Cricket emission levels and smokescreens

A new study shows it is not just English cricketers who are manipulatin4data for their benefit - the ministry of environment, too, is playing a …

All gold and hellish litter

Beyond all that glittering in the congested streets of Calcutta's sex districts, is defiled environment and morbid health conditions

Zooming in on three prize-winners

A look at this year's award-winning documentaries: an educational film on the Silent Valley, a campaign film on the Tehri dam project and a third …

"People who own cars make life unpleasant"

John Whitelegg of the School of Built Environment at Liverpool's John Moores University spoke to Anish Gupta about Calcutta's transport …

"We lack information on the effects of pollution"

JUSTICE BHAGWATI PRASAD BANERJEE of the green bench of the Calcutta high court stirred more than a hornet's nest in April 1996, when he passed an …

The efficient way of looking at waste disposal

Urban waste will cease to be a problem if it is treated as a resource rather than refuse from consumption, which requires disposal.

Smoke laws first enacted in city of joy

Because of its political importance in the British empire, Calcutta was one of the first cities to regulate smoke emissions. But legislation …

Are some humans more equal?

A recent study suggests that poor nations will have to do with more arsenic in water. A rebuttal by the arsenic and medical group, School of …

The Ice Story

Amit Shanker talks about a random photograph that helped him reveal how Americans kept British cool.

150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem

All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle  

Hesitancy, logistical challenges behind low turnout at vaccination camps in West Bengal

State is vaccinating health workers beyond the online list generated by Co-WIN app to attain target

She sells seashells

Book>> The Fossil Hunter • by Shelley Emling, Palgrave Macmillan • Rs 450

When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

In reverse gear

The Mashelkar Committee's interim report on the country's auto fuel policy proves to be a major setback for the CNG campaign

Tale of two Roses: How one discovered another, 125 years ago

How rosarian MS Viraraghavan and his wife Girija introduced Richard Rose, a water rose named after the man who discovered it in the 19th century&…

Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata get a green spin

New eco-friendly themes like why Hilsa is vanishing from the rivers of West Bengal prove to be a hit

Ajodhya villagers, forest dwellers stop Bengal govt project at court for now

The state government acquired the land for Turga Pumped Storage Project illegally, ruled the Calcutta high court

Deadly Dimensions

Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …

Calcutta High Court directs state, central governments to pay pending wages to MGNREGA workers

Central government owes West Bengal Rs 2,764 crore in wages for MGNREGA workers

COVID-19: Calcutta High Court passes judgment to protect rights of para teachers

Para teachers collective had filed a petition seeking deadline relaxation for an activity amid COVID-19 pandemic

The battle over forests

Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)

Bengal green activist urges PM Modi to save country’s oldest botanical garden from Ganga erosion

The prime minister cleared Rs 2,550 crore to augment Ganga-bound sewage in Bengal; no funds to stop Ganga erosion  

Centre rolls back decision to cap price of raw jute

The decision had faced strong opposition from the jute industry, especially in West Bengal, where around ten jute mills closed down and 60,…

Trouble at sea

From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused

Diwali amid COVID-19: Will West Bengal have a firecracker-free Kali Puja

The state dilly-dallys despite a high court directive even as environmentalists seek strict action against violations; is the fire …