KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Thursday, sought explanations from the West Bengal Environment Department, director general of West Bengal Police and commissioner

If pollution scenario in Delhi is 'dreaded', Kolkata is not far behind.

KOLKATA: Though a National Green Tribunal (NGT) glare on Rabindra Sarobar lake saved the waterbody from being polluted deeply, rules set by the green body were grossly flouted on the occasions of p

KOLKATA: The jury is still out on whether the city stuck to sound norms this Diwali but a survey conducted by ENT specialists revealed that the bursting of firecrackers led to a 27% rise in tinnitu

KOLKATA: The number of big cats in the Indian Sunderbans is healthy and rising.

KOLKATA: Golpark in its southern part of Kolkata emerged noisiest locality in the country on the night of Diwali.

Kolkata: Chhath Puja can be performed at Rabindra Sarovar this year but devotees have to maintain a distance of 3 feet from the water's edge, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed on Thursday.

Kolkata: Night pollution in the city continues to remain high, even three days after Diwali.

Sunita Narain of Centre for Science and Environment has been featured in the documentary "Before the Flood", a documentary by Hollywood's Leonardo Di Caprio.

HOWRAH: About 30-35 fish were found dead in one of the 24 lakes in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden on Tuesday morning.