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...
In March of 2021 and 2022, LWM launched large online exhibitions — Confluence and Punyache Paani respectively, looking at Mumbai and Pune’s water history, heritage and livelihoods. T...
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...
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a personal cost of Rs 25,000 on member secretary Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board for failing to file action taken report on the tribunal order pertainin...
Environmentalists in Kolkata have said West Bengal lacked plans to find viable alternatives to single-use plastics, the use of which has been banned since July 1.
Users too are not aware of the right...
The state government has shelved its plan to make a stretch of the Adi Ganga, also called Tolly’s Nullah, flow through a concrete-covered drain in face of strong protests from environmenta...
“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...
A tea estate located on the outskirts of Alipurduar town is slashing its power bills, sunny side up.
Majherdabri, which is known for innovations like value-added teas, has introduced a solar power fa...
An official said they would request the complainants to provide the address of the errant unit so that it becomes easier for the authorities to track it down. There is also a comment section where com...