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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Rice shortage to hit Bengal
Bengal's staple food ~ rice ~ may well become a near-luxury soon with the yield in the next season expected to come down sharply due to lack of water for irrigation. Agriculture officials are even advising the people to substitute rice with roti in their daily intake in the coming year.
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Dutch team supervises feasibility of coal transport at Haldia
To study the feasibility of coal transportation through waterways, a team of Dutch experts including two members of Netherlands Embassy visited the Haldia Dock Complex today and discussed the matter with senior port officials.
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Dutch team supervises feasibility of coal transport at Haldia
To study the feasibility of coal transportation through waterways, a team of Dutch experts including two members of Netherlands Embassy visited the Haldia Dock Complex today and discussed the matter with senior port officials.
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Kiranmoy faux pas on Nayachar project
A day after the lease deed for Nayachar Island was registered, a senior minister of the state Cabinet, Mr Kironmoy Nanda sounded a discordant note by claiming that his department was keen to participate in a fisheries and eco-tourism project with the private investor if the proposed chemical hub project falls through.
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Singur curse yet to lift
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Multi-purpose cold storage units on the anvil
KOLKATA, 10 DEC: The West Bengal horticulture department is planning to set up six multi-purpose cold storage units in the state under the National Horticulture Mission.
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State-of-the-art lab to purify emitted carbon
At a time when developing nations are planning to cut down on carbon emissions, the state government is planning to set up sophisticated laboratories within the premises of Kolaghat thermal power plant to purify carbon emitted from the plant.
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Mining halted at Raniganj following water leakage
DURGAPUR, 25 NOV: Mining operations have been suspended in a coalmine in Raniganj Coalfields under the Eastern Coalfields Limited following continued leakage of water from an abandoned open cast project (OCP) nearby. The panicked miners refused to enter the mine fearing sudden inundation.
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Upgraded air monitoring units to cost dear
;Sulagna Sengupta KOLKATA, 25 NOV: The Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by the Centre would come at a cost for the state government as they have to spend around Rs 20-22 lakh to upgrade its air monitoring units located at various places in and around the city to keep a check on the revised norms.
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DNA tests for tiger census in Sunderbans
The West Bengal government for the first time will conduct tiger census through DNA sampling of the animal's scat in Sunderbans in January next year.