The book highlights the challenges faced by users of the NRHM as well as those offering the delivery systems under the mission.

KOLKATA, 5 JUNE: The state minister for commerce and industry Partha Chatterjee said, “Howrah should become more environmentally friendly,” at the inauguration of an Light Emitting Diode (LED) ligh

KOLKATA, 22 FEB: A notice was directed to be sent by the Division Bench of Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh and Mr Justice Mrinalkanti Choudhury to National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) headed by Pri

Officials of West Bengal's Forest Department fear that there may be a massive decline in the number of migratory birds coming to the Santragachi Lake in Howrah district this winter.

“The preliminary estimates suggest that between 5,000 and 5,500 birds have come to the lake this season. However, the actual numbers can be determined only after a survey,” Divisional Forest Officer of Howrah Gautam Chakraborty told The Hindu on Wednesday.

HALDIA, 25 DEC: The Haldia Development Authority (HDA) has appealed to the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to lift the ban on setting up of new industrial projects in the industrial

Calcutta, Nov.

According to a World Health Organisation Surveillance Officer

Even though India is yet to be declared polio-free nation by the World Health Organisation, the year 2011 has something to cheer about for the country in polio eradication drive.

Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today urged the residents of low-lying areas to move to safer places in view of the forecast of heavy rains and release of water from DVC and Chandil barrages.

KOLKATA, 11 SEPT: Be careful and check twice before your loved one is administered an injection in any medical facility as there is a high possibility that they may be injected with used and untrea

JAIPUR: India is close to eradicating polio, a dreaded disease of the 20th century. "Only one polio case was found in 2011, which means it will soon be eradicated," Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director, WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) told TOI.