The report prepared by NEERI, which was assigned by the state pollution control board to carry out the study, says vehicles were responsible for 23.5 per cent of Kolkata’s PM 2.5 load. The SAFA...

The revamped Graded Response Action Plan, a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in Delhi and its vicinity according to the severity of the situation -- will come into force from October 1; 15 ...

Manas Bhunia, the new state environment minister who took charge on Friday, identified air pollution and degradation of rivers and canals as the greatest challenges faced by the department. Bhunia, g...

Poor air quality can impact multiple organs and its harmful effects are not only limited to the lungs and the respiratory system, doctors and public health experts said on Tuesday. The cardiovasc...

“A huge number of private and commercial vehicles older than 15 years are plying in the cities of Kolkata and Howrah and also in other places in the State of West Bengal which amounts to few lak...

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday ordered the West Bengal government to phase out all vehicles — both private and commercial — that are over 15 years within six months. The trib...

According to an estimate submitted by the Union ministry of road transport to the bench earlier, more than 92 lakh vehicles aged 15 years or older are plying in the state, of which over 20 lakh vehicl...

State transport minister and mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim spoke of the need to link air pollution control and countering climate change. “I consider that good air pollution practice and good c...

“Restricting the entry of heavy goods vehicles can help improve the air quality of Kolkata. A study by NEERI, published in 2019, found that heavy goods vehicles accounted for 49.5 per cent of th...

Among the options discussed was Dankuni, about 20km north-west from Burrabazar and an emerging hub because of its rail and road connectivity.  Dankuni, in Hooghly district, is set to be a termin...