20 years down the line what ails the urban local bodies
Lack of money, capacity and states' unwillingness to cede power
COVID-19: Sounds of birds replace noise pollution in Kolkata
This is an unprecedented phenomenon, say the city's residents
Kolkata to host parallel AIDS conference after US denies entry to sex workers
Country’s laws do not permit granting visa to those involved in prostitution
Cycles congest roads: traffic cops
Kolkata police justify ban on non-motorised transport in the city
Fish and a philosophy
A cooperative in Kolkata shows the way for urban sewage management
E-waste toxins in mum’s milk
Urban people more at risk
COVID-19: Is novel coronavirus spreading among Kolkata pavement dwellers through waste
Those who live by the streets often pick up waste for livelihood
Hope in jaywalkers
The dominant urban vision is deeply exclusionary
Kolkata among world's most flood-prone coastal cities: study
Its growing population and exposure to storms make it vulnerable
Kolkata’s hellhole
Kolkata tanners unhappy with new relocation site
Bichitrapur and Kirtania ports will endanger Olive Ridleys
Odisha forest department says ship movement will disturb turtle habitat
Indian companies' CDM projects pollute environment
Most clean projects cleared on face value and are based on tall claims
Political vendetta? Minister, experts dispute findings of central survey on cleanliness in Bengal cities
The cities of the state, ranked at the bottom in the survey, were found to have slipped on multiple fronts
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 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
Diarrhoea-causing pathogen becoming prevalent in Kolkata, prevention & control strategies needed: Study
Children were found to be more susceptible to Entamoeba moshkovskii infection
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
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
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