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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State mulls underground car park to ease traffic congestion
KOLKATA, 3 OCT: The state government is considering a proposal to set up underground car park in the city for smooth flow of traffic. A meeting to discuss the matter was held at Writers' Buildings last
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KMC drive to set up community toilets faces hurdles
KOLKATA, 2 OCT: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)'s drive to set up community toilets in the city has received a major setback following objections from various quarters. The Centre has given Rs
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WBHDCL may well be a non-starter
KOLKATA, 2 OCT: The much-touted West Bengal Highway Development Corporation (WBHDCL) may end up as a non-starter due to the land-acquisition policy of the state government which has made the expansion
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Maa ‘goes green’ to step back in time
KOLKATA: The Purba Barisha Shitalatala Kishore Sangha, in its eighth year of Puja celebrations, has come up with a message: plant more trees. This at a time when indiscriminate felling of trees is taking
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Confusion between KMC, WBPCB over waste management
KOLKATA, 25 SEPT: Disparities and confusion between municipal corporations in the state over recycling and waste management is preventing widespread progress in tackling pollution, some claimed at a meeting
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Special software to detect riverbed sand movement
BURDWAN, 25 SEPT: Burdwan district has developed a special software to help ascertain the movement of sand lifted from the Damodar and the Ajoy riverbeds throughout the year. Mrs Reena Venkatraman, Divisional
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KNPP protest reaches Kolkata
KOLKATA, 19 SEPT: Protests against the nuclear plant at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu have reached Kolkata, with health and environment experts speaking out against India's development of nuclear energy.
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Betel leaf may help fight cancer
KOLKATA, 19 SEPT: Chewing paan or betel leaf could help fight a form of bone-marrow cancer, a group of Indian researchers said. A molecule derived from betel leaf may be beneficial to patients suffering
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Rubber being grown with tea?
Agartala, 19 Sept: The Rubber Board has begun trial cultivation of rubber with tea in West Bengal to change the perception that rubber is harmful to environment and other crops cannot be grown in rubber
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WBPCP mulls ways to reduce emission of CFCs on Ozone Day
KOLKATA, 18 SEPT: In observation of International Ozone Day, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) held a conference with environmental scientists and industry representatives to discuss strategies