The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) directed all the civic bodies, including the KMC, not to approve building plans for hospitals or nursing homes if the owners fail to submit

With weather office predicting a long monsoon this year, the drainage system of the Kolkata city is unlikely to get any better with the two state government departments still exchanging files over

The West Bengal state government will soon get a grant of

Kolkata Municipal Corporation, for the first time, has taken up a leprosy cure mission in the city with the cooperation of the

On the occasion of World Environment Day, The Statesman, in association with Ogilvy and Mather advertising has started a unique campaign to draw attention to dwindling green cover of the Kolkata city

Prisoners of Dum Dum Central Jail will soon grow medicinal plants inside the jail premises. The project, a brainchild of the state's jails department, takes a queue from the chief minister's call for

There is good news for the people of Midnapore East (Kolkata). With several power projects being taken up, the dark days of residents in 354 mouzas of the district are likely to be over.

The heat wave continued its spell over South Bengal for the third consecutive day, claiming another 15 lives over the past 24

A trust fund will be set up to attract global donors for preservation of the eco system in the Sunderbans, according to the draft of the project. The draft has been prepared for joint management of

The West Bengal government and the KMC( Kolkata Municipal Corporation) are working on a plan to supply filtered water to Baishnabghata-Patuli area. Construction of a reservoir in the area may be