The man who showed Kolkata’s kidneys to the world, no more

Ever since East Kolkata Wetlands gained worldwide fame, it has been recognised as a model system that depicts sustainable living

Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution

Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts

Cyclone Amphan: Kolkata faces fiercest storm in decades

Amphan was expected to pass through the city before moving on to Bangladesh

Kolkata sewer deaths: Do not improve sewerage and water supply at the cost of sanitation workers

4 lives lost puts many on the dock including local officials as well as state government 

Bengal govt cites COVID-19 excuse for not phasing out old commercial vehicles

Large commercial vehicles, including goods carriers and buses, account for 74-80% of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in Howrah and Kolkata

A month on, NGT’s order on Kolkata wetland yet to be implemented

Vedic Dharma Sansthan Trust erected a 60-feet-tall structure in wetland region, which was deemed illegal by the National Green Tribunal

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 …

East Kolkata Wetlands: NGT warns officials for violating waste dumping norms

The National Green Tribunal directed scientific shifting of legacy waste accumulated in the wetlands for decades

Heat wave grips Kolkata; mercury touches decade's highest for April

Three people succumb to heat; norwesters give south Bengal a miss

Simply Put: Not-so-clean air in Kolkata

Simply Put: Head in the sand

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

Fears of a ‘COVID-19 apocalypse’ grow as Bengal votes in last phase

Experts urge identification, isolation and testing in areas reporting most cases

Kolkata protests blanket ban on cycling

Police extends ban to 174 roads, extracts fines from riders illegally

Adapting to urbanisation: 66 bird species documented at Eco Park near Kolkata

The first GPS-tagged photographic documentation on avian diversity at Eco Park has been prepared to promote it a bird refuge for …

Measly Rs 1.46 cr: Cost for years of damage to Ramsar site East Kolkata Wetlands

The actual cost is much higher and the duration of the study was very short, feel experts

6.9 temblor strikes Indo-Myanmar border, tremors felt across east and Northeast India

Second consecutive quake to strike South Asia in a week; 6.6 magnitude temblor had struck Afghanistan last weekend

Cycle ban in Kolkata: activists petition high court

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

CSE-trained professionals prepare India’s first rural water and sanitation safety plan

The Brahamandiha water and sanitation safety plan was launched on March 15, 2021 for the Brahmandiha Gram Panchayat of Bankura …

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 …

Ivory sculptures in Hoogly? The whole of Bengal is susceptible to wildlife trafficking, say experts

Hoogly did have an ivory casting industry in the past; it could also be emerging as a new transit point for wildlife trafficking post-Covid

Odisha woman with COVID-19 symptoms dies under treatment of village quack

The woman had returned recently from Kolkata to Bhitarkanika National Park

Simply Put: Residents come together to clean Tangra lake

World Cities Day: Climate change’s impact on major cities

Here are few of the major cities in the world that are fighting the dangers of climate change

Peel filter

Grapefruit skin can remove chemical dyes from textile effluent