Jayanta Basu is a Kolkata-based freelance journalist
‘Nitrogen dioxide pollution is a growing issue for South Asian cities’
Part 1: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution challenges faced by south Asian cities
Air pollution deaths: What troubles Delhi today may haunt Mumbai tomorrow
South Asian cities extremely vulnerable to PM 2.5 pollution exposure, related mortality, say experts
Hyper-local weather advisories help Bengal farmers cut costs
Frequency and severity of droughts have intensified in the region due to rising temperature, heat waves and irregular rainfall patterns in the …
Fourth wave on in Bengal but experts say COVID-19 endemic, less virulent this time
INSACOG plans sewage testing for early prediction future waves
Several MPLAD funds disbursed after disaster events have been misappropriated: Bengal MP
Complete utilisation certificates of funds provided 18 years back after tsunami not submitted yet
COVID 19, Russia vs Ukraine pushed back universal energy access goalpost
Renewable energy only source to grow through pandemic; Africa lags most
Most pollution-related workplace deaths in countries with highest GDP: Lancet report
India fares better, ranks 40; United Kingdom worst-performing; United States occupies 18th position
Unprecedented early heatwaves in India, Pakistan 30 times more likely in 2022 due to climate change: Scientists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to feed the world had to be reversed as wheat cultivation got hit by record temperature rise&…
Kolkata unveils biodiversity register: First among major Indian metros
Coordination, convergence, connect to corporate key to conserve biodiversity: NBA chairman
Monsoon coming sooner to India, courtesy cyclones Asani and Karim
The cyclones will likely act as a counter mechanism to global warming, which has been often pushing back the monsoon in the country during recent …
Cyclone Asani not to hit West Bengal, confirms IMD
Asani was not even responsible for the deluge in the state May 9, the weather agency added
Cyclone Asani may not make landfall at all
Odisha to witness maximum impact; West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh likely to have rains
Half of Bengal facing heatwave conditions; little respite expected soon
A heatwave over such a large stretch, as well as a complete lack of thunderstorms over such a prolonged period is unprecedented, say experts
Bengal government plans to turn part of Ganga in Kolkata into drain in name of rejuvenation
Activists cry contradiction as hundreds of crores recently approved to clean river
Indian insurers listed among worst performers in climate sector globally
Cyclone Amphan fetched record insurance damages despite not paying three-fourths of claimed amount
‘Environmental clearance for Deucha Pachami coal project may take close to 3 years’
Environmentalists say there is lack of information about project in the public domain; remind about Bangladesh coal experience
Bangladesh PM2.5 levels 7 times higher than WHO limit: Study
Clear link between heightened pollution and developmental works
तटीय भारत: नया कंटेनमेंट जोन
बदलते जलवायु में ताप और आर्द्रता बढ़ेगी, जिससे स्वास्थ्…
UP Assembly Elections 2022: Political parties oblivious to climate change, pollution
Survey finds ecological concern among most urban voters, but key players BJP, SP shy away from commitments
COVID-19: Drizzle deters section of pilgrims but violations galore at Ganga Sagar Mela
“What can you do when a sea of people comes and overwhelms you,” say officials
COVID-19: Calcutta HC to decide on Ganga Sagar Mela, Bengal municipal polls
Doctors, activists have urged judiciary, state government to defer ‘super spreader’ events such as Ganga Sagar Mela, municipal polls …
Omicron, Delta driving 3rd COVID-19 wave in Kolkata and Bengal: Experts
Delta constitutes a large number of the current infections but Omicron will soon take over as the dominant COVID-19 variant in Kolkata and West …
COVID-19: Cases, positivity rate soar in Kolkata after Christmas revelry
The positivity rate in the city rose from 3.2 per cent in early December to 5.5 per cent on December 28
No place for green agenda in Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections
The group lays down set of 15 environment-related demands; urges poll commission to pass directives for maintaining green norms
Weak dyke floods Mousuni despite Cyclone Jawad fizzling out, 5000 affected
Mousuni is on the frontlines of global climate change impact and has suffered major loss and damage four times in last two years