The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is going to enact a law for all the new buildings making it mandatory for them to install low carbon emitting lights.

BHUBANESWAR: The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) which is all set to be implemented in Orissa starting May has adopted a multi-pronged approach.

The project, estimated at Rs 200 crore, will have various components most of which deal with coastal conservation.

Mumbai: The state government is toying with the idea of using the state

KOLKATA: The Ministry for Environment and Forests is negotiating an integrated coastal zone management project worth $ 200 million (approximately Rs. 900 crores) with the World Bank, of which $ 50 million (approximately Rs. 225 crores) will be allocated for the estuarine islands of the Sunderbans, Union Minister of State for Environment, Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought enhanced grants from the Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC) for heritage conservation and development of tourist infrastructure in Orissa as tourism has become one of the major sources of employment generation.

The World Bank will provide Rs 200 crore over the next five years for the preservation of coastal Bengal, including the Sunderbans, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh said today.

With sea levels estimated to increase alarmingly between 19 cm and 59 cm by the end of this century, India will soon embark on its first-ever