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 …
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
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
Little chance of Kolkata getting CNG soon; land acquisition hiccups halt supply
The land acquisition process for the pipeline in West Bengal is slow, says GAIL, the Union government’s nodal agency for supplying CNG
International Women’s Day 2023: When mothers learn from daughters and begin anew
In a South Kolkata suburb, life comes a full circle as women take baby steps to fulfill lost dreams and rush to attend afternoon classes
Price hike: Bengal’s hot potato
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would do anything to check a price rise, even if that makes potatoes vanish or takes buses off the road
East Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: World Bank
Study predicts loss of Rs 10,800 crore in the city by 2050 because of a one-in-100-years flood coupled with climate change impacts
Toxic winter so far for Kolkata, 3 other Bengal cities: CSE
Action in key sectors of pollution will have to be scaled up across region to further bend annual air pollution curve, says non-profit
These three state capitals have air quality as bad as Delhi
In the past eight days, Lucknow, Kolkata and Patna have recorded poor or very poor air quality levels
Kolkata unveils biodiversity register: First among major Indian metros
Coordination, convergence, connect to corporate key to conserve biodiversity: NBA chairman
Kolkata evicts ecological refugees
Seven hundred squatters occupying prime land rendered homeless; activists demanding their rehabilitation branded Maoists
Wastewater, seasons, tides: How Ganga water quality in Bengal changes every year
Pollution is less in the monsoon and post monsoon due to dilution of river water with rainwater; it is the opposite in pre-monsoon
Phasing out environment-friendly transport in Kolkata
The state government is also trying to phase out tram lines laid in the city in 1903. Earlier, it banned cycles on more than 174 roads
Toxic air: Graded Response Action Plan announced for Kolkata, other Bengal cities
West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’s, say experts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 14, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COVID-19: Does Kolkata face community transmission
Strictest form of containment, super-lockdown, will be imposed in Kolkata’s 110 areas across 57 wards, according to a govt source
COP27: Kolkata presents climate action roadmap, announces city-level summit
Kolkata was the only Indian city at the meeting on urban climate resilience organised by the Climate Action Network South Asia
Kolkata and Sundarbans: climate change rhetorics
The Indian Sundarbans, covering an area of nearly 10,000 sq km and having a population of 4.5 million, is facing a serious threat
Stink in the leather belt
Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …
West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar experience most polluted winter in three years: CSE report
Problem shifting to smaller cities & towns of the region, analysts note
Is cycling a crime?
As the world moves towards non-motorised vehicles, Kolkata harasses and penalises people riding bicycles
National Girl Child Day: Without HER, there is no tomorrow
There are millions of girls across India, who are waiting to find their voice and realise their dreams; let’s extend a helping hand
Fourth wave on in Bengal but experts say COVID-19 endemic, less virulent this time
INSACOG plans sewage testing for early prediction future waves