The Centre has sanctioned funds for West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency's project for solar powered traffic signals in the city. The union ministry for non conventional Energy has

The West Bengal power department has decided that about 2000 virgin villages will be electrified by 2007 and West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Authority would install "green power" in these

West Bengal Chief Minister Mr Buddhadeb Bharracharjee has asked his cabinet colleagues to focus on rural development and rural electrification. The state has 6,000 virgin villages outside the power

All state power utilities and those with distribution licences must ensure that 10 per cent of the electricity provided by them in "green power", as per the Electricity Act. According to the Act, the

The Salt Lake civic body is grappling with mounds of medical waste alongside other garbage. High chances of contamination have forced the municipality to contemplate sterner steps. The municipality

The West Bengal State Assembly passed the West Bengal Panchayat Elections Bill, 2003, disregarding the Opposition's persistent demand for sending it to the select committee for a proper examination

Authorities of the Kanchrapara workshop in West Bengal, Eastern Railway Division, have installed an Effluent Treatment Plant at an approximate cost of Rs 3.5 crore. The Pollution Control Board had

Where have all the Sundari trees gone? You won't find them in the Sunderbans anymore. Ironically, the tree which gives the mangrove forest its name is facing extinction. The West Bengal state forest

Basic healthcare still remains a distant dream for people in the Sunderbans, West Bengal. The government, however, seems more interested in promoting tourism here. Sunderbans affairs minister Mr

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to ban use of all plastic carrybags in the city and are only waiting for a go ahead from the state pollution control board on the