The former CPI-M MP, Haradhan Roy has sought the West Bengal environment minister's intervention to prevent air pollution in the Mongalpur Industrial complex in Raniganj. He has asked the minister to
The last phase of the arsenic free water supply project at Dariapur in Malda (West Bengal) is over. Built at a cost of Rs six lakh, it will start functioning this month, covering areas of Kaliachak
Salk Lake municipality is turning to the West for cleansing its clogged sewage lines. To this end it is negotiating with a Canadian firm and an agreement may be linked soon. One of the two
The first phase of one of the largest rural piped water supply schemes for the arsenic affected areas in the country is scheduled to be operational this week at Dakshin Raipur in South 24
According to a report prepared by a group of research fellows of the Indian Council of Medical Research, filarial is fast reaching epidemic proportions in villages around Digha, one of the West
Though the North Bengal Plastic Federation has appealed to withdraw the blanket ban on plastic carry bags, the municipal autorities of Cooch Behar are yet to comply with the request. The chairman of
Calcutta High Court set up an expert committee of five members to ascertain the causes of the devastating floods in West Bengal in 2001 and to suggest preventive measures. The Division Bench of the
The one viral infection most people are scared of is chicken pox. This is more because of the level of discomfort it causes, rather than being fatal. With the weather becoming a little hot just after
Contract farming is out and multinational companies won't control a command area of cropping. West Bengal will be upgraded from an agricultural state to an agro-industrial one with large companies,
