state government achieve 100 per cent polio vaccination target. The chief minister said that among the developing
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Does pulse polio kill?
Unicef has recorded a very high percentage of polio cases in Kolkata, this year.City has 17 new polio cases in 2
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Schoolkids fast to silence roar of the mill
Students of a school in Bankura (West Bengal) district protested against the noise pollution casused by the operations of a husking mill nearby. And it worked. The Bankura administration ordered the
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Districts to gear up for cyclones
District magistrates of six cyclone-prone districts of West Bengal