According to the Clean Mahananda Campaigners in Siliguri district of West Bengal, human encroachment, illegal sand mining, construction of dams and barrages, sewage and waste dumping...
The study, which used satellite based assessments determined that economic development across 234 districts on the densely populated Indo-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin has improved groundwater quality
Voicing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the West Bengal government to clean the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state to monitor...
At present, there are eight automatic air quality monitoring stations and 75 manual stations in West Bengal, out of which 17 are in Kolkata
Kolkata city gets 20 electric buses by Tata Motors, 60 more to ply on city’s roads soon which will make Kolkata lead the path for being...
New Town Kolkata, which got gold certification for being eco-friendly last year plans to ply more electric vehicles to combat the rising air pollution, after receiving...
Pink Flag movement in Nadia, West Bengal, teaches adolescent girls about menstruation through interactive activities like quiz, storytelling, essay competitions among others
In addition to covering construction areas, to curb the vehicular pollution, 15-year old commercial vehicles were denied entry in Kolkata
With the air quality index peaking at severe category in the residential areas of north Kolkata, Environmentalist S M Ghosh has blamed open waste burning for...
Kolkata has been observing air quality oscillating between ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ for several weeks as Environment activists hold WPCB accountable for inaction
A Plea has been filed against the Chhath Devotees in Kolkata who defied the National Green Tribunal ban against polluting the Rabindra Sarobar lake as they...
As high air pollution engulfs Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urges people to adopt eco-friendly lifestyle and save trees, on the occasion of the National Pollution...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
