To unburden Kolkata’s already exhausted Dhapa landfill, the city’s civic body has begun work on manufacturing CNG and bio-fertilisers from wet waste
From exhibiting jute products in prestigious exhibitions to having an exclusive boat in Kolkata’s first floating market in Patuli, the jail inmates in the city are...
Water ATMs, electric vehicles and GPS enabled waste collection vehicles ensured that New Town got the Green City tag
Disposal of animal waste being one of the reasons for pollution in Ganga, the Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari instructed contractors to...
Apart from the real-time monitoring stations, West Bengal will also have 20 CNG-run buses in 2017-18 financial year to reduce air pollution smoke emitted from public...
Swachh Survekshan 2018 revealed abysmal rankings for the first time participants West Bengal, with 25 of its cities ranking among India’s 50 dirtiest cities
Despite generating over 4,500 tonnes of waste daily, Kolkata remains dependent on the sole landfill of Dhapa which has long exhausted its capacity
The West Bengal government aims to make six more of its districts including Howrah, Paschim Medinipur, Birbhum, Murshidabad, Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur free from open defecation...
With ₹600 in hand, Sobhan Mukherjee from Kolkata started distributing sanitary napkins for free. He is on a mission to improve the level of menstrual hygiene...
The township, which is Kolkata’s leading IT hub, hopes that the establishment of an e-vehicle charging point will boost its credibility as a non-polluting business sector
To conduct the water urbanism exploratory study from January 5, a 50-member team of students, research scholars and academicians from three Ivy League US universities are...
The annual Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Island will be celebrated as a plastic free festival as the West Bengal government is aiming to make the island...
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...
