Two ‘tiger widows’ in the Sundarbans granted Rs 5 lakh each by Calcutta High Court, kindling hopes for others

About 30 fisherfolk or honey gatherers fall prey to tigers annually in the Sundarbans as per unofficial estimates; the kin of most are not …

Tangible shift

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

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 …

Clear as air

The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To …

Unsafe water

The small big polluter

Small-scale industries: Where regulations are meaningless and pollution control an unaffordable luxury. Can they leapfrog to cost-effective …

The Last Car

Have technology, will survive

A green agenda based on the paradigm of pollution prevention can rescue the small-scale industry

Mere plans

Government proposes. Industry disposes. Programmes for cleaning up have very largely gone by the wayside

The small big polluter

Resource crunch and poor regulatory processes have made small-scale industries the pariahs of India's environment

Pollution may be higher in Kolkata this Diwali

Noise level standards were relaxed for firecrackers in West Bengal following recent orders of the National Green Tribunal

Jharkhand in dark

State electricity board workers go on strike over privatisation

High court declares Singur land Act unconstitutional

Tata Motors welcomes verdict; Mamata says people’s choice will prevail

COVID-19 outbreak: Cities with higher air pollution at more risk, say experts

Kolkata’s average exposure level was the highest in the country, because of the city’s compactness

Cycle ban in Kolkata: activists petition high court

Police and transport department ignored months of protests by users of non-motorised transport

Tourism to be prohibited in Jarawa reserve

Cabinet approves regulation declaring five km reserved area inhabited by the aboriginal tribe as buffer zone

Tram to oblivion

Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. …

Kolkata’s hellhole

Man beaten to death for protesting noisy firecrackers in West Bengal

Disabled youth on wheelchair severely thrashed in Kolkata; police arrest over 1,600 people for violating noise rules, unruly behaviour

Panchayat polls in West Bengal in July

Bitter fight between election commission and state government ends; questions over bureaucratic interference in Panchayat matters remain

Kolkata highrises to get rooftop solar panels

High Courts also ask power utilities to ensure 10 percent of energy supplies through renewable sources

Kolkata revokes earlier order, restricts cycling ban to 62 roads

On some roads in the ban list, restriction on cyclists will be only during day time

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