KRISHNAGAR, Feb. 12: At a time when the critically endangered White-rumped Vulture Gyps, who were once a common sight in West Bengal, have indeed made a self-styled effort to be re-colonised in the Banguria forest near Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) in Nadia, hectic preparations are on to catch the spotted deer inside the sanctuary for its census after a long gap of seven years.
: Ignoring the state finance minister's suggestion to increase state forest coverage to 33 per cent from the existing 27 per cent earlier this month, a CPI-M-run Bural gram panchayat in Sabang block in Midnapore West has aimed to increase their revenue by felling trees reared by a group of tree-huggers. Mr Asim Dasgupta, the state finance minister, had made this suggestion while discussing the environmental impact of degrading trees at a function in Kolkata.
Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore were selected by ministry of power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Bee) to set up energy efficiency centres. Work would be done in three fields - to produce energy
The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) will for the first time conduct an energy audit, in association with the public works department, at Writers' Buildings and New
Financially stretched tea gardens of the state can benefit immensely from renewable energy. They can utilise the fallow land (about 100 hectares) available in the region to harness wind energy. This
West Bengal becomes the first state in the country to beat Gujarat to secure approval for a tidal power project though the western state has the capacity to generate 8,000 MW tidal power, whereas
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has pledged to ask the Centre to release Rs 135 crore for a proposed solar energy project, which will provide electricity to all 500,000 people in the Sunderbans. On his
Come December, important city streets will be decked with French-made solar lights. A French company, De Viris has proposed to the state government to set up "high-mast'' solar lights. Tall polls
The chief minister's dream to electrify rural Bengal may be fulfilled if the detailed project report submitted by West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) is approved by the Centre.
Come December and if everything goes according to plan, 1,000 families on Sagar Island near the Sunderbans will be the first in the country to receive electricity from a wind bio-mass power plant.
